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25 July 2026 – Inis Records Builds An Island For Irish Music
By Editorial Team - July 25, 2026
Summary
Fontaines D.C. drummer Tom Coll, Michael Roe, and Ken Allen launch Inis Records, an independent label and shop dedicated to Irish music.
Key Facts
- Fontaines D.C. drummer Tom Coll co-launches Inis Records label and shop.
- Focuses exclusively on Irish music preservation and emerging artists.
- First release is a reissue of Fatima Mansions' 1989 album 'Against Nature'.
- Entities: Inis Records, Tom Coll, Michael Roe, Ken Allen, Fatima Mansions, Fontaines D.C.
- Tags: inis-records, tom-coll, fontaines-dc, irish-music, independent-label
Fontaines D.C. drummer <a href="/tags/tom-coll">Tom Coll</a> has joined Michael Roe and Ken Allen to launch Inis Records, an independent record label and shop devoted entirely to Irish music. The project aims to provide stronger infrastructure for Irish artists and small labels while preserving important recordings that have disappeared from circulation.
Its first offering is a reissue of ‘Against Nature’, the cult 1989 album by Fatima Mansions, with future plans including traditional-music and showband compilations. The shop will carry Irish records from across genres and eras while making space for emerging musicians who lack conventional distribution. Inis means island, but the objective is the opposite of isolation: creating a platform through which Irish music can build locally and travel internationally. It is a practical response to an industry that often celebrates scenes enthusiastically while forgetting they require shops, labels, distribution and somebody who understands the spreadsheet. Visit our <a href="/news">News Archive</a> for more indie industry developments.