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31/01/2015 Liffey Champion: Ardclough GAA Club struggling under declining revenue...... 3 03/02/2015 Mayo News: Eleanor Shanley and Charlie McGettigan to perform in Swinford...... 5 05/02/2015 News Letter: Find out more about the business of selling songs...... 6 18/02/2015 : GOD WHAT AM I DOING?...... 7 27/01/2015 Limerick Chronicle: IMRO awards to be revealed next week...... 8 31/01/2015 Limerick Leader Sat City-Leader 2: IMRO Awards voting...... 9 31/01/2015 Limerick Leader West Edition - Leader 2: IMRO Awards voting...... 10 18/02/2015 Hot Press: In HERENT VOICE...... 11 03/02/2015 -County Supplement: Inside...... 13 07/02/2015 Irish Times - Review: Killarney's Actbacker was a back breaker for bands...... 14 05/02/2015 The Star: Making a concerted effort...... 16 02/02/2015 Western People: Matt Molloy's is sole Mayo nomination for best live venue...... 17 03/02/2015 Mayo News: Matt Molloy's up for award...... 18 29/01/2015 Vale Star: Meteor Irish Song of the Year Nominees Announced...... 19 28/01/2015 Weekly Observer: Meteor Irish Song of the Year Nominees Announced...... 20 31/01/2015 Evening Echo: Music venues aim to be best in Munster...... 21 29/01/2015 Kerrys Eye: Siamsa up for Munster Award...... 22 07/02/2015 Limerick Leader West Edition: The 'perfect year' for Dolan's to win award...... 23 07/02/2015 Limerick Leader Saturday City: The 'perfect year' for Dolan's to win top national IMRO gong...... 24 07/02/2015 Limerick Leader Saturday County: The 'perfect year' to win national award...... 25 05/02/2015 Sligo Weekender: Tierney's pride in award-winning venue...... 26 03/02/2015 Irish Examiner Cork-County Supplement: Top Cork venues and festivals vie for national honours...... 27

Copyright Material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or written publisher permission. -3- Liffey Champion* Circulation: 7500 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Area of Clip: 40800mm² Page: 40 Page 1 of 2

Arddough GAAClub struggling under declining revenue by Kim Mullahey license from IMRO and the TV license have been retained, however, at a cost of €1,200and THE GAA Club in Ardclough is facing €160 respectively. another year of financial woe as an The repayment of loans amounting to an Executive Committee elected to a new €10,000 and an interest rate fee of €3,922 as term of office for one year continues well as unpaid membership fees are at the the search for solutions that will bring heart of the club’s deepening financial difficulties. in funds to the club. The struggle over finances has been ongoing While Tom Johnson reminded members since loans were taken to refurbish some that they are only minding their club for the of the outdoor facilities, so much so that difficultnext generation and that every step was being decisions had to be made in order to taken to insure the legacy did not come with stay afloat. an entailment, it was up to Treasurer Billy Ardclough GAA Club receives some fundingCullen to bring some clarity to the club’s from a private source, however the formerlyfinancial situation. reliable income from the club bar took “The overheads are all there but the revenue a sharp tumble as of August last year falling is not there,” said Mr Cullen. from the 2013high of €145,641to €103,481. “We are down nearly €1,000 a week as are Around 75 members attending the AGM on most rural clubs. Friday evening, 16th January in the clubhouse“The only way to try and make it back at heard in the formal reports made by least on the bar is through functions." Executive Officers that the changes that have The income from fundraising activities been made to the outflow of financial increased sharply from €9,728 in 2013 to resources were of little impact against the €16,784as of last August while donations and massive costs of loan repayments and low sponsorship amounted to €3,350. returns on membership fees. Additional income was generated from a The Executive Committee has already been payment by Meteor of €7,000,an increase of forced to make unpopular decisions as the €310 in a payment made in 2013. club struggles through another financial year The club did not receive a grant from the that began on 31st August last. Leinster Council which reflected a loss of the “There were a lot of hard decisions to be €1,000from 2013. made,” said Tom Johnson, who was re-elected Camogie Chairman Charlie Lynam stood as Chairperson at the AGM. by Chairman Tom Johnson and the difficult “There is an awful lot of voluntary work decisions that were undertaken by the Executive that is being done. It goes unseen but it is Committee. appreciated.” “Tom and the Executive Committee have Former paid positions at the club including been set an enormous task in getting the club bar staff and cleaners are now carried out by back on its feet,” said Charlie Lynam. a rotating team of volunteers. “I would hope that everyone would do as The Executive Committee also made the difficultmuch as they can to help out.” and unpopular decision to cancel Sky The recovery of unpaid membership fees is Sports as a measure to save on the annual one area of income that will be pursued. subscription fee of more than €3,000 each Membership fees were at €14,687as of last year. August, an increase of only €67 over fees Annual fees including the annual music received in 2013.

Around 75 members of Ardclough GAA Club attending the AGM. -4- Liffey Champion* Circulation: 7500 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Area of Clip: 40800mm² Page: 40 Page 2 of 2

Ardclough GAA Club Secretary Billy Cullen (l-r), Chairman Tom Johnson, Vice-Chairman John Walsh and Treasurer Michael Gannon at the AGM in the clubhouse. Pics: Kim Mullahey -5- Mayo News* Circulation: 10229 Tuesday, 3 February 2015 Area of Clip: 35400mm² Page: 41 Page 1 of 1

* UNIQUE PAIRING Eleanor Shanley and Charlie McGettigan are all set for an intimate gig in Swinford Cultural Centre. Eleanor Shanley and Charlie McGettigan to perform in Swinford

