Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll (born Tipperary in 1968) His views have also been mentioned by the BBC.

In 2005, the Irish Examiner included Carroll on a list of "those who called the tune in Irish music" that year, saying his column "remains one of the most influential on music".

Journalism Carroll founded and began editing internet music magazine Muse in 1997. It was subsequently purchased by Irish telco Eircom.

Alongside his musical colleagues with The Irish Times, Tony Clayton-Lea and Sinéad Gleeson, Carroll opted to sit a Christmas music examination in Popular Music and Music Management at the Institute of Art and Design in Dún Laoghaire on 11 December 2009. He obtained a score of 79 per cent, higher than his colleagues who obtained scores of 71 per cent and 73 per cent respectively.

In March 2010, Carroll won an Irish Blog Award in the Best Blog from a Journalist category. He won this same award for a second year in a row in March 2011.

Choice Music Prize

In 2005, Carroll co-founded the Choice Music Prize alongside Dave Reid. Carroll and Reid continue to co-ordinate the annual event. Carroll announces the winner. The first winner, Julie Feeney, was given a global record deal with Sony after receiving the award.

Carroll stepped down from the project after the 2010 Live Event.

Music business, radio and DJing Carroll previously reviewed music for a number of different radio shows include Today FM's Pet Sounds and RTÉ Radio 1 arts programme Rattlebag.

He had a radio programme called The Far Side on Phantom FM.

Before concentrating on journalism and broadcasting, Carroll worked in the music business where he co-founded the Lakota record label, worked in A&R for several UK labels (including Go! Discs, Warner Music and Dedicated Records) and worked as a press officer for London Records.