Dire Straits were a British rock band that formed in Deptford, London, in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).
 Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll.
 Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock.
 Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic.
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is a double album and the first live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 16 March 1984 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros.
 Records in the United States.
 Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the album features the band's best-known and fan-favourite songs from their first four albums, the ExtendedancEPlay EP and Knopfler's "Local Hero" soundtrack.
 Many of the songs have reworked arrangements and extended improvisational segments.
 The album cover is taken from a painting by Brett Whiteley.
 "Alchemy: Dire Straits Live" was remastered and re-released on 8 May 2001.
"Water of Love" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally released on Dire Straits' self-titled debut album.
 It was also released as a single in some countries, backed by "Down to the Waterline," as a follow-up to the band's first single from the album, "Sultans of Swing."
 The single reached #28 on the Dutch charts.
 It also reached #54 in Australia.
 The song was also included on Dire Straits live album "Live at the BBC" and on the multi-artist compilation album "More Than Unplugged".
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is the third compilation album by Dire Straits and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in 2005 by Mercury and Vertigo internationally, and Warner Bros. in the United States.
 Named after their 1982 hit single, the album consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from the group's six studio albums (excluding the 1979 album "Communiqué") from 1978 up through the group's dissolution in 1995.
 It also features work from the solo career of the group's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.
"Down to the Waterline" is a 1978 song written by Mark Knopfler and first released by Dire Straits as the first song on their debut album, "Dire Straits".
 It was also included on the demo tape that the band sent to Charlie Gillett, which led to their first recording contract.
 It was subsequently released as the B-side of the "Water of Love" single.
Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 7 October 1978 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros.
 Records in the United States.
 The album produced the hit single "Sultans of Swing", which reached #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
 The album reached #1 on album charts in Germany, Australia and France, #2 in the United States and #5 in the United Kingdom.
 "Dire Straits" was later certified double-platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
"Sultans of Swing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from their eponymous debut album, which band frontman Mark Knopfler wrote and composed.
 Although it was first released in 1978, it was its 1979 re-release that caused it to become a hit in both the UK and U.S.
The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty, Pat O'Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons.
 The band's name is a play on the Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits".
The Dire Straits Tour was the first concert tour by the British rock band Dire Straits.
 The tour started on 9 June 1978 and included 55 concerts throughout Europe, ending on 18 November 1978.
 The tour promoted and supported the release of the band's debut album, "Dire Straits", which was released on 7 October 1978.
 The tour setlist consisted mainly of songs from their debut album.
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 19 October 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros.
 Records in the United States.
 The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a one-disc edition and two-disc edition.
 The second disc contains live performances.
 The release is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name.
 The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002.
 The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.

Question: Which Irish band's name is a play on a hit song by Dire Straits?
Answer: The Sultans of Ping FC