Can great music survive in the age of tech? Ireland has the answer

While the digital era poses hurdles for live performers, Ireland's downtown pubs in Dublin are helping keep musical traditions alive.

Justin Tomlinson

Editor-in-Chief, Mora Discover

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Can great music survive in the age of tech? Ireland has the answer

The advent of the digital age has brought significant challenges to the live music industry. Despite these modern pressures, Ireland has offered a model for how great music can continue to endure.[1][2][3]

Across downtown pubs in Dublin, rather than fading away in the tech era, live musical traditions are actively being kept alive and sustained.[1][2][3]

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