Liam Harrison is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 musician and songwriter. He and his group, Goal Celebrities, had a 1990 number 1 hit in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 with GIVE IT A LASH JACK

Give It a Lash Jack

"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison and the Goal Celebrities. This song was made for Ireland's 1990 World Cup Campaign.It reached No.1 in the charts in June 1990 and stayed there for 4 weeks...

. The song was dedicated to Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...

, manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

 which got to the quarterfinals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

.

In a 2011 interview on RTE Irish Television, Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin and In America.-Life and career:...

(Film Director) stated that Bono

Bono

Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...

and himself agreed that Give It A Lash Jack

Give It a Lash Jack

"Give It a Lash Jack" is a song by Liam Harrison and the Goal Celebrities. This song was made for Ireland's 1990 World Cup Campaign.It reached No.1 in the charts in June 1990 and stayed there for 4 weeks...

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).

External links