''The meeting was deeply disappointing, we still have no reopening date''

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''The meeting was deeply disappointing, we still have no reopening date''

After 525 days of being shut, the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland is calling on the Government to set a date to reopen the sector. Members of the live entertainment industry met with Minister for Arts, Catherine Martin in the last few hours to kick start what they hope will be the roadmap to gigs, festivals and other live performances. Caroline Downey is the director of MCD, Ireland’s largest music promoter and she joined Kieran along with Justin Green, live music consultant and Karen Cowley of Wyvern Lingo... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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''The meeting was deeply disappointing, we still have no reopening date''