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Table of Contents

15/02/2014 Limerick Leader West Edition - Leader 2:Dolan's win top award.................................................................................................................. 3

06/02/2014 Donegal Democrat:Donegal acts for Other Voices....................................................................................................... 4

27/02/2014 Irish Independent Tabloid-Fit Magazine supplement:Don't give up at the first little roadblock.......................................................................................5

08/02/2014 Limerick Post:IMRO Award for Limerick venue....................................................................................................6

12/02/2014 Bray People:IMRO crowns Mermaid Leinster's top live venue...........................................................................7

12/02/2014 Wicklow People:IMRO crowns Mermaid Leinster's top live venue...........................................................................8

08/02/2014 Limerick Leader Saturday City:IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar................................................................................... 9

08/02/2014 Limerick Leader Saturday West:IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar................................................................................. 10

08/02/2014 Limerick Leader Saturday County:IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar................................................................................. 11

05/02/2014 Limerick Leader Wed:Injunction secured against music venue..................................................................................... 12

08/02/2014 Limerick Post:Limerick bar out of tune over music royalties............................................................................. 13

06/02/2014 Clonmel Nationalist:Louise Hewitt reaches Youth Music Awards finals.......................................................................15

11/02/2014 Mayo News:Matt Molloy's wins prestigious music venue award..................................................................... 16

16/01/2014 South Tipp Today:Music awards offer huge chance to young artists........................................................................17

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Limerick Leader West Edition - Leader 2Saturday, 15 February 2014Page: 4

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Dolan's win top award IN a year in which they will celebrate 20 years in business with several high profile gigs, the Dolan family are on 'a high' after winning a top IMRO award.

Dolan's took home a special commendation for Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year at the IMRO awards last week.

Hot Press editor Niall Stokes (pictured right with Mick Dolan) paid tribute to Dolan's and fellow special commendation award winners Coughlan's in Cork.

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Donegal DemocratThursday, 6 February 2014Page: 20

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Donegal acts for Other Voices A number of Donegal acts will be taking part in the Other Voices music event which takes place this weekend in Derry.

Fanad-based four-piece In Their Thousands will be playing on the event's Music Trail in Bennigans on John Street at upm on Saturday. The Inishowen Gospel Choir will be performing at the Music Trail on Sunday

at St. Columb's Cathderal from 1.30pm on a bill

which includes highly-rated Derry band Little Bear.

Donegal band Mojo Gogo have been selected by vote to perform in the IMRO Other Room on Monday. The groups are some of the dozens of acts that will be playing. Headline acts performing

at Derry's Glassworks include Bell Xi, Foy

Vance, The Gloaming and Colm Mac Con Iomair. The Glassworks performances will be streamed live online via www.rte.ie/othervoices,

the RTE Player and www.theguardian.com/uk

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Irish Independent Tabloid-Fit Magazine supplementThursday, 27 February 2014Page: 23

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#PiDALTHEPLANET

Don't give up at the first little roadblock

BE3SBH12HSIBRE|FNE earley In May 2012 it was just

six months after my debut marathon experience in Dublin and, more significantly,

it was barely a month after the disappointment of struggling around a half-marathon course in Connemara.

My misplaced belief that "I'll be grand with no training. Sure I finished a marathon six A months ago' had seriously affected my sporting confidence in the intervening weeks, particularly in relation to running.

I'd been the poster child for what not to do before a race. I was wearing brand new trainers and race wear; didn't have my proper nutrition plan; and had gone for cheaper accommodation and got no sleep due to noisy neighbours. In short I hadn't planned my race and preparation sufficiently.

I considered admitting defeat in my efforts to lose weight, get fit and have a new life. My plans for my summer fitness campaign were beginning to go up in smoke.

But picking up the first edition of FIT magazine, I found myself sucked back into the world of exercise. Reading the various experts on their chosen areas reinvigorated the batteries.

Having had dalliances with triathlon during 2011,1 found the running and swimming didn't interest me to the same degree as cycling. I decided to focus on that element and the rest is history.

I had contemplated quitting at the first little roadblock and sometimes it seems like that's the easy option. The great news is that it doesn't take a huge effort, just getting out running for even

I had considered

admitting defeat

half an hour, three times a week would have made an unbelievable difference to that half-marathon.

