Irish Equity Executive Meeting
Members of the Equity Executive planning to action the new policy motions agreed at the recent Irish Equity AGM on Sunday 29th March.
Irish Equity AGM
Irish Equity President Padraig Murray, making his address to the well attended Irish Equity Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, 29th March, in the Liberty Hall Theatre. In his address, Murray outlined the work of the union to date and appealed for a unity of purpose and direction from the membership. His call was well received by the members who voted to set aside their previous motion from 2012 to leave SIPTU in favour of Equity UK. This decision was taken by the membership in conjunction with a number of strong policy motions to drive Irish Equity forward along with a commitment to continue to build on the collegiate relationship that has been established with Equity UK and to continue with the work of the Ireland/UK Action Group.
Irish Equity AGM
The Irish Equity AGM will take place on Sunday 29th March at 2.00 p.m. in Liberty Hall Theatre. This is a members only meeting and subscriptions due can be paid on the day. All members are encouraged to attend this important event.
FIA Live Performance Conference
Second World Live Performance Conference: A landmark event for the International Federation of Actors to take place in Dublin in June. For the second time in its history, the International Federation of Actors – global federation of performers’ trade unions, guilds and professional associations founded in 1952 – organises a World Live Performance Conference. This will be a landmark event for the organisation and its some 90 members. Hosted by FIA’s members in Ireland and United Kingdom – Irish Equity and Equity – in Dublin, the event will gather some 200 performers, union representatives and industry representatives from around the world with the aim of discussing challenges, trends and best practices in the live performance sector. From June 4th to June 6th 2015, almost 50 speakers from different backgrounds and countries – including President Michael D. Higgins – will take the floor to defend performers and their role in society. READ MORE
Call out for cast members of RTE’s 1966 Drama Series “Insurrection’
RTÉ would like to get in touch with cast members who appeared in the 1966 series Insurrection written by Hugh Leonard. In the case of deceased actors, their families are invited to contact us. Phone Etain on 01 2083119 or email Etain.Ryan@rte.ie
Recorded Artists Actors Performers (RAAP)
Following the introduction of the Copyright Act on 1st January 2001, RAAP was set up to distribute performance royalties to artists (main artists and session musicians). You are entitled to a payment when a sound recording to which you have contributed is publicly broadcast in Ireland and around the world. Our organisation was officially launched on 15th February 2001 and is run by performers for performers. To date, we have collected and distributed performance royalties to the tune of €50 million.
The performance right exists throughout Europe and in almost every other country in the world. RAAP has engaged in collecting this income for our members through international reciprocal agreements entered into under EU and WIPO directives.
RAAP continues to lobby Government for legislative change as we take seriously our role in protecting the property rights of you, our members. We are a founding member of IMIR, the Irish Music Intellectual Rights group, along with our colleagues IMRO and PPI, collectively. We lobby Government and the European Commission on issues that impact on the welfare of our members and the Irish music industry.
RAAP has now begun to claim audio-visual rights on behalf of Irish actors.
Trade Unionists for Civil Marriage Equality
TRADE UNIONISTS FOR CIVIL MARRIAGE EQUALITY – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: ON FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2015 AT 6.00 P.M., LIBERTY HALL, DUBLIN 1
A showing of the film PRIDE – the BAFTA nominated movie that tells the story of how a group of gay and lesbian activists supported the miners during their lengthy strike in the summer of 1984.
Music From The Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus
Special Guests
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Jim Larkin Commemoration
The Jim Larkin Commemoration will take place on Saturday 31st January in Glasnevin Cemetery at 11.00 a.m. A wreath will be laid at Jim Larkin’s grave by SIPTU Vice-President, Patricia King on behalf of the Larkin family, followed by a lament by a Piper from the Fintan Lalor Pipe Band. Oration by SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor.
Afterwards tea and coffee will be served in the museum.
