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15 truly iconic sounds of Ireland

Staaand clear, luggage doors oppperhaatin’.

1. The Bus Eireann ”luggage doors operatin” man

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The People’s Voiceover Artist.

2. Hit The Diff

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The sweet sound of modern day Ireland.

3. Hit The Diff at 3am

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Vastly different to the daytime version of the song. Includes more roaring.

4. The Irish listening intro

Seared into your consciousness.

5. The dramatic Morning Ireland music

It would wake you up.

6. And, of course, the nightly Vincent Browne theme

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Do do do do do doooo dooo dooooooo.

7. The foghorns blasting off the coast

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8. The classic Sunday Game tune

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It’s always there, every summer.

9. The Angelus before the Six One

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BOOOONG. BOOOONG.

Poetry.

10. The rain lashing off the window while you’re inside

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11. The Ding Ding Ding of the Luas on the move

12. The din of the pub when it’s moderately quiet

Which has helpfully been made into a long YouTube clip for meditation purposes:

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13. The calming sound of the tractor that won’t pull over

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14. And the sounds of the animals as you pass in the car

15. Finally, the unpredictable beep beep beep of the traffic lights

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Lovely.

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