As this magazine hits the news stands this morning I'll be boarding a ferry for Holyhead with Sara & Louise, my two

support crew for the longest cycle race in the world, an 18,000mile

journey around the globe and this time the preparation is done.

The local effort started last

Saturday, leaving my family home in

Leitrim with my family, old

friends, neighbours and a pile of new friends joining me on the first leg.

On top of the calls, texts, tweets and messages received, the thousands of

euro raised as part of the send-off events will go towards allowing us to spread the message of "It's alright not to feel okay".

I can't thank the people who supported the events nearly enough. Thanks also to the people who sponsored each of the prizes, particularly IMRO, Derry Clarke in L'Ecrivain, the Connolly family, NADA and AerTV.

The next time I set foot on Irish soil, in less than four months, I will either have broken a world record or I won't. Either way I'll be measuring success or failure by the number of times people have chosen to use the phrase "It's okay not to feel oka/' in their everyday lives. This is the driving passion behind the project.

It's now all eyes on Greenwich Park on Saturday when the journey really begins. I'm looking forward to having you all on the expedition along with me.

Breifne will take part in the World Cycle Race, in which he hopes to break the current record for cycling around the planet. See www. pedaltheplanet.tv

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Limerick PostSaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 94

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AWARDS

IMRO Award for Limerick venue

ON Tuesday night February 4 Mick Dolan and the team from Dolan's Warehouse were awarded the Hot Press Magazine Special Commendation Award at the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year awards held in IMRO HQ in Dublin. The Dock Road venue was among the shortlist of venues chosen by more than 8,500 IMRO members (Irish Music Rights Organisation). Venues were judged on their commitment to providing the core elements that make for a great live music venue atmosphere, sound and lighting, staging, diversity of programming and all importantly, the staff and management of each venue.

Neil Dolan told Limerick Post that the Dolan's crew was "absolutely delighted" to accept the award from Hot Press editor Niall Stokes.

Stokes commented, "Great venues are really important in creating scenes and Dolan's in Limerick fits that description perfectly."

Dolan's has been at the forefront of providing live and original music in Limerick for over a decade having

Mick Dolan receiving the award from Niall Stokes (left) hosted acts from Kasabian and Mumford & Sons to Christy Moore and Sharon Shannon. The team at Dolan's has run hugely successful shows at Limerick Milk Market (Imelda May, Nile Rodgers) and even UCH (James Vincent McMorrow) when the occasion calls for greater capacity. The venue has also been supportive of up and coming local acts, holding trad music sessions in the bar nightly.

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Bray PeopleWednesday, 12 February 2014Page: 9

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IMRO crowns Mermaid Leinster's top live venue

Staff from the Mermaid Arts Centre proudly holding their award for Best Live Venue in Leinster from IMRO.

BRAY'S MERMAID Arts Centre is officially the best live music venue in Leinster, according to IMRO.

The theatre won an IMRO Award last week it the Irish Music Rights Organisation Headquarters

in Dublin. 2FM's Paddy McKenna

hosted the 6th annual IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards on Tuesday February 4.

'We are delighted! Thanks to everyone who voted and supports Mermaid.

It's champagne for lunch,' said a spokesman for the arts centre.

Coughlan's in Cork won the overall national award, while Whelans took the Dublin title.

Matt Molloy's in Westport were the Connaught winners, An Grianan

in Letterkenny for Ulster, and Crane Lane

Theatre in Cork for Munster.

Kodaline performed at the ceremony, as well as Gavin James, I Am The Cosmos and Eve Murtagh.

'Live music is more important than ever for musicians and bands so it is crucial that they have the best possible venues to play in,' said Niall Stokes, editor of Hot Press.

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Wicklow PeopleWednesday, 12 February 2014Page: 29

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IMRO crowns Mermaid Leinster's top live venue

Staff from the Mermaid Arts Centre proudly holding their award for Best Live Venue in Leinster from IMRO.

BRAY'S MERMAID Arts Centre is officially the best live music venue in Leinster, according to IMRO.

The theatre won an IMRO Award last week it the Irish Music Rights Organisation Headquarters

in Dublin. 2FM's Paddy McKenna

hosted the 6 th annual IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards on Tuesday February 4.

