At the ITMA AGM held on 9 

Stephen Grier (c.1824–1894), a native of north Longford, moved to Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, in south Leitrim in 1852. An uilleann piper and fiddle player, he compiled a collection of over 1,000 melodies, transcribed mainly in the 1880s.

The Board of the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Liam O’Connor as the next Director of ITMA. He will take up office in late August. The current Director Grace Toland, who announced that she was stepping down this year, is to stay with the organisation in a new role. 

Is méala mór do Thaisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann gur cailleadh le déanaí Liam Mac an Iomaire, iar-bhall de Bhord na Taisce, ar an gCarraig Dhubh, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath, in aois a 81.

On the eve of the 2018 Cartlann Ghradam Ceoil, ITMA and TG4 launched a new collaborative project: to digitise, catalogue, and make available online the gala Gradam Ceoil programmes and supporting materials (1996−2018).

Job vacancy: ITMA Director Please download the PDF for full details

Grace Toland, Director of ITMA, has announced that she intends to step down from her current role with effect from late Summer 2019

The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) wishes to recruit a graduate librarian/archivist for a one-year fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain experience in, and contribute to, the work of a busy multimedia cultural organisation.

The first jazz conference in Ireland will take place at TU Dublin, Conservatory of Music and Drama, Rathmines from 17 January to 19 January 2019. ITMA will be on hand on Thursday 17th to 'play' the earliest known Irish jazz recording - a 1949 78 rpm disc recorded in Dublin.