HENRY MCGLADE Eleanor has recorded many solo , Mary and Frances Black, Ray Lynam, among them ‘Desert Heart’ and ‘APlace Daniel O’Donnell, Sandy Kelly and Hal of My Own’ to name but two. Ketchum. She also has a very impressive collection These days Charlie tours both in Ireland winford Cultural Centre is of music in her own right and is and abroad. He presents ‘The Saturday happy to announce a great pairing very much in demand at top music festivals, Connection’ on Shannonside/ for Friday, February 13, both in Ireland and abroad. Northern Sound Radio, a two-hour programme Eleanor Shanley and Charlie Charlie McGettigan, a Donegal man where he previews live music McGettigan, two of the finest but who has been residing in Leitrim for and theatrical events, interviews guests musicians to come from the north west some time now, is a Eurovision winner from the world of arts and entertainment of Ireland over the last 40 years. with the song ‘Rock ‘n’Roll Kids’,which and plays an eclectic mix of music and The pairing will be treating the audiencehe performed with Paul Harrington. song on CD. As well as serving on the to an unforgettable live performance. He made an appearance as a guest Board of IMRO, Charlie is also a member Eleanor Shanley has been at the singer at ‘Congratulations’, the 50th of the Board of The Dock Arts Centre top of her profession since her first anniversary of Eurovision. He in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. appearance as the singer with traditional has that have been recorded Tickets are €15 and are available from group De Danann. by every major Irish artist of the last 40 The Gateway Hotel, Swinford. Doors Eleanor has also performed with some years including Maura O’Connell and open at 7pm and the concert will begin of Ireland’s greatest musicians including Eleanor Shanley -both of whom covered at 8pm on Friday, February B.The Cultural Ronnie Drew Christy Moore, Sharon ‘Feet of a Dancer’, ‘ABed for the Night’ Centre is a new venue in Swinford Shannon, Dolores Keane and Mary and ‘IfAnything Happened to You’.Other and is the perfect intimate setting for Black. songs were recorded by De Danann, such wonderful performers. -6-

02/05/2015 00:00 | News Letter

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Find out more about the business of selling songs

Online article -7- Hot Press* Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 18 February 2015 Area of Clip: 52900mm² Page: 34 Page 1 of 1

’I had this brilliant thing! Now it's gone!’Very often, a song starts with a melody I wake up with. I'm much more of a melody writer than a lyric writer: I struggle with words. But I work very well with lyricists because I can sit down with a guitarand loads of melodies flow into my head. Elton John was like that! He had his co-writer BernieTaupin.I think I'd work really well with a lyricist. I’ve been writing with lots of different producers,coming in with songs that I've half-finished.There are so many different methods of writing but I enjoy them all. But the song has to be there from the very start, evenjust playing it on the guitar." The old grey guitar test? "Yeah,"she laughs. "A lot of songs sound better if they're stripped back. If there are lovely hooky melodies in there, and hooky lyrics, a song doesn't need all that production. Unless it's a dance song or something." When you search "Una Foden interview” on Google, the first ten pagesare filled with talkabout her kids and husband... "Oh, I know! That's the thing -1 never get asked about music. It's so irrelevant to most people. It's strange, isn’t it? I’m enjoying talking about music because I . THERE’Ddon’t get asked about it that often. That’s just the GOTVERY OISHIM^NINGON way it is. Peoplewant to know what clothes you n like, whatfashion you like and what make-up n(TIMES WHIN I’D CONH HOME AND THINK. you’re wearing. 'When's the baby due?’- that sort of thing. I remember when Kate Bush made her comeback she said the reason that she refused to do interviews for decadeswas because in the ’8os, every interviewerasked her about dieting, or cooking, or domestic life. Shewould doaTV interview and be asked. 'You don’t have any spots or pimples, what's your secret?’- at a time when she was releasing this amazing, boundary-pushing hard work and determination I do believe your of them was Ina Wroldsen. She wrote a lot of our music with great lyrics." dreams can come true, so I just kept going. Luckily I early stuff; she started her career doing our songs. That must be disheartening. gotwsm there within the five year time frame!" So we had our own sound. We did workv with Brian "I understand why people want to talk about Did she have any mentors? Higgins who’d done a lot of Girls Aloud stuff, but gossip and all of that. Of course I do. But Hot Press "My uncle Declan prepared me for the industry we didn't steal any of their songs or moves!" magazine-because l always read it when I was by telling me how hard it was and not to get How would she categorise growing up and getting into my music- is so into it! That kind of thing! 'Don't do it!1.But at the musically? music-related.That’s what I love about Hot Press.I same time, he’d tell me he couldn't do anything "We've done pop Rg-B,pop dance, pop rock stuff., remember sending my demo in to Jackie Hayden. else.That'sjust the way it is. When you want to like'Forever1was quite rocky. I thinkwhenyouare He reviewed my EP,so you probably have that in do it, you want to do it, no matter how awfu I the a pop band you can experiment in different genres. the archives somewhere! I remember he came struggle is." At the same time, withThe Saturdays,we can be a along to one of the IMRO workshops and gave a In the world of pop you can be over the hill at T9. little bit of a guilty pleasure for people. Becauseit is little chat. I made some good friends at those, so Was the fact that she was a bit older than the other slightly cheesy!Over the years we’ve matured a bit they were really good." members ever an issue? so we're not doing the same kind of music we used Has Una encountered sexism in the industry? "That's an old-fashioned way to look at it. With to do. We've moved with the ti mes and the trends. "I don't think so... It's very equal now.There's TheVoice, we don’t discriminate against age. In The It did go very heavy dance there a couple of years females ofall ages in , in contemporary X Factor,it's a little unfair that they do the 'Over ago-where it was literally'David Guetta, David music, in classical." 25s'thing. You either have the talent or you don't. Guetta, David Guetta! Calvin Harris featuring, The Saturdays'Greatest Hits was released last year Peopleare young in pop but I think the older you featuring,featuring! Pitbull, Pitbull, Pitbull!’all the with the ladies adamant that this is definitely not get.theyoungeryou start feeling. When I wasi8,1 time." the end of the group. Which, as you know, usually was thinking you're so old at 21!But when you get What has been the stand-out moment withThe means it definitely is the end! to 30, you stop feeling old. Age is only a number." Saturdays? "No, it’s not!" Una laughs again. "We've done five Most groups are based on friendships that have "Having a Non record. We threw a huge party albums now. We've been together going on eight been going for years, butThe Saturdays were put when 'What About Us' hit the top of the UK charts! years. Something like being a coach on TheVoice is together. Was that difficult? Everyonewho'd been involved from the beginning something I wouldn't have time to do several years "They I ike to call it’manufactured pop,’cos you was there to celebrate. We'd had severalTop to ago because it was so full-on with the band. It’s audition and you're put together. But at the same singlesand been number two a few times, so to great that we can all have that time now to explore time you can't manufacture friendship. For years finally havethat Non was great." different things. We’re taking a bit of a breather to come, me and the girls will always have that. The Saturdays have a big gay following. With away from being on that treadmill all the time." We're so close, I do class them as my best friends. the equality referendum coming up in Ireland this Are TakeThat the model? WeVe been through so much together in life, both summer, is Una a supporter of same-sex marriage? "Definitely.They’ve taken time out and come back professionally and personally-with weddings "I’m all for that. 100 per cent. Do we have to have successfuly.At the same time, they’ve gone on to and babies and boyfriends and break-ups.We're a debate? No, no, no. We need to move with the do different things.The same with Boyzone.They’ll so lucky that we do get along. I was the eldest by times." often take time off, do different things and come a few years. I remember initially bonding closest What about the future? back. Right now, we haven't got any immediate with Vanessa[White], who was the youngest. I was "The Saturdaysare still together and obviously plans -but we’ll definitely be putting more music never made to feel, being the only Irish girl and my focus right now is on TheVoice.I have quite a together and touring again soon." being the eldest, that I was an outsider. We are all lot on! But I definitely would like to go back to the So Una's in a good place now? in it together with the same dream." singer- thing at some stage." "Yes,life is good. I definitely made the right There were Girls Aloud comparisons early on. Is songwriting important to her? decision to follow my dreams. You have to take the How did Una feel about that? "Absolutely. I can wake up full of music, with a rough with the smooth. It's a rollercoaster a lot of "Girls Aloud had their own sound.There was a lot song in my head. If I haven't got my phone beside the time.There’s good days and bad days - but I of up-and-coming writing for us. One me, or something to record it on, I literally go crazy: wouldn’t swap what I do for the world. -8- Limerick Chronicle* Circulation: 9000 Tuesday, 27 January 2015 Area of Clip: 5200mm² Page: 22 Page 1 of 1

