The
Jim Rafferty
Foundation

Dr Shaun Ryan, who is Subject Director at the Ulster University Music Department and who studied music under Jim’s tutelage, is establishing a new foundation that will seek to enhance further the music education opportunities for the youth of Co Donegal. “The Jim Rafferty Foundation will seek to continue Jim’s work through the funding of a wide range of programmes and events”, he tells the Democrat. Dr Ryan explained further: “we will take small steps at first but, over the next ten years, we will endeavour to raise significant funds that will be directed to enrich the musical experiences of the youth of our county. Jim’s work is still evident today, and this is just another way of making sure that his rich legacy continues to have an impact as we head into the next decade”. The Foundation will work in partnership with the Donegal Music Education Partnership. Director of DMEP, Martin McGinley, says “this is an exciting development and great news for our young musicians”. The Rafferty family, too, are delighted and have offered their full support for the initiative.

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