In January 2008 Feargal was appointed chief executive of British Music Rights, an umbrella organisation representing the interests of composers, songwriters, music publishers and their collecting societies. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Sen Feargal Sharkey OBE (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. Forty years after he left the city, Feargal has not completely lost the Derry accent. Sign Up. Britains water companies have admitted to discharging raw sewage into rivers and seas more than 1,000 times a day in 2021. It is great for wildlife but also makes great drinking water. He has become an unelected leader of the civic opposition. I actually dont want to be doing this. Because at some point in the past, they may have bought one of my records, or something. In early 1983, differences began to surface among the member of The Undertones. Since 1978, hes encountered strangers who want to talk about The Undertones or his solo work. I love my son but I hate my life. So, no, we dont eat them. Sharkey is now a champion of Britains rivers, making regular appearances railing against pollution in the media and, in April 2021, in front of a committee of MPs. Jan 16. The river supply was precarious and in 2016, they took the Environment Agency and Thames Water to the High Court in a judicial review. But he reserves the right to pitch his battles where he sees fit. Also known as "boomers", are the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. Later he became the managing director of EXP Ltd. I developed an interest at school. I thought thered still be enough time in my life to go off and do a whole bunch of other things. We are unable to process if the duo has a daughter or not. Why did he quit performing? Belfast police said Sibeal Sharkey, 68, and her daughter, Ursula Clifford, 48, had stopped in to visit businessman Cathal Curley after the gunmen seized his residence. Feargal Sharkey used to be someone who might appear in the pages of Rolling Stone because of his music. You know what you need to do to sort this out. [3] However, it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. That was certainly a view of the Conservative Party in 2010. Ive given away so many copies of that over the years, going up to random strangers in the street, saying here, you need this in your life., The pandemic, he says, has afforded many people fresh perspective not only on the environment, but also life. Theres an old saying: There is more to fishing than catching fish., If a little bunch of people who just want to go fishing had to take the very government agencies supposed to be protecting those rivers to the High Court, what the hell else was going on out there that nobody knew about?. Amazing. This is a nice guy. It was released in 1985 on Virgin Records. Feargal Sharkey has a lasting memory of the Peoples Democracy march in January 1969. In 1990, Kunkel married singer Nicolette Larson, and that same year their daughter Elsie May Larson-Kunkel was born. But believe me, Ive worked in Parliament, Ive worked in Government. If a little bunch of people who just want to go fishing had to take the very government agencies supposed to be protecting those rivers to the High Court, what the hell else was going on out there that nobody knew about? 1. This page was last edited on 7 January 2023, at 07:23. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Sharkey, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, joined The Undertones shortly after their formation in 1975. Only 16 per cent are considered to have good ecological status. Im very proud of everything Ive done and desperately grateful for being allowed the opportunity to do it all.. But journalists have a habit of being reasonably prepared to speak to me. Undertones remained with Cashback for the next eighteen months. The Amwell Magna Fishery the oldest fishing club in England owns two-and-a-half miles of the River Lea in Hertfordshire. 12 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]. Does he have a daughter? The single was released on Madness's label Zarjazz Records in 1984, reaching No. Now, bear in mind that there are only 225 chalk streams on the entire planet. His mothers name was Sibeal Sharkey. The Environment Agency had known what the problem was since 2003 and how to rectify it and, quite frankly, did nothing about it, or as little as possible, until we started taking them to the High Court to get everyones attention. 