▁September ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Br end an ▁Bow yer ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Show band ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Irish ▁artists ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁Irish ▁singles ▁chart , ▁with ▁the ▁hit ▁" K iss ▁Me ▁Quick ," ▁which ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁position ▁for ▁seven ▁weeks . ▁They ▁were ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁position ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁" No ▁More ," ▁and ▁repeated ▁the ▁fe at ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁" B less ▁You ." ▁Br end an ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Irish ▁National ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁for ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁represent ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁in ▁Nap les ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" S ud den ly ▁in ▁Love " ▁but ▁could ▁only ▁manage ▁ 5 th ▁place . ▁Their ▁greatest ▁success ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁with ▁" The ▁H uck le bu ck ," ▁which ▁spent ▁a ▁further ▁seven ▁weeks ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Ch arts , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁Australia , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁" Don ' t ▁L ose ▁Your ▁H uck le bu ck ▁Sho es " ▁returned ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁position ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Bow yer , ▁along ▁with ▁singer ▁Tom ▁Dun phy , ▁left ▁The ▁Royal ▁Show band ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁Big ▁E ight ▁Show band . ▁The