Music Industry Contributes €1bn To Irish Economy, Report Finds

A new report from Irish Music Rights Organisation has found that Irish adults spent €757 on music events in 2024, while two thirds of respondents said that the main barrier to attending gigs is the cost of tickets.Matt spoke to Eleanor McEvoy, Chair of IMRO, about this.Elsewhere, Live Aid will be 40 years old on Sunday and Apple Music has released its top 500 streamed songs of the past decade.Dee Reddy and Dave Hanratty joined Matt for Tuesday’s music slot.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the piece.

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