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People often talk about the impact Irish musicians have had on our national self-confidence over the years, whether it’s U2’s dragon-slaying in America, Enya’s sonic ubiquity in the late 1980s, or The Boomtown Rats’ first appearance on Top of the Pops. But before any of them, and long before the dreaded boy bands, there was Philo. From the moment Thin Lizzy first appeared on Top of the Pops in 1973 having scored an unlikely hit with the traditional song Whiskey in the Jar, Phil Lynott looked and sounded like a megastar. The boy from Crumlin in Dublin hit the ground running, grabbing fame with both hands as the band became stadium-fillers across the UK, Europe and, briefly, America, selling millions of albums and becoming one of the era’s most sought-after live acts. On stage, Phil cut an unforgettable figure, long legs splayed as he strummed his bass and belted out his own inspired lyrics.

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