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Niall Stokes (born 1951 in Dublin) is a music journalist who has served as editor of the long-running fortnightly Ireland music and political magazine Hot Press based in Dublin. He has edited the magazine since 1977. He has been a longstanding champion of Irish music, most famously U2 in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. He was involved with The Music Show, an exhibition of the Irish music industry held in the RDS in October 2008. He was Chairman of the Independent Radio and Television Commission (now the BCI) between 1993 and 1998. He has written several books, including Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song.

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  • Niall Stokes (born 1951 in Dublin) is a music journalist who has served as editor of the long-running fortnightly Ireland music and political magazine Hot Press based in Dublin. He has edited the magazine since 1977. He has been a longstanding champion of Irish music, most famously U2 in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. He was involved with The Music Show, an exhibition of the Irish music industry held in the RDS in October 2008. He was Chairman of the Independent Radio and Television Commission (now the BCI) between 1993 and 1998. He has written several books, including Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song. He graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Whilst in college, Stokes was a member of a band called Eyeless, alongside Neil Jordan. He was also a freelance writer for outlets such as The Irish Times before founding Hot Press. He lives with his wife, Mairin Sheehy, in Dublin. On 20 June 2002, he appeared on an episode of Rattlebag which celebrated the 25th anniversary of Hot Press. In January 2008, he attended the recording sessions of "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" in Windmill Lane Studios. He has appeared on the interactive music series The Raw Sessions. Stokes has also appeared as a panellist on Questions and Answers. On radio he has featured on Five Seven Live, This Week, Morning Ireland and Drivetime. In 2007, he pursued a High Court action against high-profile MCD promoter Denis Desmond and Riverdance's Moya Doherty and John McColgan in the aftermath of the Hot Press Music Hall of Fame Museum's failure. The "substantial" court action was settled. (en)
  • Ниалл Стоукс (англ. Niall Stokes, род. 1951, Дублин, Ирландия) — ирландский музыкальный журналист и бессменный редактор независимого журнала Hot Press с момента его основания — в 1977 году. Популяризатор ирландской музыки, в частности много писал о группе U2 в конце 1970-х и на протяжении 1980-х годов. В 2008 году принял участие в The Music Show — выставке посвящённой ирландской музыкальной индустрии организованной RDS. Помимо этого, он был председателем независимой комиссии по радио и телевидению (BCI) в период с 1993-го по 1998 годы. Является автором нескольких книг, в том числе «U2: История за каждой песней» (англ. Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song). (ru)
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  • Ниалл Стоукс (англ. Niall Stokes, род. 1951, Дублин, Ирландия) — ирландский музыкальный журналист и бессменный редактор независимого журнала Hot Press с момента его основания — в 1977 году. Популяризатор ирландской музыки, в частности много писал о группе U2 в конце 1970-х и на протяжении 1980-х годов. В 2008 году принял участие в The Music Show — выставке посвящённой ирландской музыкальной индустрии организованной RDS. Помимо этого, он был председателем независимой комиссии по радио и телевидению (BCI) в период с 1993-го по 1998 годы. Является автором нескольких книг, в том числе «U2: История за каждой песней» (англ. Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song). (ru)
  • Niall Stokes (born 1951 in Dublin) is a music journalist who has served as editor of the long-running fortnightly Ireland music and political magazine Hot Press based in Dublin. He has edited the magazine since 1977. He has been a longstanding champion of Irish music, most famously U2 in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. He was involved with The Music Show, an exhibition of the Irish music industry held in the RDS in October 2008. He was Chairman of the Independent Radio and Television Commission (now the BCI) between 1993 and 1998. He has written several books, including Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song. (en)
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