Sharon Shanon, Junior Brother, Mick Flannery and Cormac Begley are just a few of the Irish musicians who will be showcasing their work through this new initiative from Culture Ireland, Facebook Ireland.

The scheme will provide a €100,000 short-term relief fund to pay professional Irish artists for the presentation of their work online. Featured artists will be paid €1,000 for their performance, and the scheme will run for an initial period of four weeks.

The performances will have special focus for artists who were supposed to play The Great Escape and SXSW festivals this spring.

Ireland Performs will feature intimate sessions with musicians including Mick Flannery, Cormac Begley, Aoife Scott, Alan Kelly, John Spillane, Gráinne Hambly and William Jackson, Aindrias de Staic, Sharon Shannon, Slow Moving Clouds, Ailbhe Reddy, Junior Brother, Somebody’s Child, Diane Cannon, Moncrieff, Gerry O’Connor, Leonard Barry and Dr Fionnuala Moynihan, along with poet Kimberly Reyes, and writer Ruairí McKiernan.

As audiences are unable to travel to the many beautiful locations that Ireland has to offer, some of the artists will also share their local scenery online. #IrelandPerforms is supported by Facebook Ireland and Culture Ireland, in conjunction with the Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, and brought to you in partnership with First Music Contact and Poetry Ireland.

Check out this week's lineup below.