The Troubles, Derry Girls and The Cranberries

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">In 1993, a young alternative rock band was touring England. The lead vocalist, passed through a town near Liverpool which had been the site of a brutal bombing. Moved by the death of two people, she penned a stream of conciousness song which went onto become their biggest hit worldwide, and amassed 1 billion views on YouTube as of today. In 2018, Netflix debuts a teenage drama set in the early 1990's which has a healthy dose of dark humor, and the show goes onto acquire a cult following. But what possibly connects the two? This week, in the ninth episode of the series, Ireland Untravelled, we discover the story of the decade long conflict in Northern Ireland, The Troubles, its worldwide cultural impact, and the ability of art to heal us.</p><p>Listen to Zombie by The Cranberries<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">: </a><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJU</a>ts</u></p><p>Till then Check out the other episodes of "Ireland Untravelled"</p><p>Lost Treasures, Dynamite and the Irish Nation : <a href="https://ivm.today/3okwxm5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/3okwxm5</a></p><p>Gaelic and the stunning decline of the Irish Language : <a href="https://ivm.today/3zmhE9i" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/3zmhE9i</a></p><p>Trinity Long Room and the Soul of the Irish Nation : <a href="https://ivm.today/3PnZkSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/3PnZkSE</a></p><p>U2, Body Snatching and the Irish Way of Death : <a href="https://ivm.today/3IQ6fl3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/3IQ6fl3</a></p><p>Bombay, Paris and the improbable victory for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland : <a href="https://ivm.today/3AJLa9B" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/3AJLa9B</a></p><p>Irish roads that go nowhere, Houses no one lives in : <a