Wires, Strings & Other Things (on demand for schools)
- 9 January — 31 December 2026
Applications for the Music Capital Scheme 2026 are now open. Our range of supports is designed to help you make your application with a particular focus on supporting first time and previously unsuccessful applicants.
Organisations applying to Award 1 must submit two musically contrasting recordings which demonstrate your organisation's work.
You don’t have to be an expert to create good quality recordings. Would you like to receive user-friendly tips on getting the best out of your mobile phone, how to test recording levels and convert and upload files?
This seminar, delivered by prominent sound engineer Mairéad O’Reilly, will provide a step-by-step guide to creating good quality recordings which show your organisation in its best light and clearly relate to your proposed items(s) for purchase.
About Mairéad O’Reilly
Mairéad O’Reilly is primarily a Live Sound Engineer. She formed her own sound reinforcement company and worked freelance for 30 years. Her specialization has been engineering high quality sound for acoustic music. She has provided sound reinforcement for National and International concerts, festivals & tours. She has also engineered live events for major recording artistes such as Altan, John Martyn, Rhiannon Giddens and Townes Van Zandt among others.
Mairéad holds a Masters Degree in Digital Media Technologies from TU Dublin where she majored in Audio. She is also an AVID Certified Pro Tools Trainer and a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
In 2008 Mairéad moved to Wales for five years to lecture full-time on the B.Sc. in Sound Technology at the University of South Wales.
While Lecturing in Sound Technology, Mairéad continued to mix occasional concerts and more recently decided to merge her wide experience in audio and education to launch 'MÓR Sound', a dedicated Voice Recording & Post Production Studio in Dublin.
Music Capital Scheme 2026
The Music Capital Scheme, which is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, provides funding for the purchase of musical instruments to individual professional musicians and non-professional groups across the country.
Deadline for applications: 2pm, Tuesday 15 December 2026.
Any questions regarding the Music Capital Scheme can be sent to Sarah Ledwidge at capitalscheme@musicnetwork.ie or call +353 (0) 83 0162718
