What you ALL need is some transparency with regard to the ruling structure at HQ, and some power to affect it. But it looks as though they can do what they like, whenever they like, without any redress or consequences, while the members go on paying their dues without a voice. This is only the latest instance of it. But politicians always look out for their own, so it's no wonder nobody can touch Murphy, decade after decade after decade. He's got a cushy perch and his powerful pals in the government, honest lads all. ;-(   Good luck to the rest of yas.

If CCE is to retain any credibility in the Real World they should at least make an attempt at operating fairly. It's a measure of their contempt for the people beneath them (who provide a lot of the practical support) that they don't even bother going through the motions of fairness. Does it then surprise them that they (the leadership not the branch rank-&-file) are despised by so many musicians? And they are, make no mistake about that.

So, Sean Tracy: Clontarf's children and parents did all the slog work for years to achieve a building worthy of their talent and efforts, now you get to come lick the cream. There's a word for that, three syllables, starts with the letter P. Feel good about yourselves?
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