How We Work

Registered Address: West Cork Music CLG, 13 Glengarriff Road, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland

Registered Charity Number: 20034726

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We comply with The Governance Code for the Community, Voluntary and Charitable Sector in Ireland:

We are committed to achieving the standards set out in the Statement of Guiding Principles for Fundraising under the Charities Institute Ireland’s Guidelines for Charitable Organisations Fundraising from the Public.

West Cork Music’s objectives, activities and achievements can be found in our most recently published annual reports.  View our annual reports here:

Our Policies

Customer Complaints Policy

Data Protection Policy

At West Cork Music, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Our Privacy Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who interact with us, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure:

Our organisation is certified by Trustwave, a market leader in information security.

Child Protection Policy

We at West Cork Music are committed to a child-centred approach to our work with children and young people. We undertake to provide a safe environment and experience, where the welfare of the child/young person is paramount. We will adhere to the recommendations of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children, published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Green Policy

West Cork Music is continuing forward with its Green Policy – a commitment to making our activities more sustainable and do our part in response to the Climate Crisis. You can read more about our Green Policy here.

And check out the West Cork Music Environmental and Sustainability Action Plan-Sep2024, where you can read about what we’ve done so far, as well as plans for the next few years.

Artist Pay & Conditions Policy

West Cork Music follows The Arts Council’s ‘Paying the Artist Policy’ and subscribes to the Arts Council’s vision for an Ireland where artists and practitioners whose exceptional talent and commitment lead them to work professionally in the arts can have productive and rewarding careers.

WCM Artist Pay & Conditions Policy

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy

West Cork Music recognises that its customers and staff come from diverse backgrounds, with varying experiences and needs. We are committed to ensuring diversity & inclusion is embedded into our day-to-day working practices. West Cork Music actively promotes fairness, respect, equality, diversity inclusion and engagement and is committed to continuous improvement.

Download a copy of the new EDI Policy and Action Plan:

West Cork Music Equality Diversity and Inclusion_updated Sep2024

Access Guide

We have prepared an accessibility guide for our festivals which will be a useful tool when you are planning your visit.

WCM Access Guide

We understand that our current venues are not optimised for access, as we use a variety of historic sites around Bantry for our concerts and events. Our goal is to establish a venue and education hub designed in line with the principles of Universal Design so that we can facilitate a welcome for all.

We are about to go through the planning process for these facilities. In the meantime, if we can help in any way, with information or practical supports, please contact us and we will do our best to help.

Volunteer Policy

West Cork Music is indebted to the invaluable work of volunteers at the three Festivals. We wish for all volunteers to feel part of the team and are treated respectfully and with fairness.

A copy of the full Volunteer Policy can be downloaded here.