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Is it a consideration?, Feargal Sharkey: It definitely ispic.twitter.com/7v61Q5B3Lu, Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) August 22, 2022, Get your copy now pic.twitter.com/Ui44qOSH27, Sussex News Breaking News for Sussex (@SussexIncidents) August 20, 2022. but we get blue passports, higher wattage vacuum cleaners and happy fish. Born second youngest of his parents seven children, he had three brothers named Jimmy, Michael, and Diarmuid and three sisters called Patricia, Ursula and Bridgn. Do you ever wish you could just chill out? Feargal described the volume of overflow as shocking and said that it demonstrated why the countrys water infrastructure needs a radical overhaul. As per some sources, it is affirmed that Feargal has a son; however, the names and other details regarding this Once better known as the lead singer of the Undertones and for later telling everyone that a good heart is hard to find, Feargal Sharkey is these days going viral in the fight against water companies ditching sewage in our rivers and on our beaches. We use cookies to give you the best experience. "A Good Heart" is a song by Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released as the first single from his self-titled debut album. Look, I could bore you with the science of this, he begins. Curley said he and his wife, Margaret, were sleeping when two masked men armed with rifles and pistols burst in. They instilled in all their children a sense that where there is a perceived injustice, do not under any circumstances sit idly by and do nothing about it. These streams contain some most pristine water on the planet. The singer told another writer that I was slagged all the time back in secondary school. Or Martin Lewis, banging on about family finances. There was a fly-fishing club and a fly-tying club at school, provided by the Christian Brothers. He rattles off statistics and empirical proof at an impressive speed. Video, 00:00:35Paul Whitehouse criticises handling of fuel spill, Nature reserve oil pollution response 'inadequate', Punk legend accuses water firm of sewage 'dumping', Lorry driver admits killing three motorists after using mobile phone at the wheel, Isle of Wight arson arrest after Newport flat fire in Pan, Andover's Crown Inn celebrates 'triple' recognition, A31 lane closure could be on place for more days to come, Help is on hand for Portsmouth people in need from two teenage missionaries, Ukraine interior ministry leadership killed in crash, 'I saw a burning helicopter circling': 14 killed in Ukraine crash, 15 minutes to defend yourself against death penalty. [1] They had several UK hits, with songs such as "Teenage Kicks", "Here Comes The Summer", "My Perfect Cousin", "Wednesday Week" and "It's Going to Happen!". Follow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. But, at 30, I had a recurring nightmare, about waking up to discover I was the wrong side of 50 with a receding hairline, a ponytail, still hoping I was going to be back on Top of the Pops next week. I clearly didnt know that this was a fine socialist tradition, going back to the birth of the socialist and labour movement of the early 1900s.. We are unable to process if the duo has a daughter or not. He accepted an OBE in 2019 and there have been repeated suggestions that he might take a place in the House of Lords. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. To do that it the least painful way possible, for all of us. To avoid repeated embarrassments, they finally selected The Undertones as their permanent name. Free registration for attendees is at www.gamefishingfestival.com and further info can be found at www.honourableirishsociety.org.uk/home, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice He had ambitions beyond The Undertones and by 1985 he was recording with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics. WebThe Assembly were a British synth-pop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe. Does that get me angry? Sharkey is best known for his 1985 solo single, A Good Heart. Im deeply grateful for every bit of it and hugely appreciative for the rest of my life. 4:16 PREVIEW Made To Measure. The water industry has completely gamed the system to their benefit. So how did you end up as an environmental campaigner? #BBCBreakfast Is brexit partly to blame for the sewage problems in the UK? It reached No. [8] In October 2008, he became head of UK Music,[9] an umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK's commercial music industry. I put it to Feargal that hes perhaps a greater use to the public outside the House of Lords. We got a bigger perception of the scale and depth of what was going on. There followed a hectic period of some twelve years, world tours, hit albums, late nights and bad food in transport cafes spanning most of the UK's motorway network. Ive a very simple rule, its not their fault what Ive done in my life, he jests. RogW. However, one of its tracks, "I've Got News for You", reached No. He became chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery in Hertfordshire, which owns two and half miles of chalk stream along the River Lea. He stated that he had not sung live for 20 years and that Vince Clarke was the only person he would have returned for.[12]. Feargal Sharkey has gone from reeling in the top 10 hits to becoming an eco warrior fighting to protect the perilous state of Britains rivers. I love my son but I hate my life. Meanwhile in March 1978, they recorded a demo tape and sent its copies to various record companies, only to receive rejection letters. And the shop owner was moved to comment: Thats Feargal Sharkey, the water warrior. Born In: Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, siblings: Bridgin Sharkey, Diarmuid Sharkey, Jimmy Sharkey, Michael Sharkey, Patricia Sharkey, Ursula Clifford, See the events in life of Feargal Sharkey in Chronological Order, (Singer and Lead Vocalist of Punk Band The Undertones), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FergalSharkey.