3 Arts K IMROawards to be revealed next week

THERE is still time to vote for local Dolan’s in the seventh IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards. The Dock Road venue is nominated among 25 others for the IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year, which will be decided upon by the public and announced on February 3. The venue took home a special commendation for Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year at the IMRO awards last year, 20 years since the bar first opened on the Dock Road. Dolan’s and the UCHare also nominated in the Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 category. See www.imro. ie for more details. -9- Limerick Leader Sat City-Leader 2* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Area of Clip: 4600mm² Page: 4 Page 1 of 1

ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF IMROAwards voting THERE is still time to vote for local music venue Dolan’sin the seventh IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards. The Dock Road venue is nominated among 25 others for the IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year, which will be decided upon by the public and announced on February 3. The venue took home a special commendation for Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year at the IMROawards last year, 20 years since the bar first opened on the Dock Road. Dolan’s and the UCH are also nominated in the Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 category. See www.imro.ie for more details. -10- Limerick Leader West Edition - Leader 2* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Area of Clip: 4600mm² Page: 4 Page 1 of 1

ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF IMROAwards voting THERE is still time to vote for local music venue Dolan’sin the seventh IMROLive Music Venue of the Year Awards. The Dock Road venue is nominated among 25 others for the IMRO National Live Music Venue of the Year, which will be decided upon by the public and announced on February 3. The venue took home a special commendation for Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year at the IMROawards last year, 20 years since the bar first opened on the Dock Road. Dolan’s and the UCH are also nominated in the Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 category. See www.imro.ie for more details. -11- Hot Press* Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 18 February 2015 Area of Clip: 110600mm² Page: 33,32 Page 1 of 2 -12- Hot Press* Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 18 February 2015 Area of Clip: 110600mm² Page: 33,32 Page 2 of 2

