Catherine Grieves is at the Music Cork event this week to talk about her work on TV and film soundtracks, writes Ed Power.

Music Cork is back – and this time the keynote speaker is Cork-born, Universal Vice President Sarah Desmond, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Music Cork, the industry showcase, returns to the city for a second year. Top of the bill is Isaac Green, the esteemed A&R at Columbia who has worked with everyone from Arcade Fire to Calvin Harris, writes Ed Power.

A new music industry conference is to be held in Cork this summer, with speakers to include the head of the record label behind Mumford & Sons and Florence and the Machine, along with the agents for bands like Muse and Coldplay.