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8 5 5 20121206 5 ~ NEWS & EVENTS ~ TIONÓL 2013 N EXT year’s Tionól will take place in Listowel, Co. Kerry on the weekend of May 24-26. All activities will take place in the same venue as this year’s event, the Listowel Arms Hotel, which proved a very suitable and popular choice. The hotel is offering a package of two nights B+B and one evening meal for €125 per person shar- ing. We would encourage members to book early to avail of this offer. Bookings should be made through NPU. Contact info@pipers.ie LEO ROWSOME COMMEMORATION T he Leo Rowsome commemoration will take place in Henrietta Street and Clon- shaugh on Saturday 23rd February. ~ 10:00am-5:00pm ~ at PIPECRAFT, Clonshaugh Pipe-making Workshop: Practical Maintenance and Repair Skills with Dave Hegarty ~ 5:30pm ~ Pipemakers instrument showcase ~ 7:30pm ~ GROUP PHOTOGRAPH ~ 8:00pm ~ OFFICIAL WELCOME ~ 8:15pm ~ LAUNCH BY DAV E HEGARTY OF A GUIDE TO REEDMAKING FOR THE UILLEANN PIPES by PADDY O’HARE ~ 9:00pm ~ REFRESHMENTS ~ 9:30pm ~ RECITAL WATERFORD PIPING QUARTET Jack Murphy, Deirdre Mullaly, Kieran Joy & Jana McCarthy-Kent HUGH QUINN & EOIN QUINN M.C. JOE MC KENNA ~ 10:30pm ~ INFORMAL PIPING SESSION ARTS COUNCIL INVESTMENT N A PÍOBAIRÍ UILLEANN has been included in a new initiative, RAISE, announced recently by Minister for Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht Affairs, Jimmy Dennihan TD and the Arts Council of Ireland. This initiative recognises the central importance of the arts sector to Ireland’s continued recovery. NPU has been selected as one of the eight arts organisa- tions for the RAISE Pilot by the Arts Council. We have been chosen from fifty-four eligible applicants to receive funding, consulting and in-kind services to the value of €100,000. With these funds NPU will be equipped to boost its own individual fundraising functions with the aim of raising an additional €250,000 per annum in private investment as a re- sult. This is good news for the organisation and great news for Uilleann Pipers in Ireland and abroad. Speaking after the announcement NPU CEO Gay McKeon said “We have a wealth of very skilled and talented artists in our country and with this funding we can now hire a Head of Development to attract philanthropic support and investment to the country. This senior position is comparable to those within state and private businesses. We hope to attract people who have a passion for our work with relevant experience in fundraising, marketing and management”.

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