Music Services in Ireland

What is the role & importance of the Music Industry Associations in Ireland

The Irish music industry associations play a very important role in promoting, developing and protecting the interests of Ireland’s creative sector. These organisations include IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation), MACI (Music Association of Ireland) and IRMA (Irish Recorded Music Association). IMRO is an independent body responsible for collecting royalties from public performance venues such as bars, clubs, cinemas etc., which are then paid to songwriters, composers/lyricists & publishers for their work. They also create licensing opportunities when songs or pieces need to be used commercially by companies or businesses with no intent on using them publicly performable tracks e.g adverts / TV programmes etc.. It works hard towards ensuring that artists get the payment they deserve whenever something they created has been made use without permission or knowledge of its owners aka copyright infringement claims through court applications where necessary if needed! This ensures that any money owed from exploitation goes straight back into funding more projects related music making activities within our economy at home here too – so generally speaking its all extremely beneficial impacts aside form legal ones