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This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or written publisher permission. -2- Table of Contents 06/03/2015 Irish Times: The Gloaming scoops top prize at Meteor Choice Awards..............................................................3 09/03/2015 Irish Examiner: The SMALL BUSINESS................................................................................................................... 4 28/03/2015 Limerick Leader Sat City-Leader 2: Two is company as Limerick's top crooners take to the stage....................................................... 5 28/03/2015 Limerick Leader Saturday County-Leader 2: Two is company as Limerick's top crooners take to the stage....................................................... 7 02/03/2015 The Herald - National Edition: VICAR STREET > CHRIS WASSER.............................................................................................. 8 Copyright Material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or written publisher permission. -3- Irish Times* Circulation: 82059 Friday, 6 March 2015 Area of Clip: 9700mm² Page: 11 Page 1 of 1 Briefs Music TheGloaming scoops top prize at MeteorChoice Awards The Gloaming last night won the Meteor Choice Music Prize for best Irish album of 2014 with their eponymous record The Gloaming. The judging panel, made up of Irish music media professionals, “deliberated at length” before choosing the winning album. The Gloaming: Winners of The Gloaming, a contemporary-traditionalthe Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish group formed in 2011and made up fantastic response as fans got of Martin Hayes, Iarla 6 behind their favourite song,” Lionaird, Caoimhin 0 said the organisers. Raghallaigh, Dennis Cahill The Gloaming will receive and Thomas Bartlett, is on a cheque for €10,000 and a tour in Australia. prize which has been provided The winner of the Irish by the Irish Music Rights Song of the Year was also Organisation and the Irish announced, with The Script Recorded Music Association, claiming the prize for their as well as a specially commissioned song Superheroes. award. This award was decided by The sold-out event in Vicar the public via the Meteor Street, Dublin was hosted by website. “There was a T oday FM’s Paul McLoone. -4- Irish Examiner* Circulation: 37009 Monday, 9 March 2015 Area of Clip: 41900mm² Page: 18 Page 1 of 1 TheSMALL BUSINESS COLUMN with Kehlan Kirwan irishexaminer.com/business In this week's column, Kehlan Kirwan looks at why skills are the next hurdle for the economy, and not jobs For this week's Q&A Positive news in recent apprenticeships are barely Kehlan Kirwan talks with weeks has seen Ireland creeping into double look with greater enthusiasm figures. Victor Finn, CEO of IMRO. towards the future. That’s double figures for The Irish Music Rights Unemployment has the entire country. Highly Organisation recently started to come down and skilled work in areas like announced that music is it looks like we may hit 9% electrics, joinery, carpentry worth €470m to the by the end of this year. and other such skills economy. Victor talks to However, Ireland’s issue have been allowed to Kehlan about the with unskilled workers is dwindle and fall by the importance of music to one which is quickly wayside. Unpopular by the economy and how it becoming apparent. word of mouth, unpopular impacts different Victor Finn: Revenue must go We have invested a lot of by way of uptake. to artists and writers. time and effort in encouraging Universities are producing markets. the businesses of the new graduates, but the future to start-up here, of gap between what they are course we’ve done the providing and what industries How is the music recovered somewhat. same thing with foreign need is still large. industry worth so much to We’re also seeing a fairly companies coming into the The interaction between the economy? major shift in digital revenues country. business and third level » Well the research, as well. More people While we have been very needs to increase for all which was undertaken by are accessing streaming good in doing this, we have industries not just the tech Deloitte, showed music is services like Spotify and not backed it up with providingor engineering markets. contributing annually we’re seeing a corresponding the skilled workers Those issues are largely over €470m to the economy. drop in the amount of to carry it on. A hangover targeted towards 18- to 25year-olds. That’s despite the downloads. from the Celtic Tiger days What has happened fact that recorded revenues So we need to make sure and one in which we have to provisions for have fallen significantlythat revenue that goes to not got over. Jobsbridge those aged 30 to 45? How over the past five to compensate music writers and Fas do not have the have we retooled them for seven years, falling from and artists is at a sufficient tonic suited for this. a new economy? We €72m to €33m. level that consistently Public service solutions haven’t. Recorded revenues are attracts young people into to private enterprise problems The focus has largely those which include CD the industry. rarely work. Skilled been on a younger generation. sales, downloads, streaming workers are key for any Meanwhile, a group and all the other forms Where do music makers of how people consume and writers make money economy. of people who still have a They provide a solid huge amount to offer have music. So is this impact from the likes of Spotify? coming more in the live gig >> There two elements to base for which drive the been told upskill or lose the likes of Spotify and economy forward, but out. / concert side of music? With no cohesive plan Live music is worth significantlystreaming services. One is they also mean higher more than the where there is a subscription wages and better work on how to do that, we are recorded music side of the models where subscribers conditions. in danger of sidelining yet industry. pay a monthly fee These higher wages another age group on this Recorded music is worth to listen to the service. provide more value to the issue. Ireland’s hurdle for €33-34m annually, however There is a reasonable exchequer. Spending a better economy now lies live music is probably amount of income coming power increases and a with providing the skills hitting the€100m mark. So into the industry from this ripple effect happens in for jobs available. it’s a far more significant model. This income is then the economy. It’s great news announcing player for the music split up using the licensing So skilled workers must jobs here and there economy. services like that from the become a major priority in around the country, but So when we talk about the IMRO. the next few years. We what you won’t hear is overall sum we’re talking The second stream is on ad have also set a dangerous how long it takes to fill how the music industry supported services where precedent with those jobs or how many of impacts directly and indirectlythe service is free to use Jobsbridge. them get advertised overseas on other industries and the music providers It has opened the door to to find the right candidate. as well as the music industry get much less revenue internship like programmes itself. So for example from these types of services. which match Ireland’s next big challenge radio stations obviously So the premium services that of the likes of the US is not in providing need music as part of their which the likes of and the UK. The onus is on jobs, but in providing the offering to listeners. Spotify offer, are really paying more than qualified skilled workers to fill So those radio stations where the music industry people to do the same them. then generate revenue wants the consumer to be. job as somebody earning a We’ve shown that Ireland through advertising etc. real wage for peanuts. is the right place to Has become easier or There have been some have business, but have And how is digital effecting harder to make a living in success stories from the not shown it the right the music industry? the music industry? programme, but they are place for skills provision. » Digital makes up » Well, there has certainly few and far between. You can announce all slightly more than half of been more money Apprenticeships are also a the jobs you like, but if you total revenues in the taken out of the industry major problem. The don’t have the workers to recorded music space. in the past numbers of association with the fill them then you’re still The physical markets in years of that there is no building boom means that at square one. the last 18 months has doubt. -5- Limerick Leader Sat City-Leader 2* Circulation: 14851 Saturday, 28 March 2015 Area of Clip: 48500mm² Page: 5 Page 1 of 2 Twois company as Limerick’s topcrooners take to the stage LiamO’Brien and Brian McCann come together for Dolan's show POPULAR Limerick will be a winning formula West End with touring show explained. entertainer and actor Liam that might end up as a hit The Rat Pack - Live from Tickets for the 90 O’Brien will welcome home internationally. 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