Opinion & Book Reviews
Saxophonist and former member of Moving Hearts Keith Donald has recently published a memoir, 'Music & Mayhem: Passion, Addiction and Redemption in the Golden Age of Irish Music'. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
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Linda Coogan Byrne has recently published 'Why Not Her? – A Manifesto for Culture Change', telling the story of her campaign for gender balance in the Irish and British music industries over the past five years. Laura Watson reviews.
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The Arts Council of Northern Ireland announced a 'modest uplift' for arts organisations this month, but after two decades of cuts and stand-still budgets, it is not enough, writes Michael Quinn.
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A new film about Bono is drawn from the singer's autobiographical show at the Beacon Theatre in New York. Brendan Finan reviews.
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To mark the publication of 'The Radical Thinking of Desmond Fennell' on 6 June, Journal of Music Editor Toner Quinn reflects on his experiences working with the writer and their correspondence over almost twenty years.
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After a failed IT project costing €6.675 million and the departure of Director Maureen Kennelly, the Arts Council faces a crisis of trust and direction. What does it mean for those who work in the sector, asks Toner Quinn.
A member of Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence, but those in power continue to look away from the deeper crisis, writes Toner Quinn.
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The controversy surrounding the Irish rap band has obscured deeper questions about power, conflict and resistance, but they won't go away, writes Toner Quinn.
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The Irish Traditional Music Archive has recently published 'The Pigot Collection', a major new volume of pre-Famine Irish music, edited by Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh and containing over 600 melodies from the manuscripts of John Edward Pigot. Méabh Ní Fhuartháin reviews.
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The Music Instrument Fund of Ireland (MIFI) celebrates 30 years in 2025 and is currently open for applications for auditions. Violinist Gwendolyn Masin tells the story of her family’s move to Ireland in the 1980s and the origins of the organisation founded by her father.
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