'We are delighted! Thanks to everyone who voted and supports Mermaid.

It's champagne for lunch,' said a spokesman for the arts centre.

Coughlan's in Cork won the overall national award, while Whelans took the Dublin title.

Matt Money's in Westport were the Connaught winners, An Grianan

in Letterkenny for Ulster, and Crane Lane

Theatre in Cork for Munster.

Kodaline performed at the ceremony, as well as Gavin James, I Am The Cosmos and Eve Murtagh.

'Live music is more important than ever for musicians and bands so it is crucial that they have the best possible venues to play in,' said Niall Stokes, editor of Hot Press.

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Limerick Leader Saturday CitySaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 12

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IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar IMRO, the Irish Music Rights Organisation, was granted a temporary injunction against Bourkes Bar preventing the playing music of any kind.

IMRO initiated proceedings against the pub over alleged breaches of music copyright and the non payment of royalties by the owners of the bar on Catherine Street.

According to court documents filed by IMRO, Bourkes Bar does not currently have a music licence and owes more than €4,000 in royalties.

Faye Revington BL, representing IMRO, said the bar owners continue to play music and have upped the capacity of the venue to accommodate live music sessions.

Lorcan Bourke, the leaseholder of the premises, said there is a dispute over the arrears owed.

Ms Revington claimed Bourkes had originally been licenced to play 'background music' and that IMRO had not been notified that live bands were now performing at the pub.

The annual fee will be increased from €400 to around €19,000 as a result of the change.

Mr Bourke gave an undertaking not to play any music in the bar until monies are lodged in court equivalent to the annual licence fee for a bar seeking to play background music alone.

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Limerick Leader Saturday WestSaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 12

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IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar IMRO, the Irish Music Rights Organisation, was granted a temporary injunction against Bourkes Bar preventing the playing music of any kind.

IMRO initiated proceedings against the pub over alleged breaches of music copyright and the non payment of royalties by the owners of the bar on Catherine Street.

According to court documents filed by IMRO, Bourkes Bar does not currently have a music licence and owes more than €4,000 in royalties.

Faye Revington BL, representing IMRO, said the bar owners continue to play music and have upped the capacity of the venue to accommodate live music sessions.

Lorcan Bourke, the leaseholder of the premises, said there is a dispute over the arrears owed.

Ms Revington claimed Bourkes had originally been licenced to play 'background music' and that IMRO had not been notified that live bands were now performing at the pub.

The annual fee will be increased from €400 to around €19,000 as a result of the change.

Mr Bourke gave an undertaking not to play any music in the bar until monies are lodged in court equivalent to the annual licence fee for a bar seeking to play background music alone.

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Limerick Leader Saturday CountySaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 12

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IMRO gets injunction against Bourke's bar IMRO, the Irish Music Rights Organisation, was granted a temporary injunction against Bourkes Bar preventing the playing music of any kind.

IMRO initiated proceedings against the pub over alleged breaches of music copyright and the non payment of royalties by the owners of the bar on Catherine Street.

According to court documents filed by IMRO, Bourkes Bar does not currently have a music licence and owes more than €4,000 in royalties.

Faye Revington BL, representing IMRO, said the bar owners continue to play music and have upped the capacity of the venue to accommodate live music sessions.

Lorcan Bourke, the leaseholder of the premises, said there is a dispute over the arrears owed.

Ms Revington claimed Bourkes had originally been licenced to play 'background music' and that IMRO had not been notified that live bands were now performing at the pub.

The annual fee will be increased from €400 to around €19,000 as a result of the change.

Mr Bourke gave an undertaking not to play any music in the bar until monies are lodged in court equivalent to the annual licence fee for a bar seeking to play background music alone.

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Limerick Leader WedWednesday, 5 February 2014Page: 4

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FEES: COURT HEARS DETAILS OF DISPUTE OVER MUSIC LICENCE

Injunction secured against music venue David Hurley

david.hurley@limerickleader.ie @DHurleyLL

IMRO, the Irish Music Rights

Organisation, was granted

a temporary injunction

against Bourkes Bar preventing

the playing music of

any kind.

