Music Organisations in Belfast and Dublin
The ensembles, labels, resource bodies and radio behind Ireland’s new, experimental and improvised music — the organisations that commission, broadcast, archive and champion adventurous sound. Mostly Dublin-based, national in reach.
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Contemporary Music Centre
Ireland’s national archive and resource centre for new classical and contemporary music, in a Georgian house on Fishamble Street.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Crash Ensemble
Ireland’s leading new-music ensemble, founded in 1997 by composer Donnacha Dennehy — a group of top players commissioning and performing…
Last verified 2026-07-10
Dublin Digital Radio
A volunteer-run online community radio station and a hub of Dublin’s independent music scene, giving airtime to electronic, ambient, experimental…
Last verified 2026-07-10
Ergodos
A Dublin record label and production house run by composers Garrett Sholdice and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, releasing contemporary Irish music since 2006.
Last verified 2026-07-11
Improvised Music Company
The national resource organisation for jazz and improvised music in Ireland, promoting concerts, supporting artists and running listening events around the country.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Kirkos Ensemble
A Dublin new-music group with a radically open approach to programming, threading experimental and contemporary-classical music together.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Moving on Music
A Belfast promoter that brings jazz, folk and adventurous contemporary music to rooms across the north — from the MAC to the Crescent Arts Centre and the Duncairn.
Last verified 2026-07-20
The Journal of Music
Ireland's independent music magazine, online from An Spidéal since 2000 — criticism and commentary across every genre, and the listings…
Last verified 2026-07-12