The Record Break

06/09/2026

03/09/2026

18,000 views and counting—Ennis, you are completely blowing us away! 😭❤️

Our fight to protect the brick-and-mortar home of The Record Break has officially gone national, and we are getting emotional reading through all your incredible messages of support.

Seeing our story featured in The Clare Champion this morning alongside the incredible national coverage in the Irish Independent and chatting with the team at Clare FM has been an absolute whirlwind. To top it all off, receiving backing from the legendary has left us absolutely speechless.

Independent record shops are the heartbeat of local music culture. When places like the iconic Rollercoaster Records in Kilkenny close their doors permanently, it reminds us exactly why this fight is so vital. We refuse to let another physical music space vanish from our high streets.

31/08/2026

A massive shoutout to the brilliant Kevin Crawford of Lúnasa all the way over in New York! 🎶🇺🇸Kevin just shared our campaign video with these beautiful words..

"Wouldn't it be nice for Ennis if this record shop could be rescued..."

He isn't just an incredible musician; he’s a fantastic, loyal customer who comes into the shop to buy his traditional Irish music whenever he's home in Ennis. He knows firsthand how vital this shop is to our local culture.

Thank you so much for the backing from across the Atlantic, Kevin! For everyone at home or abroad who wants to stand with Kevin and Imelda May to help save Ennis's last record shop, you can join the campaign directly on our website:👉 therecordbreak.com ❤️

Ennis is about to lose its only record shop. Trade €3.50 directly with us and get 'Snow Moon,' an exclusive track from The Record B Sides. No corporate platforms — just us.

30/08/2026

Over the moon! 🎶 Absolute Irish music royalty Imelda May just shared our campaign over on Instagram! She is backing independent Irish record shops, and it means the world to us here at The Record Break Shop in Ennis. Our campaign is running entirely through our website. If you want to see what Imelda is supporting and help save Ennis's only record shop, please click the link right here:👉 www.therecordbreak.com
❤️ Please like, share, and help us spread the word! Let's keep the music playing in Ennis. 💿✨

29/08/2026

While half of Ireland is in the fields at Stradbally, our independent record shop in Ennis is fighting for its permanent home 🎪☕️🎶 For the price of a takeaway coffee (€3.50), you get a download of our track 'Snow Moon' and directly help us buy our building before property investors do! We just hit 670 downloads. Help us keep indie vinyl alive! Link in bio! 📍🇮🇪

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27/08/2026

🚨 WE ARE FLYING TOWARD 700 VIRTUAL COFFEES! 🎸💿

A massive, heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign to save The Record Break so far. Because of your incredible kindness, we have officially passed 670 digital downloads! 😭❤️

That is over €2,300 raised directly to help us purchase our building here in the Upper Market Street Car Park and protect Ennis’s last independent vinyl hub from developers.

The clock is ticking loudly, and the building is hitting the open market very soon. We are so close to hitting our next massive milestone, and we need the home crowd to help push us over the line!

If you haven’t yet, please consider "buying us a virtual coffee" by downloading our track "Snow Moon" for just €3.50. If you’ve already downloaded it, sharing this post to your own page or local Clare groups makes a world of difference.

Let’s keep the heartbeat of independent music alive in Ennis! Link to download is in our bio 🏆☘️

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25/08/2026

Look what's back - only Culture Night at the RB! One Night Only with Trevor Hansbury! Be there!

An evening of blues, folk, trad and rock inspired original songs and instrumentals on acoustic guitar and vocals performed by Trevor Hansbury, a seasoned veteran of the blues, rock and trad scene both at home and abroad. He has toured extensively in Germany and also played with a wide verity of grou...

19/08/2026

🚨 HELP US SAVE THE RECORD BREAK! 🎧👇

We are on a massive grassroots mission to save Ennis’s only independent vinyl shop and cultural hub from closing down.

To do it, we’re trying to sell 22,000 digital downloads of our campaign track ‘Snow Moon’ (recorded with Martin Bassford & Jon Hicks) to buy the building and keep the music alive in Co. Clare. 📻✨

Pete Paphides — as a champion of independent record shops and vinyl culture, we’d love for you to hear ‘Snow Moon’ and join our fight to protect this vital space.

👉 Click the link in our bio to grab your download, hear the track, and help save The Record Break!

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