Topic: Nationwide Imagine Ireland Festival to Include Work by Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, and More

Nationwide <i>Imagine Ireland</i> Festival to Include Work by Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, and More - 1:07PM on 1/08/2011

News Article: Nationwide Imagine Ireland Festival to Include Work by Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, and More

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Nationwide <i>Imagine Ireland</i> Festival to Include Work by Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, and More - 1:07PM on 1/08/2011

The Irish state since 1997 renewed its age-old habit of attacking its artists.

In particular, it destroyed its native music industry by illegally selling off independent artists work at trade fairs, The resulting cases have ended up in US Federal court 4 times. The companies with whom the Irish state colluded lost each time and one has now completely disappeared

Do a web search on "irish music scam"

Any "artists" you see on this package are state-approved, often the dregs of an aborted cultural renaissance, and should be avoided