Tag Archives: Ireland

Mastering St Patrick’s Day 1

I was in at the university today for a meeting with the other award leaders on the Masters programmes in our department. We were talking about (among other things) upcoming events for the Professional and Academic Cultures programme we run alongside the specific modules for the degrees themselves, and there’s some good stuff coming up. [...]

When in Dublin… 2

Things to do in Dublin I spent the last 48 hours in the Republic of Ireland. I was there as one of the keynote speakers for the IAMIC (International Association of Music Information Centres) Future of Music Conference, held at Dublin Castle. It was an interesting event – not least for me because it was [...]

The Creatures of Belfast 0

I’ve just spent four days in Belfast hanging out with musicians, sleeping on their couches and spare beds, going to gigs, doing a spot of consultancy and speaking at a music industry seminar. As you’d expect in Ireland (and under those circumstances) there’s no shortage of stories to tell. I thought I’d start with one [...]