PUNC is a radio show and occasional fanzine by a punk in Dublin. It's usually about punk music in Ireland.
The PUNC show resumed broadcast on Near FM on February the 19th, 2026. It will continue to run weekly for at least the next 12 weeks.
PUNC is broadcast at 6pm every Thursday.
For requests and comments during or after the show, email me.
Next programme: 21st of May.
May 14th
You can listen to this episode on Mixcloud or email me if you want a download.
Tracklist:
The Saints - No, Your Product ☘
Team Dresch - #1 Chance Pirate TV
Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart
Grit - Rundown Town ☘
Gary "US" Bonds - I Wanta Holler (But The Town's Too Small)
Gregorov - Turist
Fontaines DC - Liberty Belle (Darklands version) ☘
Tony St. Ledger - Bang Bang ☘
Radiators From Space - We Are So Beautiful ☘
Laura Nyro, Labelle - Jimmy Mack
Tony St Ledger - Poison ☘
Patrik Fitzgerald - Ugly As You ☘
Patrik Fitzgerald - Live Out My Stars ☘
Gender Chores - Psycho Killer ☘
Team Dresch - I'm Illegal
Notes:
Is "Live Out My Stars" one of the most heartbreaking songs ever written or what?
I didn't mention it on the radio, but of course the reason I played "Liberty Belle" is because the cover art features a picture of Thomas Dudley Edwards, AKA Bang Bang. Playing this song does not mean there will be any softening to the offical PUNC editorial position on Fontaines DC.
As far as I'm aware, Laura Nyro has absolutely no connections to Ireland or Irish people.
If you're in north-east Dublin or thereabouts, you can tune your radio to 90.3fm and receive the show that way. If you're out of our range, you can stream the show live on the Near FM website, or tune in with any of various online radio streaming app.
The show is recorded during broadcast and I have an archive of past episodes. I hope to make recordings available online very soon. There are some issues with licensing and file hosting.
