Ray D’Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1 the singer explained: ‘I’m speaking… on behalf of the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland which was set up three weeks ago.
We’re at a very strange place indeed.’She said before explaining how the government changing the €350 a week COVID payment to €203 has left many of her friends who work in music trying to live on ‘€40 a week’.Of those working in the music business, she explained that 73 per cent are completely dependent on the industry, which has been decimated with the indefinite cancellation of live events in the wake of the pandemic.Detailing her own income struggles Mary shared how she is set to go into mortgage arrears if something doesn’t change almost immediately.Discussing how 61 per cent of.
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