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FeargalSharkey2009.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feargal_Sharkey_2009_Labour_conference_photo_A.jpg. You go and talk to some people and everybodys trying to turn a blind eye.. Trending videos, tweets and news from the UK's biggest humour site. It was a four-day journey from Belfast to Derry, calling for civil rights reform. Sharkey has several non-executive directorships and sits on a couple of advisory boards but two days a week are devoted to looking after the Amwell Magna Fishery and its livestock. Politics Features, By Send your story ideas to south.newsonline@bbc.co.uk. Entertainment stars have supported calls to stop fuel oil leaking into a protected wetland. In 1984, Feargal Sharkey began his solo career, releasing his debut single, Listen to Your Father, in September. Water companies have over the past 30 years extracted in the region of 72 billion of value in terms of dividends and interest payments. Lower Test nature reserve, near Southampton, has suffered long-lasting damage, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) previously said. In 2019, Sharkey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music in the Queens Birthday Honours List. A lot of these rivers, like the River Wye, dont have another three years, never mind another 30 years. But we used to have problems with him singing. Paul Whitehouse criticises handling of fuel spill. Previously HIWWT, which owns the nature reserve, said it had complained about the pollution for several months. Feargal was born in Derry N. Ireland August 1958, the second youngest of seven children. That no matter what you can think of or whatever crazy idea you can conjure up, that you can actually go out there with enough hard work and effort and achieve all kinds of things., He laughs good-naturedly before joking: And I suppose, lets face it, what grown-up adults do in the privacy of their own bedroom thats actually none of my business.. The whole experience of having to take the Environment Agency to the doors of the High Court to get an issue resolved just left me with a big question in my mind. Tomorrow hes one of the key speakers at The Honourable The Irish Societys biannual Festival of Game Fishing which is being held virtually and is ostensibly the reason for our interview. ", Sharkey, who formerly fronted punk band The Undertones, tweeted to Southern Water: "Would I be correct in thinking that you are responsible for the drainage system and in particular the interceptor which has failed and is allowing the diesel to enter the River Test?". A bunch of extraordinary, wonderfully eccentric, beautiful scientists from Exeter University, one of whom hails from Belfast, have made it their lifetimes work to study the DNA of brown trout. Jim Sharkey had served in the Irish Army and he was Chairman of the Labour Party in Derry. He recently visited St Ives with the family on holiday. The turmoil stirred up by Brexit concerns him. [13], In 2006 he received the "Bottle Award" at the International Live Music Conference for "outstanding contribution to the live music industry". 8 on the Ireland Chart. And I will happily, quietly, and successfully go back into my retirement and with some pleasure leave you alone. The water companies have been allowed by the Environment Agency to deprive rivers of the very basic resource they need to survive - water. Theres a second layer to that: that if youre going to do something, anything, in life, then do it properly. At 11 years old, you could catch a bus in the centre of Derry and be standing on the banks of the river 20 minutes later. Sharkey is also a lifelong fly fisherman and has campaigned against the pollution of British rivers (particularly chalk streams), and is the Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. He has declined several offers to sing with the reformed Undertones. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 48. 20 Aug 2008. The band eventually fell apart in 1983, after which Sharkey teamed up with Vince Clarke in a one-off project called "The Assembly". Sharkey appeared on BBC Newcastle, interviewed by Simon Logan on the afternoon show on 7 August 2013. Dealing with the chalk streams is one thing but I didnt for one second think that 25 million people here are on the verge of running out of drinking water.. The musical bit of my career? However, Feargal is currently doing his best work outside the established order. But over the last two or three years, thats changed. Wednesday, 18 January 2023 | 4.9C Belfast, Menu Sections. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. It was Jim Sharkey who had sourced the transmitter and organised the logistics for Radio Free Derry. 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