It is with immense sadness that we report the death of Dr David Connolly, who passed away on 28 April 2020. He had been a member of the SMI since 2005. David was a Lecturer in the Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology, and a much-loved colleague also at Maynooth University. He graduated from Maynooth University with a first-class honours degree in music and mathematics, a first-class honours MA in performance and musicology and a Higher Diploma in Education.