TV review: Aistear an Amhráin sifts through Spandau Ballet's syrupy ballad Through the Barricades

"I think Through the Barricades is a syrupy and formulaic ballad that could be set anywhere, but then I never heard a Spandau Ballet song I didn’t hate."

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 - 19:30

Pat Fitzpatrick

Thomas ‘Kidso’ Reilly was murdered by a British soldier in West Belfast in 1983 as he ran away from an army foot patrol.

Aistear an Amhráin (RTE One and RTE Player) tells the story, explaining how it inspired Spandau Ballet’s power ballad Through the Barricades. This is a shame.

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