IMRO initiated proceedings against the pub over alleged breaches of music copyright and the non payment of royalties

by the owners of the bar on Catherine Street.

According to court documents filed by IMRO in

support of the application, Bourkes Bar does not currently

have a music licence and owes more than €4,000 in royalties.

Faye Revington BL, representing IMRO, said the

bar owners continue to play music and have upped the capacity of the venue to accommodate

live music sessions.

Lorcan Bourke, the leaseholder of the premises, said

there is a dispute over the arrears owed.

Judge Gerald Keyes was told the annual licence fee had been paid in full in the three years prior to the dispute

which is now before the court.

Ms Revington claimed Bourkes had originally been licenced to play 'background music' and that IMRO had not been notified that live bands were now performing

at the pub.

IMRO was granted an injunction preventing Bourkes Bar from playing live or recorded music

" "IMRO are a big body with powerful legislation behind it.' - Judge Gerald Keyes

The court heard, the annual fee will be increase from

€400 to around €19,000 as a result of the change.

Donal O'Rourke BL, representing Bourkes, said the

agreement between his client and IMRO was "complex

in nature". A full hearing of the case

will take place later this year. In the meantime, Judge

Keyes granted an injunction preventing the playing of music - live or recorded - at the pub.

Loran Bourke gave an undertaking not to play any music in the bar until monies are lodged in court equivalent

to the annual licence fee for bar seeking to play background

music alone. "IMRO are a big body with

powerful legislation behind it but here is a man saying he is going to lodge money and pay his bills. He is just disputing

the amount alleged to be owed and that seems perfectly acceptable to me," said Judge Keyes.

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Limerick PostSaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 18

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Limerick bar out of

tune over music royalties

by Andrew Carey d@liik y andrew@limerickpost.ie

IMRO, the Irish Music Rights Organisation, has been granted a temporary injunction against the operators of a Limerick bar preventing them playing any kind of music until royalties and arrears owed to musicians are decided.

Seeking an injunction and relief against Bouke's Bar on Catherine Street, IMRO legal representative Faye Revington claimed the operators continued to breach the agreement despite their music licence being revoked last May

She said the owners had . increased

their capacity to include live music sessions and IMRO was seeking judgement in respect of the debt and an injunction prohibiting them playing any music, live or recorded.

However leaseholder Lorcan Bourke, said that there was a dispute over the arrears claimed by IMRO. He told Judge Gerald Keyes that they had paid the annual licence fee in the three years prior to the dispute arising.

Under the agreement signed by Mr Bourke, IMRO claimed it was up to the licence holder to notify them of any changes to the playing of music on the premises.

Ms Revington claimed IMRO had not been notified that they were now

hosting live bands and affidavits from inspectors indicated that breaches of the agreement regarding background music were still occurring.

Defence Counsel Donal O'Rourke said the agreement in respect of IMRO's licensing was "complex in nature". Mr Bourke had no issue in respect of the licence but he disputed the amount of arrears owed.

Mr O'Rourke had sought a list of the music that IMRO held the rights to but Ms Revington said this was not possible to establish. However, she added that "99 per cent of all musicians are registered with IMRO whose sole purpose was to generate royalties for their musicians".

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Limerick PostSaturday, 8 February 2014Page: 18

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Legal arguments ensued over whether or not musicians, playing original music, were entitled to play at the venue. However Ms Revington said that the writers and composers had transferred their rights to IMRO and "side arrangements" were not permitted under the IMRO licensing.

As the bar had now engaged in hosting live bands, the IMRO licence fee had increased from almost €400 to over €19,000.

After Mr Bourke gave an undertaking not to play any music in his bar until monies equivalent to the annual licence fee for playing background music were lodged in the court, Judge Keyes adjourned the case granting a

temporary injunction to IMRO. He also granted permission for one

live music act to play at the bar in the interim.

"This is not going to send out any message to licence holders that breaches of the agreements with IMRO are allowed. This is a method of dealing with this one case but I have injunctions in place that will prevent any future loss to IMRO and its partners.

"IMRO are a big body with powerful legislation behind it but here is a man saying he is going to lodge money and pay his bills. He is just disputing the amount alleged to be owed and that seems perfectly acceptable to me", the judge said.

