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Bressie has written a book for children with the message that it’s okay to feel sad
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Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week, Dara Kilkenny of the British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Dublin
Dublin’s school of rock, where the teachers play with Delorentos and Villagers
At DIT’s school of commercial modern music, real-world musicians teach students in all aspects of music-making, along with the business side
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