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First Music Contact’s Regional Development Plan

Tuesday 3 - Thursday 5 June 2025

First Music Contact’s Regional Development Plan (stage 5) for Musicians kicks off on Tuesday 3rd June, in association with Dublin City Council Arts Office, Fingal County Council Arts Office, and South Dublin County Council Arts Office.

The first series of professional Development panels happening June 3rd - 5th are:

Management
Funding
Media

As a Dublin City Council musician, your panel will be Tuesday 3rd June at 5pm and will be a two hour panel with an hour “introduction to the Music Industry and First Music Contact supports” and a panel on Management, as you develop your professional practice in the second hour.

Please click the link below to register for the introduction to the Music Industry and First Music Contact supports session 

As all three of the Dublin Arts Offices have agreed to share resources, you will be able to attend panels on Management, Funding, and Media which last for an hour from 6pm on the 3rd, 4th and 5th June respectively for one hour each.

Please register for each of the 3 panels separately through the links below. Please note all panels are free for you to attend. 
 

Management
Tuesday 3rd June: Hosted by Dublin City Council Arts Office

Speakers:
Barry O’Donoghue - Manager, CMAT
Shivani Brooking - Day to Day Manager, Fontaines DC, Arctic Monkeys Liv Plunket - Manager, Dermot Kennedy, London Grammar 

Funding
Wednesday 4th June: Hosted by Fingal County Council Arts Office

A look at what is available to you as you grow your career for local, national and international activity.

Speakers:
Ray Yeates - Arts Officer, Dublin City Council (Local funding)
Sharon Barry - Director, Culture Ireland (International funding)
The Arts Council (National Funding) 

Media
Thursday 5th June: Hosted by South Dublin County Council Arts Office

Approaching Media: How to use media to grow your reach 

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