Live Venue Collective

We hope we can continue to engage with Minister O Donovan and the Department to continue to work together and secure the fragile future of our cherished grassroots music venues in the country. Live Venue Collective. #grassrootsVenues #LiveVenueCollective

This new funding scheme will be a stepping stone to 1. Acknowledge the importance of these rooms and music spaces throughout the country 2. secure a future in the short term for grassroots venues, sound technicians & emerging artists that learn and ply their trade in our rooms.

The live venue collective steering committee were delighted to attend the launch of a new Night-Time Economy Support Scheme for Grassroots Music Venues launched by Minister Patrick O Donovan today in Clearys Bar, Newcastle West, Limerick.

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20 min on for @RTEOne @RTE_PrimeTime @Bridogni & @ConorMcMorrow piece on the crisis in the live music industry in Ireland 👏 Edel from @CoughlansLive @LiveVenueIre highlights the work of grassroots venues & @cathmartingreen 🙏 rte.ie/player/series/…

LVC would like to express gratitude to @cathmartingreen as she enters the final chapter in her current capacity as Minister @DeptCultureIRL Her engagement, vision and bravery to administer supports to sustain our grassroots venues when they were needed most will not be forgotten.

Great to see one of our independent grass roots venues being recognised internationally along with The Ryman in Nashville! @DeptCultureIRL

A living legend of Irish music & culture performing at one of the stalwart independent venues of the Irish music scene. Thanks to recent announce of supports for our live music venues from @cathmartingreen & @DeptCultureIRL we will endeavour to keep our grassroots venues alive

This is a very important and positive step in the right direction👏🏻 Thank you @cathmartingreen and her department @DeptCultureIRL

An independent artist releasing new original music. Small independent venues throughout the country are providing spaces for the stars of tomorrow to learn their trade and build an audience. Support for these venues couldn’t come any sooner! 🙏 @DeptCultureIRL @cathmartingreen

Damien Dempsey returns to LVC grassroots venues he started his career in on his new album tour. This highlights how crucial these venues are to the superstars of the future and how necessary @cathmartingreen & @DeptCultureIRL recent announcement of support for this sector

We look forward to liaising with the Department to ensure the funding is used in the most effective way to aid grassroots at such a challenging time. @DeptCultureIRL @MichealMartinTD @peterburkefg @jackfchambers

It is more important than ever that in these difficult times, we receive Government support to grow and strengthen our grassroots venues, vital as they are to the fundamental health and wellbeing of the music industry in Ireland.

The Live Venue Collective would like to thank Minister @cathmartingreen & her Department @DeptCultureIRL for engaging with us, listening to us, promising to support us and acknowledging the important role we as grassroots venues play in the ecosystem of the live music industry

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THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS REALLY STRUGGLING 1/2 As a booking agent, it is harder than ever to find gigs in the usual supportive places for an ‘up and coming’ act or for an artist who a venue would normally take a risk on. I cannot imagine how hard it must be for artists just

I can't wait to get out to play these shows and meet you all again. Huge thank you to Brian @agencyinbloom who's always hard at work booking me into these wonderful rooms across Ireland. Come on away out to a show like! All ticket links available here: #tour" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">johnspillane.ie/#tour

This is an incredibly important moment in our cultural history and has the potential to be a huge step forward for the arts in Ireland at a time of dire need Beir Bua @cathmartingreen 💪

@EamonRyan Sincere condolences to you and your family

I would like to thank everyone who expressed sympathy on the death of my mother Mary. We miss her keenly but have been celebrating everything that was great in her life. I took this photo on Inishbofin last week, the day before her accident. irishtimes.com/politics/2022/…