Back in the mid-1970s, the traffic layout on Bray Seafront was very different from how it is today. To handle the summer tourist rush, the then Bray Urban District Council ran a seasonal system. In the winter, Strand Road was a standard two-way street, but from May to September, it switched to a one-way system.

This reliance on drivers noticing temporary signs ultimately led to a tragedy on Bank Holiday Monday, June 6th 1977, motorcyclist 19-year-old Niall Lynch was involved in a head-on collision on the Seafront with a driver who was unfamiliar with the summer-only one-way rules. The accident, caused by the driver travelling against the system, left Niall with life changing paralysis. Niall was a school classmate of host Mark Quinn which lends an extra poignancy to this honest and open interview.

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Hazel O'Connor skyrocketed to fame as the blazing, neon-haired star of the iconic New Wave film, Breaking Glass. By the time of this interview, Hazel was stepping away from the chaotic mainstream pop charts, battling intense industry legal wars, and fiercely reclaiming her independence as a live performer and storyteller. While living in Roundwood, County Wicklow. Hazel is brutally honest in this revealing and sometimes uncomfortable listen.

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