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y am listening to Amanda Brunker and Brenda won't be strutting my stuff on stage or anything ready for it." Donohue give parental advice to one of like that!" What does she remember about it? Ireland'sthe most successful Irish pop stars. Beth Orton once told me that recording while "Singing 'Umbrella'! One of the girls sang the What the hell! It's just another interview pregnant was like "trying to sing with a bowling same song for TheVoice. I loved her as well, so I in the extraordinary life of The Saturdays’ ball in your belly." turned my chair. I said to her'this is really weird Una Foden, this time for The/Marty/Morrissey Show "It’s much more difficult," Una laughs. "Your because I sang this song when I auditioned ofThe on RTE Radio i. Foden is on the promotional breathing changes quite a lot. I did go on tour Saturdays!'That was a moment." merry-go-round for the fourth series of when I was five months pregnant. I barely had a Una grew up in a musical household. Of Ireland, for which she is a coach, alongside bump then and so it didn't affect me, but it would "I did. My mum is a nurse, but she used to play Bressie, and fellow newcomer Rachel be a lot different now!" semi-professionally in a band called The Saints Stevens. Marty wants to hear all about Una's TheVoicelive shows don’t start until late March, and she passed me on herguitar.Sheusedto gig infant daughter Aoife, the baby son she’s due in so there's a bit of breathing space. around . Her brother is Declan Nerney: I a matter of weeks (now arrived!) and what jobs "Thankfully! We shot so much before Christmas used to go to all his gigs. Every Christmas me and her husband - Northampton Saints and England with the blind auditions, which you're seeing at my cousins would sing for him. He was always so rugby player - is a bit crap at around the moment.That runs into the battles just a few encouraging." the house. Men, eh? weeks after the baby is due, so I’ll be heading over What kind of sounds was she hearing at home? to Ireland - bringing baggage, children, everything! "To be honest, I grew up listening to a lot of The rolefor which she is best-known-singing with I can't wait. I still call Ireland home." coutry music. My mother had the tape in, ready, The Saturdays, the who have scored five How has she found being on the show thus far? and when Declan came on, she’d press record. She Top no albums and n Top no singles in the UK and "I love it. It’s really fun discovering new talent. was so excited when he came on the radio. I was shifted more than five millions records worldwide I’m so excited about it becausefrom the word go into pop music myself. I loved Madonna, Michael barely gets a look in. the standard has been so high. I honestly never Jackson, Kylie Minogue. As I got a little bit older, Of course, family life can’t be entirely ignored doubted that it would be, because Ireland has such I loved Sheryl Crow. I was about 13when she had when your partner has just ruptured his cruciate a great culture for music. Hopefully this time we that song 'All I Wanna Do' and I thought, ’God, that’s ligament, putting him out of action for the rest of can find somebody that might break through and all I wanna do -1 wanna be herl'That became my the rugby season. become an international star. You never know.” dream. I started writing songs when I was 12." "Obviously we’ve had some bad news with poor None of the previous wi nners have made the Does she remember her first song? Ben," Una tells me, "It’s not the best start to the transition into having commercially successful "I wrote something called’I Miss You’for year. But on a brighter note we've got the little baby careers. How do you change that? my grandfather when he died. I wrote music on the way. Ben’sactually going into surgery next "Well, people who don’t get to the finals might go throughout my teens. I was encouraged to write week - and the following week I’m due my baby, so on to have huge careers. It’s not all about winning: in school because I did music composition and there’s good and bad happening! He's keeping very I think it’s a great experience. I myselfdidafew of actually got to perform for 50% of the exam. It positiveabout it all: these things happen. It’s the them back in the day and that never stood in my was lovely that I was able to sing original songs nature of the sport. It's very dangerous.” way. It just wasn't my time. I wasn’t ready. But I was in both my Junior Cert and Leaving Cert. I was But Una is happiest when she'stalking about very determined to go on and I worked really hard. lucky enough to get As and took that as a sign: 'I’m music. It's her passion. Hailing fromThurles, she Butforthe person who wins, it’s definitely a big good at this'. I went on to join IMRO.They were a comes from musical stock-her mother played deal - they get a with Universal huge, huge help to me. I did writing workshops guitar and Declan Nerney,the Irish country singer, and huge exposure. It's what they do with it that's with them and they told me about different song is her uncle. Prior to the 2007 formation ofThe important.That’s where the mentors come in. contests. I entered theGlinsk Song Contest - it’s Saturdays, the then-Ms. had already put We’ve got the experience and the knowledge to not running any more - and I won that twice. I in years of graft, playing the pub circuit. She fondly pass on to them." went on to sing backing vocals for Brian Kennedy in recalls her 2006 solo EP,Sorry,being reviewed in Is it true that the first audition Una did when Eurovision - a great experience - and I recorded an Jackie HayderisF/rstCutscolumn in Hot Press. she moved to at the age of 25was forThe EPof my own as well, called Sorry." She is, you might say, perfectly placed to guide Saturdays? She studied nursing and primary school teaching the newcomers battling it out on TheVoice.Right "That's right! It wasn't televised like these are, before deciding to pursue music full-time. Did Una now. however, the imminent arrival is her top but I had already gone through the whole ever think she wouldn’t make it? priority... audition process and things like that. But The "It got very disheartening on occasion. I loved the "I’ve been at home doing absolutely nothing," she Saturdays was something I did quite a few years gigs, butthere'd betimes when I'd come home and smiles. "I was at the shops there and I was feeling, later. I went away from those earlier auditions and think: 'God, whatam I doing?This really isn't going 'Oh God, this is uncomfortable now'. I've got to that started recording, writing and gigging a lot more. anywhere.’ My mum was so encouraging, telling stage where I can’t really do very much. I certainly So when I went for the audition, I felt really me to keep at it and give it five years. With hard, -13- Irish Examiner Cork-County Supplement* Circulation: 37009 Tuesday, 3 February 2015 Area of Clip: 8700mm² Page: 1 Page 1 of 1

Wedding of the week Celebrations spanned Cork, Kerry and the Channel Islands for Lisa Marie O'Mahony and Paul O'Callaghan's nuptials: 2

The beat goes on Three festivals (including Independence, above) and two venues in Cork city and county will find out today if their contribution to music is recognised in the national IMRO Awards: 3

Business incubator Eoin Gubbins met some of the recent alumni of the Grassroots programme as the business support programme gets ready to welcome a new batch of budding entrepreneurs: 4 -14- Irish Times - Weekend Review* Circulation: 82059 Saturday, 7 February 2015 Area of Clip: 35300mm² Page: 8 Page 1 of 2

