The Departure

• Donal Coughlan - guitar & vocals
• John Redmond - keyboards
• Andrew Martin - bass
• Keith Edgely - drums
  
  
  The Departure in 1980.
  
  
  The Departure in 1981, l-to-r: Keith Edgely, Donal Coughlan, Declan Lucas, John Redmond

Bio:

New wave band influenced by The Cure, XTC and The Stranglers. They were around for a number of years and appeared on two local compilations, in 1980 and 1981, but never managed a release themselves. The band changed bassist a couple of times with Andrew Martin, Declan Lucas (1981), who later worked for RTE, and Joe Donnelly (circa 1981-82) all playing with the band at different times. Donal Coughlan was later in Hinterland.

Boddis gig, April 1981

  
Advertising February (left) and May (right) Residencies at the Ivy Room Dublin in 1982.

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