Feargal Sharkey

Environment Agency pension fund criticised for owning stakes in UK water firms

Campaigner Feargal Sharkey says profiteering from firms that dump raw sewage into rivers an ‘obscenity’

Alex Lawson

10, Aug, 2022 @6:00 AM

UK pop pilgrimages: from Paul McCartney’s Kintyre to Giggs’s Peckham

With festivals looking thin on the ground, why not visit the places that have inspired some of our best songs and greatest bands, including Pulp, the Undertones and … Cliff Richard

Malcolm Jack, Eamonn Forde, Sam Davies, Laura Snapes, Ian Gittins, Daniel Dylan Wray

25, Jun, 2021 @9:30 AM

Feargal Sharkey’s mission to save our chalk streams

The former Undertones lead singer and keen fly fisherman is taking on the water companies and Environment Agency

Andrew Anthony

01, Dec, 2018 @4:10 PM

When I got my Top of the Pops break, Mum got me new pyjamas

Michael Bradley, the Undertones’ bass player, had a strict Catholic upbringing. But when it came to rock ‘n’ roll, his mother’s main concern was to stop him slouching

Michael Bradley

04, Mar, 2016 @3:28 PM

Tonys 2015: a good show for women but not quite fit for a queen

Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth co-hosted a lacklustre ceremony that rewarded women on Broadway even as it failed to give them screentime

Alexis Soloski

08, Jun, 2015 @5:22 AM

Gun control groups accuse New Jersey of ignoring 'smart gun' law

Lawsuit aims to force attorney general to issue progress reports as gun control advocates say so-called smart guns will save lives

Karen McVeigh in New York

21, May, 2014 @5:36 PM

Cult punk film revives hunt for Ulster arsonist

Discoverer of Undertones calls for fresh inquiry into 2004 blaze that destroyed huge collection of Northern Irish punk

Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent

24, May, 2013 @5:33 PM

Feargal Sharkey stands down as chief of UK Music

Former singer of the Undertones has announced his resignation from the industry body in order to 'continue other journeys'. By Josh Halliday

Josh Halliday

11, Nov, 2011 @1:38 PM

Tech Weekly podcast: Tech City Talk - Intellectual Property and Copyright

How do we balance intellectual property and the creative industry in the digital age? With Ed Vaizey, Professor Ian Hargreaves, Feargal Sharkey, Jonathan Haskel and Jeff Lynn

Presented by Aleks Krotoski and produced by Scott Cawley

01, Nov, 2011 @6:54 PM

Tech Weekly Live: Tech City Talk (Intellectual Property) reading list

Here's a list of links related to tonight's Tech Weekly Tech City Talk: intellectual property, copyright and ownership

Aleks Krotoski

31, Oct, 2011 @1:14 PM

When bands fall off cliffs

You sell a couple million albums. You're adored. Then 90% of your fanbase deserts you – and your record label isn't far behind. Rob Fitzpatrick investigates band collapse syndrome

Rob Fitzpatrick

27, Oct, 2011 @9:09 PM