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Clonmel NationalistThursday, 6 February 2014Page: 15

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Louise Hewitt reaches Youth Music Awards finals LOCAL CORRESPONDENT

news@nationalist.ie

www.nationalist.ie

Louise Hewitt from Clonmel

has been selected to represent

Tipperary in the Irish

Youth Music Awards in Dublin

in April.

Coralie McNamara, also from Clonmel, was delighted to have her song titled 'Summertime'

selected. Youth Work Ireland and

Tipperary Regional Youth Service (TRYS) in association with Hot Press, Irish Recorded

Music Association (IRMA) and Irish Music Rights Organisation

(IMRO) hosted the 7th annual Irish Youth Music Awards in Oola Community Hall recently.

Ten young music acts from all over the county took part in the regional selection night.

"This is the first year Tip-

Louise Hewitt and Coralie McNamara.

perary has taken part in this national event," explained Lisa McGrath, Youth Worker, TRYS. "All the acts performed their own original material and the audience was blown away by the amazingly talented

songwriters and musicians".

If the Tipp team is successful they'll spend a week in the

Ashtown Recording Studios in Dublin recording an album of their own material.

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Mayo NewsTuesday, 11 February 2014Page: 11

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Matt Molloy's wins prestigious music venue award NULL O'NEILL

WESTPORT'S premier traditional music venue, Matt Molloys,

has been recognised as the Best Live Music Venue in Connacht

by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO).

At a ceremony in Dublin last week, the iconic traditional pub on Bridge Street in the town centre was listed amongst other venues such as Whelan's in Dublin and Crane Lane Theatre in Cork. - ; ''

Hostedby Paddy McKenna of 2FM, the night was the sixth installation of the awards, and performances on the night came from Kodaline, Gavin James, I Am The Cosmos and IMRO's newest member Eve Murtagh.

Of the annual awards voted by over 8,500 IMRO members, Keith Donald, IMRO Chairman said: "The IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Awards is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the hard work, vision and creativity that the live music venue and festival sectors deliver week in week out throughout Ireland."

Matt Molloys has live tradi¬

tional music seven nights a week, and frequently hosts concerts in the Yard Bar. New musical initiatives also include a 'Folk Club' on the second Saturday of every month and singer songwriter

sessions on the last Tuesday of every month.

James Molloy is involved in the busy pub which was established

in 1989 by his father Matt and late mother Geraldine, and welcomed the award. He said it was particularly pleasing as it was voted for by IMRO members;

"who are the performing musicians themselves, and are therefore expertly placed to identify good live music venues. Five venues in Connacht were shortlisted by the members.

"It is fantastic to be recognised in this way," he said. "We host a lot of sessions and concerts and are in essence a small venue which musicians and groups like to use to get themselves out there in terms of aplace in which to perform and launch. We mainly have traditional music but also roots and bluegrass and it is great that the effort of all the staff in promoting this and their hard work is recognised in this way."

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South Tipp TodayThursday, 16 January 2014Page: 6

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Music awards offer huge chance to young artists By South Tipp Today reporter biidi ob.commins@southtipptoday.ie

@southtipptoday_

Youth Work Ireland and Tipperary

Regional Youth Service (YRYS) in association with

Hot Press, Irish Recorded

Music Association (IRMA) and

Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) are hosting the

seventh annual Irish Youth

Music Awards (IYMA).

This very exciting event will five the overall winner the chance of recording a fully professional album in a Dublin

recording studio. TRYS will host a regional

selection night on Friday, January 24 in Oola Community

Hall. To take part in this massive

exciting event you need to be aged between 12 -18 and mat ing original music. They are inviting bands, solo performers,

rap artists, singer songwriters and instrumentalists

to take part.

ma From the regional selection

night the act selected to represent Tipperary in the finals in

April will meet the most influential people of the Irish music

industry face to face - and learn some of the best kept secrets

about performing, writ¬

ing, photography, recording and getting your music heard.

All you need to do is register your act as soon as possible by contacting Lisa on

087 9100727, call into the Tipperary Office, 17 Bank Place,

Tipperary or any of the other

TRYS offices in Thurles (Croke Street), Cashel (Hogan Square) or Templemore (Town Hall). You can also contact them on Facebook also - manicfantastic.youttheatre.

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