Culture Shock Laurence Mac KiUamey’s Actbacker was a back breaker for bands there’d be several hours of waiting on site this week Killarney F estival of either side of the performance, so it Food & Music withdrew plans to wouldn’t be long before it became the best create a “brand new stage for emerging part of a day’s work. There would also be Irish talent” at its event, citing transport costs, so petrol money would the costs involved. The organisers blamed Earlier fake a chip out of each person’s cut, as negative reaction to the plans on “inaccurate reporting” and said they planned to would other standard expenses, such as pay participating acts “a good fee” - more food and drink. (Only main-stage acts are than they would receive at any other typically given a catering allowance.) festival. Then there are those staging, lighting In the interests of accurate reporting, and equipment costs that the promoters here’s a look at the figures involved in its were so keen to cover. Bands on smaller now-defunct proposal. It also, with luck, stages are typically provided with a backline will give an insight into how this type of (meaning basic, general amplification, approach has become so pKillameyrevalent microphones and a drum kit, if you’re that it has morphed from a festival lucky). Most bands will bringtheir own short cut into an accepted business model. individual amps, and all will have their own The festival is expected to be worth up to instruments. These are not inexpensive. €6 million to Killarney, according to the Aguitar, for example, with enough tone organisers. Bands were to be given slots on to cut through in a substantial live set-up its Actbacker stage according to how many will cost at least €600, and probably closer tickets each act sold. Acts had to sell at least to €1,000. Factor in amps, leads and other 50 day tickets to qualify. The more tickets accessories and your equipment outlay per they sold, the higher their slot on the bill. member will easily double. The Killarney festival is in the business of making a profit by staging a big entertainment Even with equipment costs, these figures event. Day tickets cost €76 for adults may stack up fairly if we we’re dealing with and €41 for under-18s. Assuming that they a day’s labour, but art performance is far sold an even split of these, bands would from that. It is highly specialised, and the have needed to sell at least €2,925 worth of work is infrequent. It takes years to learn tickets to be in with a chance of even the how to play an instrument and longer again earliest slot. They would have got 30 per to learn how to communicate enough with other musicians to play in a band. Then cent of that money; the rest would have there are the countless hours spent rehearsing gone to the , for staging, lighting and writing material in rehearsal rooms and sound. This would leave our act with that with luck come free, via an unused €877.50 and the promoter with €2,047.50. garage or a vacant decent-sized shed. That doesn’t sound bad for 45 minutes’ Particular to the Killarney proposal was work, so what was wrong? Divide that lump that the act was responsible for selling the sum by five band members, crew or both tickets. So that’s many more hours of and we’d be down to €175.50 each. Then hustling friends and family, on social media and in person, to buy tickets. (Smart band -15- Irish Times - Weekend Review* Circulation: 82059 Saturday, 7 February 2015 Area of Clip: 35300mm² Page: 8 Page 2 of 2

accountants may have taken the tough on strike. The logistics make it unlikely, but decision to also hit their balance sheets refusing to engage with exploitative with an “impairment charge” to cover the business practices dressed up as “opportunities” loss of goodwill towards their act for - and being sure to highlight such hassling their core target audience to buy occurrences - is a strong step in the right tickets. This would hike their liabilities but direction. should push the band into the red, which good news -wouldmeanno income tax to pay. It would also bankrupt them.) The promoters argued that the stage would “create a platform to promote new acts”. As the band would have personally sold the tickets to most of the crowd it’s hard to see how they would gain much extra exposure beyond their existing fans. 66The promoters said they Killamey F estival ofFood&Musicisfar had created a ‘platform to from alone. Few festivals, if any, pay promote new acts’. As the up-and-coming acts to perform, instead offering them a weekend pass or, for the bands had to sell most of truly parsimonious, a day ticket. (I have yet the tickets personally, it’s to meet an individual who pays to enter their place of work.) They know that few hard to see how they would acts will demur to play without pay, as gain much extra exposure there is little legally they could do. beyond their existing fans Or is there? Discontent in the UK has led to a number of legal challenges to zero-hour contracts, and in the US there is a groundswell of opposition to internships, with many taking class-action suits against their former alleged employers. Of course, acts at a festival are not employees, but there is a clear pattern of not paying musicians at these events - and this has now become the business model. Organisations such as Imro, which fashions itself as “Ireland’s music champion”, have been almost silent on this issue. (Imro did notrespond to requests for a comment.)

In recent weeks my colleague Fintan O’Toole has argued that artists should go -16- The Star* Circulation: 64746 Thursday, 5 February 2015 Area of Clip: 3200mm² Page: 24 Page 1 of 1

Making a concerted effort

THIS year's IMRO venue of Kilkenny won the rest of the year has rewarded the top Leinster vote. live haunts. Limerick's University Dolan’s in Limerick won the Concert Hall is top in title of National Live Music Munster, Voodoo in Venue of the Year. Letterkenny won Ulster and Vicar St has the edge in Matt Molloy’s in Westport, , while Cleere’s in Co Mayo, won in Connacht. -17- Western People* Circulation: 14166 Monday, 2 February 2015 Area of Clip: 8000mm² Page: 19 Page 1 of 1

MattMolloy’s issole Mayo nomination forbest live venue MATT Molioy’s in Westport is the only pub in Mayo to about quality all the way. We're delighted to get be nominated for Best Live Venue in Connacht by the nominated again this year.” Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO). Hundreds of venues across the country qualified for Last week, the popular Bridge Street hub was added an award and were whittled down by over 10,000 to the shortlist of 25 venues across Ireland for the IMRO members who voted for their favorite venues in seventh annual IMRO Live Venue of the Year Awards. an online poll. This is the second consecutive nomination for Matt Aimed at acknowledging venues with the highest Molloy's, having claimed the title of Best Live Venue in standards of live music, the award will ultimately go Connacht last year. Matt Molloy's youngest son and bar to a place with exceptional sound, stage, lighting, manager, Jimmy, said live music has been an integral ambiance, variety of performers, and staff. part to the family business since it was established in Winners will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday), 1986: “ We have sessions seven nights a week and it's February 3, at IMRO HQ in Dublin. -18- Mayo News* Circulation: 10229 Tuesday, 3 February 2015 Area of Clip: 5800mm² Page: 14 Page 1 of 1

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Matt Molloy’s up for award Renowned Westport hostelry Matt Molloy’swill find out today (Tuesday) if they have been successful on a provincial level, with the results of the IMRO Music Awards due to be announced in Dublin. Molloy’s was shortlisted for a prestigious Best Live Venue in Connacht prize by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), This is the second consecutive nomination for the traditional music venue, which is owned by Chieftain’s flautist Matt Molloy. The pub claimed the title last year, and is looking to defend it this time around. Hundreds of venues across ireland are eligible for the award but it is whittled down by IMRO members in an online poll. The award is seen as a prestigious accolade in the industry. -19- Vale Star* Circulation: 8000 Thursday, 29 January 2015 Area of Clip: 14500mm² Page: 83 Page 1 of 1

