Liam Harrison

Liam Harrison (born 1953) is an Irish musician and songwriter. He and his group, Goal Celebrities, had a 1990 number 1 hit in Ireland with GIVE IT A LASH JACK. The song was dedicated to Jack Charlton, manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team which got to the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

In a 2011 interview on RTE Irish Television, Jim Sheridan (Film Director) stated that Bono and himself agreed that Give It A Lash Jack was the 'Greatest Irish song ever written'. Check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXmvlJApMqg

Harrison has two children, Kevin (member of Dublin Band 'Dry County') and Deirdre.

He currently plays with Streetwise (Dublin).

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