Ciaran Lavery: ‘Songwriting can be a dangerous occupation. Knowing when to come up for air is vital’

“Standing there with the lights down low, and lovers who make love,” sings Ciaran Lavery on his song Shame . ​ Hard to imagine that a song he wrote in 15 minutes in his bedroom in the Antrim village of Aghagallon in 2013 now has over 73 million plays to date on Spotify..