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fearThe MeteorHeminees ,Annetinced in association wih IMRO and IRMA, announced the nominees for Irish Song of the Year 2014. Ten Irish songs from across a variety of genres will now go to a public vote. The overall winner will be revealed at the 10th Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at Vicar Street on Thursday, 5th March. Meteor is encouraging people to get involved by casting their vote through the Meteor website - www.meteor.ie/choice where a full list of the nominees is also available. The Irish Song of the Year shortlist is compiled by combining selected songs from the Meteor Choice Music Prize Judging Panel, Today FM, and the Irish charts as compiled by Radio Monitor. The 2014 shortlist is:

• - All The Others (Universal) • - Show Me Love (Universal Music Ireland) • Hozier - From Eden (Rubyworks / Universal) • Kodaline - One Day () • Kormac - Wake Up (Bodytonic) • Little Hours - It’s Still Love (Little Hours Music) • The Minutes - Cherry Bomb (Model Citizen) • Sinead O’ Connor - Take Me To Church (Nettwerk) • The Riptide Movement - All Works Out (Universal Music Ireland) • The Script - Superheroes (Sony Music)

It is the public who will decide the winner by voting online at www.meteor.ie./choice. All voters are in with a chance to win smartphones and tickets to the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event on Thursday, 5th March in Vicar Street and people can vote once a day until voting closes at midnight on March 1st. The winning entry will be announced at the live event and awarded the Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year trophy along with a prize fund of €3,000. The shortlisted songs will be profiled on air across Today FM and TXFM. The Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event will be broadcast live on the night on the Paul McLoone Show on Today FM. In addition, the show will air as part of a special TV broadcast on the evening of 8th March on RTE 2. This year the event will be extra special as it is the 10th year of the Meteor Choice Music Prize. Tickets for the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event are on sale from all outlets and from http://www.ticketmaster.ie. -20- Weekly Observer* Circulation: 8500 Wednesday, 28 January 2015 Area of Clip: 12100mm² Page: 67 Page 1 of 1

MeteorIrishSong of the yearNominees Announced The Meteor Choice Music Prize, in association with IMRO and IRMA, announced the nominees for Irish Song of the Year 2014. Ten Irish songs from across a variety of genres will now go to a public vote. The overall winner will be revealed at the 10th Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at Vicar Street on Thursday, 5th March. Meteor is encouraging people to get involved by casting their vote through the Meteor website - www.meteor.ie/ choice where a full list of the nominees is also available. The Irish Song of the Year shortlist is compiled by combining selected songs from the Meteor Choice Music Prize Judging Panel, Today FM, and the Irish Airplay charts as compiled by Radio Monitor. The 2014 shortlist is: • The Coronas - All The Others (Universal) • Delorentos - Show Me Love (Universal Music Ireland) • Hozier - From Eden (Rubyworks / Universal) • Kodaline - One Day (Sony Music) • Kormac - Wake Up (Bodytonic) • Little Hours - It’s Still Love (Little Hours Music) • The Minutes - Cherry Bomb (Model Citizen) • Sinead O’ Connor - Take Me To Church (Nettwerk) • The Riptide Movement - All Works Out (Universal Music Ireland) • The Script - Superheroes (Sony Music) It is the public who will decide the winner by voting online at www.meteor.ie./choice. All voters are in with a chance to win smartphones and tickets to the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event on Thursday, 5th March in Vicar Street and people can vote once a day until voting closes at midnight on March 1st. The winning entry will be announced at the live event and awarded the Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year trophy along with a prize fund of €3,000. The shortlisted songs will be profiled on air across Today FM and TXFM. The Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event will be broadcast live on the night on the Paul McLoone Show on Today FM. In addition, the show will air as part of a special TV broadcast on the evening of 8th March on RTE 2. This year the event will be extra special as it is the 10th year of the Meteor Choice Music Prize. Tickets for the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event are on sale from all Ticketmaster outlets and from http://www.ticketmaster.ie. -21- Evening Echo* Circulation: 18632 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Area of Clip: 16900mm² Page: 9 Page 1 of 1

Music venuesaim to be best in Munster By KEVIN O’NEILL overnight success after 30 years of hard work!” Cork has a successful tradition at CORK music venues De Barra’s the awards. Alongside the prize for Folk Club and Coughlan’s are appealingCoughlan’s last February, the Crane to the public to help them Lane Theatre was recognised as be named Munster’s Best Live Munster’s best venue by a judging Music Venue 2014. panel. won the The Clonakilty and city centre national prize for 2012, with Live at bars are both also in contention to the Marquee picking up ari award be Ireland’s Best Live Music Venue for Best Small Festival at the same at the Irish Music Rights Organisation event. Cyprus Avenue and the Pavilion (IMRO) Venue Awards. also enjoyed success at the De Barra’s in Clonakilty and awards in the past, picking up Coughlan’s on Douglas Street are gongs for Munster’s Best Venue in competing in the Munster section 2008 and 2010. against Dolan’s and the University Concert Hall in Limerick and Siamsa Tire in Tralee. De Barra’s is the only shortlisted small town venue. The awards are open to a public vote at www.surveymonkey.com/s/imrovenueawards.

