The largest city in Ireland, with a population of 592,713 which more than doubles to 1.26 million when you take in the surrounding suburbs. Sitting on the River Liffey, and bounded by mountains on its south side, the city officially celebrated its millennium in 1988, although there were earlier Viking settlements while archaeological digs have unearthed of human habitation going back 6,000 years. Dublin has a very significant literary history, so much so that it has been named a UNESCO City of Literature. It also has a rich musical heritage – visitors will experience live music from buskers on every busy street corner, while bands/singers such as U2, The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy, Sinéad O’Connor and Fontaines D.C (to name but five) are famed the world over. Oh, and in SPRINTS, the city is home to one of the most exciting new bands to have emerged in recent times.
Oh, and it currently has some sort of art installation/portal with New York City, which is proving to be a bit chaotic.
From the album Protest Songs, the intended third album that was held over to become the fourth album. It’s a bit of a complicated story, which is covered in some detail over at this wiki page. I think it’s fair to say that Dublin isn’t up there as one of Prefab Sprout’s best or most memorable songs…..but at least it doesn’t quite plumb the depths of Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
I would suggest Dublin City Town by Paul Cleary. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSj82GV8z7s
Prefab Sprout appear to be the only musicians to have made a song about Dublin simply called Dublin in the last 300 years (According to Wiki’s List of songs about Dublin). This is accepted as an excuse.
Another (fun) fact: The most beautiful creature in the world wanted to star in Harry Potter when she was a young girl. But not as Ronan the Centaur, but as Luna Lovegood.
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That Ed Sheeran song is a contender for the worst song ever award. Love a bit of Fontaines DC