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The Devil’s Bit: Cathal Roche Reflects on his Navigator residency at Source Arts Centre

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Styles of Playing: Sean Maynard Smith reflects on his Navigator residency at Ballina Arts Centre

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Origin Story - RUM (Live at The Cooler)

Watch a live performance by the trio Origin Story at the Cooler

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Projective - Motions (Live at The Cooler)

Watch a live performance by Projective at The Cooler

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Michael Buckley's Ebb and Flow - In a Foul Mode (Live at The Cooler)

Watch a live performance by Michael Buckley's Ebb and Flow at the Cooler

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Sankhara - Something Ordinary (Live at The Cooler)

Watch a live performance by the trio Sankhara at the Cooler

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Hitting the Target: Éamonn Cagney reflects on his NAVIGATOR Residency at The Riverbank Arts Centre

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'Belief in your own voice': Joanna Mattrey & Christine Tobin on their new BAN BAM works

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Protected time: Sorcha McCague reflects on her Navigator Residency at Tinahely Courthouse

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Putting a shape on things: Sarah Grimes reflects on her Navigator Residency at Crescent Arts Centre

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Collective Imagination: Eimear Reidy reflects on her Navigator Residency at Source Arts Centre

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Personal space: Max Zaska reflects on his Navigator residency at Ballina Arts Centre

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Collaboration: So-Young Yoon reflects on her Navigator residency at An Grianán Theatre

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with Nils Kavanagh

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with Matthew O'Connell

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Ronan Guilfoyle on new ‘Excellence in Ensemble Performance Award’ and pursuing a life in jazz

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David Duffy Quartet at The Cooler

Watch 3 pieces performed live by the David Duffy Quartet at The Cooler

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with Mikkel Ploug

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with David Duffy

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Reconnecting: Aleka Potinga reflects on her NAVIGATOR residency at Garter Lane Arts Centre

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with Matthew Halpin

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OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS with Jamie Thompson

Reflecting on criticism, artistic process, and the concrete in relation to the improvised.

Finding home in Belfast: Izumi Kimura reflects on her NAVIGATOR residency at The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast

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Celebration & Contemplation: Matthew Noone reflects on his NAVIGATOR residency at The Source, Thurles

Matthew Noone explores music, the metaphysical and the natural world in residency at The Source

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Unearthing: Conor McAuley reflects on his NAVIGATOR Residency

Conor McAuley reflects on his Navigator residency in An Grianán, Co Donegal