The awards are designed to celebrate the dedication and passion of Ireland’s music venues, recognising those with diverse music programmes and superior lighting, staging and atmosphere. Coughlan’s won the prize for the publicly-voted National Live Music Venue of the Year 2013, the venue’s first full year in operation under management team Coughlan’s Live. Edel Curtin, above, of Coughlan’s said she was delighted the venue had been recognised for the second year running. “We haven’t a hope in hell of winning but it’s great to be up there again. Last year, it put us on the map,” she said. Management at De Barra’s said were delighted to be recognised alongside much bigger venues. Manager Ray Blackwell said: “We’re delighted to be nominated again. It’s great to be in contention with such bigger venues. It’s great to be in that company.” This is the fourth nomination for the Clonakilty bar in five years, recognising three decades of effort. Mr Blackwell said, “As my dad always said, De Barra’s - an -22- Kerrys Eye* Circulation: 25930 Thursday, 29 January 2015 Area of Clip: 20200mm² Page: 28 Page 1 of 1

Siamsa up for Munster Award

Siamsa Tire, nominated for IMRO Munster Live Music Venue, pictured are Catriona Fallon (general manager) with staff middle l-r. Kira O'Donnell, Cora Kelliher, Geraldine Hurley, Ann O'Donnell. Back l-r Catriona McCarthy, Tina Sugrue, Tom Hanafin, Ivyeen O'Donnell and Jimmy McDonald. Staff at Siamsa Tire are delighting in the news that they venue promotion. have been nominated for IMRO Munster Live Music The overall IMRO Live Venue of the Year 2014. Music Venue of the Year will be were so shocked. Once they determined by a live poll. ByAmber Galwey made contact with us and we Catriona is hoping that the The award recognises venues realised it was true we were county will get behind their that provide the very highest delighted. We are so chuffed,” local venue. standards in live music entertainment.Catriona said. “We would encourage people The Tralee venue is Siamsa Tire is up against to support us. It is a fantastic just one of five nominated in Coughlan’s Cork; Dolan’s Limerick;venue,” she said. the Munster category. University Concert Hall Voting closes on Monday, February Catriona Fallon, general manager Limerick and De Barra’s Cork. 2nd. The awards ceremony at Siamsa Tire, says initially The various venues are will take place the following day, they were shocked to discover assessed on various area Tuesday, February 3rd in Dublin. they had been nominated. including ambience, staging, To vote visit www.surveymokey.com/s/imrovenueawards. “We heard it before IMRO had sound, lighting, diversity of confirmed the news and we music, artist relations and -23- Limerick Leader West Edition* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 7 February 2015 Area of Clip: 16500mm² Page: 4 Page 1 of 1

The ‘perfect year’ for Dolan’s to win award ALAN OWENS competition from 24 other Street, the whole lot, and to Limerick’s great success”. venues around Ireland to come out top of the pile, is “It is the first time UCH THE family team behind take the prized plaudit. fantastic. We are absolutely has won and it’s great that music venue Dolan’s are The University Concert over the moon,” he said. it is in recognition of 2014, celebrating taking top Hall also took home “There has been a great when we were so busy honours on the national honours from IMRO’s HQ reaction from people, the with City of Culture events stage. in Dublin, winning IMRO goodwill is phenomenal, such as and The Dock Road venue, Munster Live Music Venue from people in the Limerick’s Dream Will Do,” which celebrated 20 years of the Year. business and everything she said. in business last year, was Mick Dolan said it was just fantastic. It has a high “People associate UCH named National Live Music the “perfect year” to win the profile and is a big platform with a lot of different art Venue of the Year 2014 at award, having celebrated for us to get the name out forms but every year there the IMROAwards in Dublin the 20th milestone. there.” is a strong backbone of this Tuesday. “We are thrilled, Sinead Hope, manager live music to the UCH The award, presented fantastic. To beat all the of the UCH, said the venue programme and 2014 gave after a public vote, big boys, if you like, Vicar was “delighted to be part of us some great nights.” saw Dolan’s beat off

The UCH and Dolan's crews, who won gongs at the IMRO awards for live venues in Dublin this week -24- Limerick Leader Saturday City* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 7 February 2015 Area of Clip: 34700mm² Page: 4 Page 1 of 1

The ‘perfect year’ for Dolan’s to win top national IMHO gong Bigwins for Limerickas the UCH also takes home Munster Live Music Venue award ALAN OWENS The venue won a special commendation at the IMROAwards THE family team behind music last year, but Mick said the national venue Dolan’s are celebrating award was “the big one”. taking top honours on the national Sinead Hope, manager of the stage. UCH, said the venue was “delighted The Dock Road venue, which to be part of Limerick’s great celebrated 20 years in business success at this year’s IMROawards”. last year, was named National Live “It is the first time UCH has won Music Venue of the Year 2014 at and it’s great that it is in recognition the IMRO Awards in Dublin this Tuesday. of 2014, when we were so busy with The award, presented after City of Culture events such as Van a public vote, is among the top Morrison and Limerick’s Dream industry gongs on offer, and Dolan’s Will Do,”she said. beat off competition from 24 other “People associate UCH with venues around Ireland to take the a lot of different art forms - for prized plaudit. some people we are the go to place The University Concert Hall also for Orchestral music or Opera, took home honours from IMRO’s for others UCH means big name, HQ in Dublin, winning IMRO stand-up comedy or family time at Munster Live Music Venue of the the Panto, but every year there is a Year. strong backbone of live music to the Mick Dolan said it was the UCH programme and 2014 gave us “perfect year” to win the award, some great nights,” she said. having celebrated the 20th “The award is also a lovely way milestone, and opening a new to recognise the dedication of all venue, the Kashah Social Club, the UCH staff who work so hard throughout the year. replacing the sound system in the We have just launched our spring Warehouse as a result. programme which is packed with “We are thrilled, fantastic. To great events including Declan beat all the big boys, if you like, O’Rourke, Elaine Paige, Tommy Vicar Street, the whole lot, and to Fleming and Christy Moore so all come out top of the pile, is fantastic. in all, its been a great start to 2015,” “We are absolutely over the moon,” said Sinead, adding her “sincere he said. congratulations” to Dolan’s on a “There has been a great reaction “great achievement and very well from people, the goodwill is deserved”. phenomenal, from people in the business and everything - just fantastic. “It has a high profile and is a big platform for us to get the name out there and I think with the other venues as well, the Big Top is really on the map now. “Wehave done a lot of work in the venue in the last year as well - a new PA, and we upgraded everything so it is for it. And last year was the 20th year, so it is special. Dolan’smarked the 20th birthday with a concert with The Waterboys in the Big Top in December and this week announced shows for the The UCH and Dolan’s crews, who won gongs at the IMRO awards for live venues. Front: Sinead Hope, Sarah, Valerie, Mick and Neil Dolan. Back, Paul Boland and Milk Market for May with Nathan Picture: Ruth Medjber Carter and Hudson Taylor. Emma Foote, UCH. -25- Limerick Leader Saturday County* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 7 February 2015 Area of Clip: 42100mm² Page: 2 Page 1 of 1

