Irish Sweep: March 17, 2016...

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, let's take a special trip across to the Emerald Isle to check out some of the songs making the radio charts in Ireland this week, as Danish pop band Lukas Graham holds at #1 with their international hit "7 Years"...

Alternative rock band Walking On Cars, from the town of Dingle in southern Ireland, are at #5 with "Speeding Cars"...

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Dubliner singer/songwriter Gavin James stands at #21 with "Nervous". His album Bitter Pill is an amazing find...

Another great record comes from Brian Deady from Cork, whose Non-Fiction is worth searching out. His single "Clap Both My Hands" jumps into the top 40 here at #33...

...and right under that at #34 is indie-rockers the Academic with "Sometimes"...

...and as a bonus, here's Ireland's entry into this year's Eurovision song contest. It's from Nicky Byrne, who was a member of the immensely popular 'boy-band' Westlife from 1998 to 2012. His song "Sunlight" is his first solo outing...