The IMRO Podcast

In this episode we have a live recording from the inaugural IMRO 360 Series – a new annual event discussing issues and topics of importance to the Irish music industry. The title of the inaugural dis…

The 2025 IMRO Ireland Music Report, compiled by CORE Research, was launched last week, revealing that Ireland’s music industry is a significant contributor to the national economy, generating €1 bill…

On this episode of the podcast we are meeting two Irish composers who contributed to the recent Music Current Festival 2025.

Music Current Festival is an annual contemporary music festival produced by…

Irish Music Month has been organised by the IBI and Hotpress since 2021. This year they launched Amhrán na Laoch, to find the best song in Irish.

In this edition of the IMRO podcast, Dave Macardle des…

In March 2025, IMRO hosted an in-person panel discussion moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman – featuring Bekah Molony (Celaviedmai, Negro Impacto), Conor Cusack (Morgana, Saint Sister), and …

Jake Curran & Seán Murray from Echocat Live chat with Zoé Piater to take us behind the scenes and unpack how they bring live performances to life.

With years of experience across global stages and gen…

On today’s episode Danny Carroll meets Kate Ellis, cellist and artistic director of Crash Ensemble and composer Jonathan Nangle to discuss The Blue Haze Of Deep Time, a composition by Jonathan that w…

A unique opportunity to receive insights and opinions from three producers working in Ireland. This event took place at the IMRO Office last month, moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman. Three…

On today’s episode we are turning our attention to the Singular Artists festival, Borderline. Taking place across three rooms in the Workman’s Club in Dublin, the two day event showcases an eclectic …

On today’s episode, we’re learning more about the world of music publishing and supervision with Aideen O’Brien

Originally from Cork, Aideen has been based in Canada for over three decades, working fo…

On today’s episode, we are focusing on Ireland’s folk music conference, Your Roots Are Showing.

Now in its third year, Your Roots Are Showing is dedicated to preserving and promoting folk music in Ire…

On today's episode we have an in-depth interview with the award-winning composer and musician Linda Buckley. Linda creates electronic and acoustic music across many disciplines. As a film composer, s…

Today’s episode is a recording of a live panel discussion titled ‘Funding in Ireland’.

This event took place at the IMRO office in September and was aimed at helping musicians based in Ireland learn m…

On today’s episode we have an in-depth interview with the godfather of electronic music in Ireland, Roger Doyle. A composer, keyboardist and producer, he’s been writing music for over 50 years.

Starti…

Today's episode of the IMRO Podcast is focused on We’ve Only Just Begun, the annual three night music festival, taking place in Whelan’s in Dublin, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August.

The festival sta…

On today’s episode we’re focused on the provision of Artists Workspaces in Ireland.

Specifically, this episode was made in response to the recent Government initiative, providing €6 million euro in fu…

Today have the third and penultimate conversation from our Label Focus mini-series presented by Zara Hedderman. So far we’ve heard from Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records and Joey Edwards from Pizza Piz…

In this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we report back from the Music Current Festival 2024.

Music Current is an annual contemporary music festival produced by Dublin Sound Lab, and taking place in the P…