Fair warning - listening to the below is likely to make you long for a hooley in the local hall.  The Irish. One of the most musical nations on the face of the earth. Our passion for song and dance has been documented through the ages by visitors from far and wide. In the words of those masterful songsmiths The Vengaboys: we like, we like to party. Whatever the party, though, there's a chance you'll notice some consistent benchmarks on the playlist. Wedding, GAA victory, 21st or even the odd wake that goes a bit mad in the local... here are the 25 songs you're likely to hear at every Irish celebration. _________________________________________________ All Night Long We have a serious grá for Lionel on these shores. He's responsible for teaching us other words for "party" too, which is nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAvFx3NxUM Dancing in the Dark Every time this song comes on, in your mind it is you, not a young Courtney Cox before she met a stylist, who is pulled on stage with the boss for a dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs Last Night One of the rare noughties songs your parents will stay on the dance floor for. This tune is simply epic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOypSnKFHrE Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good. (So good, so good, so good) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhFnTjia_I Kung Fu Fighting  You have two moves. You wait patiently for the chorus every time so you can use them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPcMzy4WI8 Daydream Believer And it's the circle dance! RULE: Your arms must be awkwardly lugged around someone either side of you. Various points of the circle will take turns rushing into the centre. Just because. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU615FaODCg Is This the Way to Amarillo? March. March forth to Amarillo! Sweet Marie is there and she waits for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8l5l1g0wA Brown-Eyed Girl Do you remember when, we used to sing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AsvlJSU6qE Mr. Brightside There's a manic gleam in our eyes when this one comes on. Stand back lads, she's going hell for leather. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE Rock The Boat Arses on the floor. No questions asked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBwsG8ubFw Single Ladies Fact: your mother and aunties like this song more than you do. Never have left hands been shaken to and fro with such glee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY The Gambler More for the singsong when the DJ finally gives up, but by God if there isn't a swell of volume for the chorus. All together now: You've got to know when to hold 'em, (WHEN TO HOLD 'EM!)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4 Friends in Low Places Another singsong favourite. Particularly the rude "secret" third verse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e_HtjZS8SQ Give it Up Na na na na na na na na na na na! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psFQMKcsIF8 Cotton Eye Joe This is your chance to root out the lessons learned in those oh-so-90s line-dancing lessons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDy8HEg1QY There's A Whole Lotta Lovin' Going On Mock it all you want - we made this the most successful Irish single of all time. That's on all of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtFUXec5IAQ Livin' Next Door to Alice Look, they let us curse in the chorus. What do you expect? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbY0cohHZ3w Maniac 2000 And suddenly, the air smells of teenage discos and broken promises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY17nDW-CX0 Put Em Under Pressure Sorry Italy. Olé, olé, olé is ours now. That's just how this works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8 Congratulations Cheesier than a four-cheese pizza, but what's a celebration without saying Congratulations in song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AteCdXvZOZc Summer of 69 You'll never be able to share a floor with your parents and this song when you realise it's about the sexual position, not the year 1969. Sorry about that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg We've Got The World Tonight  Mikey Joe before he dropped the "Joe". Notions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9jfwOcmro Galway Girl One for the mammies and sons to get on the floor. If you can't jive you don't belong here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3V-oXwCWL4 Wagon Wheel Oh, mama rock me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3h6Nr1Smw0 Don't Stop Believing  And the air guitars come out. And the hair is let down. And we're all just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world. Magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcjzHMhBtf0