1 See the Dáil debates (http://www.oireachtas.ie, Arts Bill 2002) from February to May 2003 about the plan to set up an independent Arts Council for the traditional arts which was loudly articulated by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. See Deirdre Falvey, “Change of Direction on Trad Music Committee”, The Irish Times, February 22, 2003; and Mark Brennock, “No Traditional Arts Committee Planned”, The Irish Times, May 22, 2003.
2 See To Talent Alone, Richard Pine, Charles Acton (eds.), Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 1998.
3 Michael William Balfe, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Hamilton Harty, or John Field.
4 See Maurice Gorham, Forty Years of Irish Broadcasting, Dublin, Talbot Press, 1967.
5 Documentary called “Down with Jazz”, broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on December 14, 1987, and re-broadcast on May 7, 2006.
6 Harry White, “The Conceptual Failure of Music Education in Ireland”, The Irish Review, nº 21, 1997, p. 104.
7 Terence Brown, Ireland. A Social and Cultural History. 1922 to the Present, London, Fontana, 1981, p. 132.
8 See Paddy Clarke, Dublin Calling. 2RN and the Birth of the Irish Radio, Dublin, RTÉ, 1986.
9 See Brian P. Kennedy, Dreams and Responsibilities, Dublin, The Arts Council, 1998, p. 46-47.
10 Manuscript “Memorandum for Government”, dated September 28, 1936, quoted by Brian P. Kennedy, Dreams and Responsibilities, p. 41.
11 Formed with Seán McEntee, Minister for Local Government and Public Health, Patrick J. Little, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, and Seán Moylan, Minister of Lands.
12 See Paddy Clarke, Dublin Calling…
13 Denis Donoghue, “The Future of Irish Music”, Studies, nº 44, 1955, p. 133.
14 Indeed, in the Annual Report of the Arts Council for the year 1963-1964, one reads that since 1951, music has received 21.6% of funds, theatre 21.1%, painting 18.1%, industrial design 8.6%, sculpture 3.7%, and architecture 3.4%.
15 See Brian P. Kennedy, Dreams and Responsibilities, p. 122.
16 See Brian P. Kennedy, “The Arts Council”, The Irish Arts Review Yearbook, vol. 6, 1990, p. 118.
17 Donald Herron, Deaf Ears? A Report on the Provision of Music Education in Irish Schools, Dublin, The Arts Council, 1985.
18 Music in Ireland 1848-1998, Richard Pine (ed.), Dublin, Mercier Press, 1998, p. 26.
19 Dáil Éireann, Dáil Debates, vol. 233, March 28, 1968, col. 1446-1447.
20 Established in 1981, Aosdána (“people of the arts”) is a programme which allocates a grant to support two hundred and fifty artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the cultural scene of the country. Art forms include music, literature, the visual arts, architecture, and choreography.
21 David Laing, Music in Europe, Brussels, European Music Office – DGX [now EAC], 1996.
22 The PIANO Report (Report to the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht on the Provision and Institutional Arrangements Now for Orchestras and Ensembles), John O’Conor, John Horgan (eds.), Dublin, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, 1996.
23 FORTE Task Force, Access All Areas – Irish Music an International Industry: Report to the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Dublin, Stationery Office, 1997.
24 This report examines ways to give a greater place to classical music in broadcasting; to include music in the Business Incentive Scheme (BES); to develop fiscal advantages; to establish Statcom (a network of companies in partnership with Forbairt, IDA, An Bord Tráchtála – to export Irish productions); to develop technology in the sector; to have music taught in all primary schools; to develop the training music teachers; to set up a Music Board to formulate policies for the music industry.
25 Music Network, The Boydell Papers. Essays on Music and Music Policy in Ireland, Dublin, Music Network, 1997.
26 Niall Doyle, “Towards a National Music Policy”, in Music Network, The Boydell Papers…, p. 19-25.
27 Raymond Deane, “In Praise of Begrudgery”, in Music Network, The Boydell Papers…, p. 26-32.
28 Simpson Xavier Horwath, The Irish Music Industry. Turnpike or Boreen on the Sound Superhighways of the 21st Century?, Dublin, Simpson Xavier Horwath Consulting, 1996. See also Simpson Xavier Horwath, A Strategic Vision for the Irish Music Industry, Dublin, Simpson Xavier Horwath, 1994; and finally Temple Bar Properties, Coopers & Lybrand Corporate Finance, The Employment and Economic Significance of the Cultural Industries in Ireland: Summary Report: [a summary of the principal findings of a report commissioned by Temple Bar Properties with assistance from An Comhairle Ealaíon / The Arts Council, the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, An Bórd Trachtála, Dublin Corporation, FÁS], Dublin, Temple Bar Properties, 1994.
29 See Michael Dervan, “Piano Report Hangs in the Balance”, The Irish Times, January 3, 1997.
30 See Michael Dervan, “An Irish Academy – Where? When? How?”, The Irish Times, April 14, 1999.
31 Debate of June 3, 1999.
32 At the turn of the 20th century, Annie Patterson, one of the founders of the Feis Ceoil, saw in the creation of a national conservatory one of the most important achievements of the 20th century. See Richard Pine, “In Dreams Begins Responsibility”, The Journal of Music in Ireland, vol. 2, nº 3, 2002, p. 5-9.
33 See Yvonne Healy, “Will Bertie Face the Music?”, The Irish Times, February 10, 1998; Michael Dervan, “Building from the Top”, The Irish Times, April 2, 1998; John O’Conor, “Towards a New Academy”, in Music in Ireland 1848-1998, p. 140-149.
34 Arts Council, Arts Council Consultation Process. Meeting on Music Education, Dublin, The Arts Council, 2005.
35 Richard Pine, “Music in Ireland 1848-1998: An Overview ”, in Music in Ireland 1848-1998, p. 13.
36 See Michael Seaver, “Academy Built on Sand”, The Irish Times, July 27, 2000.
37 See Jim Carroll, “Music Board of Ireland – Now there’s a couple of words I thought I’d never have to type again”, The Irish Times, December 14, 2004.
38 A member of the Fédération internationale des jeunesses musicales.
39 John McLachlan, “Classic Ephemera”, The Journal of Music in Ireland, vol. 5, nº 6, November / December 2005, http://journalofmusic.com/article/364.
40 See Siobhán Long, “Finding the Fire Inside”, The Irish Times, July 11, 2008.
41 John Waters, “A Short Obituary of Irish Pop”, The Journal of Music in Ireland, vol. 5, nº 6, November / December 2005, http://journalofmusic.com/focus/short-obituary-irish-pop.
42 Arts Council, The Public and the Arts, Dublin, The Arts Council, 2006.
43 http://www.nea.gov/research/NEASurvey2004.pdf