Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
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Robert Arkins as Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne as Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball as Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan as Mickah Wallace
Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin
Glen Hansard as Outspan Foster
Félim Gormley as Dean Fay
Johnny Murphy as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Dick Massey as Billy Mooney
Andrew Strong as Deco Cuffe
Ken McCluskey as Derek Scully
Colm Meaney as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Anne Kent as Mrs. Rabbitte
Andrea Corr as Sharon Rabbitte
Gerard Cassoni as Darren Rabbitte
Ruth Fairclough as Rabbitte Twin
Lindsay Fairclough as Rabbitte Twin
Ger Ryan as Pawnbroker
Liam Carney as Duffy
Mark O'Regan as Father Molloy
Phelim Drew as Roddy the Reporter
Sean Hughes as Dave from Eeijit Records
Philip Bredin as Ray
Aoife Lawless as Imelda's Sister
Lance Daly as Kid with Harmonica
Conor Malone as Protest Song Singer
Jezz Bell as Heavy Metal Singer
Colm MacConiomare as Fiddler
Emily Dawson as Punk Girl Singer
Dave Kane as Coconuts Trio
Kristel Harris as Coconuts Trio
Maria Place as Coconuts Trio
Brian MacAodha as Uileann Pipe Player
Tricia Smith as Les Miserables Singer
Canice William as Smiths' Song Singer
Patrick Foy as Cajun Trio
Jody Campbell as Cajun Trio
Allan Murray as Cajun Trio
Eanna MacLiam as Failed Drug Buyer
Philomena Kavanagh as Rabbittes Neighbour
Peter Rowen as Shy Skateboard Auditioner
Eamonn O'Conner as Only De Lonely Singer
Maura O'Malley as Joey's Mother
Blaise Smith as Pool Hall Manager
Derek Herbert as Duffy's Sidekick
Owen O'Gorman as Duffy's Sidekick
Pat Leavy as Unemployment Official
John Cronin as Kid with Horse
Rynagh O'Grady as Bernie's Mother
Sheila Flitton as Church Cleaner
Michael Bolger as Community Centre Kid
Mick Nolan as Imelda's Father
Eileen Reid as Imelda's Mother
Bob Navan as Regency Pub Barman
Derek Duggan as Photographer
Paddy O'Connor as Rock Salmon Man
Jim Corr as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Larry Hogan as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Bernard Keelan as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Ronan Hardiman as Dancehall Manager
Mikel Murfi as Music Journalist
Josylen Lyons as Deco's Fan
Winston Dennis as Man in Limo
Alan Parker as Eejit Record Producer
Paul Bushnell as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer
Sharon Corr as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Caroline Corr as (uncredited)
Michael O'Reilly as Greg
Gilbert White as Aul lad with horse (uncredited)
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