Thanks to your generous contributions, we’re on our way to the All-Ireland Fleadh in August! In less than 10 days we met our Board Challenge Match, securing the resources we need to send our talented and intrepid executive director Norah Rendell to accompany and coach 18 of CIM’s young musicians at the world’s best and biggest festival of traditional Irish music.

Go raibh maith agat!

Additional contributions raised on our GiveMN page through the end of our July 31 fiscal year will now help to support additional student scholarships, low-cost instrument rentals, and public programs that reach nearly 15,000 music lovers every year. Private contributions from people like you help to pay for nearly 20 percent of our annual operations, helping to ensure that we’re here to “hand down the tradition” for many years to come.

CIM’s U15 Ceili band is one of three ensembles that Norah Rendell will direct during our time in Ennis.