A Question of Balance

Okay, Ireland as a nation has, over the years, produced fine artists such as:




Billy Brown

Christy Moore

Dave Lewis

Damien Rice

Enya

Gary Moore

Gilbert O’Sullivan

Glen Hansard

Henry McCullough

Hothouse Flowers

Johnny McEvoy

Joseph Locke

Juliet Turner

Liam O’Maonlai

Lisa Hannigan

Luka Bloom

Mary Black

Mary Coughlan

Rory Gallagher

Séamus Ennis

Sinead Lohan

Sinead O’Connor

Skid Row

Taste

Them

The Chieftains

The Clancy Bros With Tommy Makem

The Cranberries

The Dubliners

The Frames

The Interns

The Undertones

Thin Lizzy

Paul Brady

Paul DiVito

Phil Lynott

Planxty

U2

Van Morrison





So could anyone please tell me why when the President of The United States of America recently visited these shores our musical representatives were:



Jedward and Westlife?



I’m just asking the question and not meaning any offence.



Cheers



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