Dolan’swins IMRO venue of the year as UCHtakes Munster The ‘perfect year’ to win national award ALAN OWENS

THE family team behind music venue Dolan’s are celebrating taking top honours on the national stage. The city venue, which celebrated 20 years in business last year, was named National Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 at the IMHO Awards in Dublin this Tuesday. The award, presented after a public vote, is among the top industry gongs on offer, and Dolan’s beat off competition from 24 other venues around Ireland to take the prized plaudit. The University Concert Hall also took home honours from IMRO’s HQ in Dublin, winning IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year. Mick Dolan said it was the “perfect year’ to win the award, having celebrated the 20th milestone, and opening a new venue, the neighbouring Kashah Social Club, replacing the sound system in the Warehouse as a result. “We are thrilled, fantastic. To beat all the big boys, if you like, the whole lot, and to come out top of the pile, is fantastic. We are absolutely over the moon,” he said. The UCH and Dolan's crews, who won gongs at the IMRO awards for live venues - front - Sinead Hope, Sarah, “There has been a great Valerie, Mick and Neil Dolan - back, Paul Boland and Emma Foote, UCH Picture: Ruth Medjber reaction from people, the goodwill is phenomenal, from well - a new PA, and we upgraded star Nathan Carter and Dublin were so busy with City of Culture people in the business and everything so it is the perfect duo Hudson Taylor. events such as Van Morrison and everything. year for it. And last year was the Sinead Hope, manager of Limerick’s Dream Will Do,” she “It has a high profile and is 20th year, so it is special.” the University Concert Hall, said. a big platform for us to get the Dolan’s marked the 20th told the Leader that the venue “People associate UCH with name out there and I think with birthday with a concert with was “delighted to be part of a lot of different art forms but the other venues as well, the Big The Waterboys in the Big Top Limerick’s great success”. every year there is a strong Top is really on the map now. in December and this week “It is the first time UCH has backbone of live music to the “We have done a lot of work announced shows for the Milk won and it’s great that it is in UCH programme and 2014 gave in the venue in the last year as Market for May with country recognition of 2014, when we us some great nights.” -26- Sligo Weekender* Circulation: 6491 Thursday, 5 February 2015 Area of Clip: 32700mm² Page: 19 Page 1 of 1

Tierney’s pride in award-winning venue ByAlan Finn Tierney is “delighted and proud” of the national recognition that 5th on Teeling hasBrendan received this week. Tierney is the current Marketing and Events Manager for the venue which was recognised at the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) awards in Dublin on Tuesday night. “I’m delighted and proud of the venue, although I am still a bit shocked to have accepted an award,” Mr Tierney said. “I went to the awards night to mingle and meet a few people and then next thing they call out our name for a special commendation award.” “This is basically in recognition of our contribution to the live music scene in the North West and all the VENUE: Fifth on Teeling. work we have put in to it in the last couple of years.” 5th on Teeling was nominated for a top accolade recognising Ireland’s favourite music venue, going toe to toe with some of the most widely known names in the country. “We were nominated alongside some of the elite venues in the country like Whelan’s, Roisin Dubh and The 3 Arena which won the main award on the night, so to even be in the same company as them was brilliant in itself but to come away with something like this that recognises 5th on Teeling and Sligo is brilliant.” Since it’s official opening in May 2012, the venue has hosted renowned acts such as Wheatus and The Strypes and Brendan and the rest of the team at 5th are working tirelessly to prepare more exciting gigs for 2015. “Our next big night will be March 7 when we will have a trio of acts playing. It will be a mix of local and national talent and I am really looking forward to that. We are always looking for acts and we have a few big ones on the way in the coming COMMENTS:Brendan Tierney said he was months, it is just a case of announcing ‘delighted and proud’ to receive an award them in due course and getting for Fifth on Teeling. everything ready.” -27- Irish Examiner Cork-County Supplement* Circulation: 37009 Tuesday, 3 February 2015 Area of Clip: 38200mm² Page: 3 Page 1 of 1

Top Cork venues and festivals vie for national honours

Some of Cork’s best-loved and pop event Longitude in Vantastival which is devoted val in Wexford, and the Sea venues and festivals are in Dublin’s Marlay Park; the to music and camper-van lifestyle;Sessions, the Bundoran-based contention for major prizes which has the arts and music event festival which combines today when IMRO (The Irish grown to the point that it was Body & Soul; Kilkenny Roots music with surfing. Music Rights Organisation) televised on RTE2 last year; Festival; the Spiegeltent Festi¬ www.imro.ie announces its annual Live Music Venue of The Year Awards. Coughlan’s on Douglas Street in Cork, and De Barra’s in Clonakilty are the nominees in the Munster venue of the year category. The two Cork venues are vying with each other and some other heavy hitters Dolans and the University Concert Hall in Limerick, and Siamsa Tire in Tralee - for the accolade. And competition is just as hot among Ireland’s music festivals with the legendary Cork Festival - the longestrunning events of its kind in the country - in friendly competition with two younger Cork events, the Baltimore Fiddle Fair and Indiependence. All three are squaring up against a further seven major national events. The Cork contenders have stiff competition. The other Members of the Tafel Concort at Dun na Sead Castle during Baltimore Fiddle Fair (www.fiddlefair.com) one nominees are popular rock of the three great Cork festivals up for a national IMRO prize being announced today. Picture:Dan Linehan

De Barra's in Clonakilty (above) and Coughlan's in Cork are both Hozier performing on the main stage at Indiependence Festival 2014. The Mitchelstown event is in the running nominated as IMRO Munster for an IMRO award tonight, as is Cork Jazz Festival and Baltimore Fiddle Fair. Venue of The Year.