GoldenPlec

{{Short description|Irish music magazine and website}} {{Infobox website | name = GoldenPlec | logo = GoldenPlec_Logo.png | screenshot = | caption = The logo of Irish music magazine GoldenPlec | url = www.goldenplec.com [http://www.goldenplec.com] | type = Private | registration = | owner = | founder = | launch_date = 2003 | location = Dublin, Ireland | num_users = | products = Magazine }}

'''''GoldenPlec''''' is an Irish music magazine and website.<ref name=rteprint/>

==History== Launched in 2003, ''GoldenPlec'' publishes music reviews, interviews, and news mainly related to the Irish independent music industry. It has been mentioned and noted on websites such as ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/feb/13/six-must-listen-new-tracks-from-around-the-world|title=Six must-listen new tracks from around the world|work=The Guardian|date=13 February 2014}}</ref> and the ''Irish Independent''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-reviews/goldenplecs-top-five-songs-of-2015-34324589.html|title=GoldenPlec's top five songs of 2015|publisher=independent.ie}}</ref> In 2011 it was named best music site at the Irish Web Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irishtimes-com-wins-best-publication-at-irish-web-awards-1.630358|title=Irish Times Wins Best Publication At Irish Web Awards|publisher=The Irish Times|date=24 October 2011}}</ref> In 2013, GoldenPlec won the Arthur Guinness Fund for music in Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/arthur-guinness-projects-winners-announced-10220304|title=Arthur Guinness Project Winners Announced|publisher=Hot Press|date= 23 September 2013}}</ref> In 2015, twelve years after launcing as a website, Goldenplec began its print edition.<ref name=rteprint>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/0214/680223-irish-music-website-goldenplec-goes-to-print/|title=Irish Music Website GoldenPlec Goes To Print|website=RTÉ.ie}}.</ref> The magazine partners with the Irish Music Rights Organisation to promote Irish music through its annual 'PlecPicks'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imro.ie/featured-article/goldenplec-partner-with-imro-for-their-plecpicks-2021-series/|title=GoldenPlec Partner With IMRO For Their PlecPicks 2021|publisher=Irish Music Rights Organisation}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.goldenplec.com}}

Category:Online music magazines Category:Magazines established in 2003