Stansfield living here as tax exiles, does that mean they'd count as Irish too?" and ranting about how R.E.M. "certainly don't need the extra airplay." Julie Feeney called for "a bit of imagination and persistence from a DJ who's willing to take the jump and play Irish artists." Louis Walsh called it "crazy", adding: "No wonder Irish record companies are signing nobody. It's because we can't get airplay in our own fucking country for our own home grown talent", before exemplifying the struggles of genuine Irish artists such as Ash and Bell X1 to gain radio airplay. He was critical of Irish stations constantly playing United States acts such as Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, making the point that Snow Patrol's success came largely out of their music appearing on a US TV show and emphasising the difficulties faced by potential future U2s. Music directors at local radio stations Red FM (Cork) and Phantom 105.2 (Dublin) declared they would not include international artists who have recorded here as part of their required Irish music output. On Friday March 14, the Apple iPhone was launched in Ireland, available on the O2 network only. Churchtown student Philip Cosgrave (21), was the first person in the country to purchase the phone. The iPhone was made available in eight and 16GB models, but these were criticised for their price, retailing in Ireland for €399 and €499 respectively. Also on Friday March 14, tickets for Leonard Cohen's June 14 and 15 dates at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham went on sale, priced from €88.50 to €115. The shows were Cohen's first Irish dates in twenty years. Tickets for a third date (June 13) went on sale on Wednesday March 26 at 9 a.m. On Sunday March 16 at approximately 01:15, well-known Dublin nightclub and popular music venue, The Village on Wexford Street caught fire. Over 800 people inside at the time were evacuated safely within seven minutes. The fire affected mainly the front of the premises and the damage to the building was not extensive. The fire was blamed on an electrical fault. Meanwhile, Bell X1's tour bus caught fire outside the hotel where they were staying in Medford, Massachusetts. Paul Noonan and David Geraghty were on board the vehicle at the time and raised the alarm after smelling smoke. Fire fighters were called to the scene shortly after 3.30 a.m. and took 90 minutes