Research

Gain an insight into how Ireland’s music industry contributes to our cultural and economic landscape.

We actively engage on public policy and legislative developments with the Irish Government, the Houses of the Oireachtas, the European Commission, European Parliament and international bodies. We provide information and data on a range of policy areas that help others understand the role and function of the collective management of rights, and by definition, the role of the Irish Music Rights Organisation.

We are open and constructive in our communications with political and regulatory audiences. The Irish Music Rights Organisation does not support or align ourselves to political parties and we don’t make political donations.

Recent Research Studies

The creative and cultural industries (CCIs) have shown exceptional resilience to the economic crisis and are well-placed to grow further in the future due to their role as forerunners in digital innovation.

Music contributes more than €700 million to the Irish economy. The Socio-Economic Contribution of Music to the Irish Economy, commissioned by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and produced by Deloitte, sets out a number of recommendations to maximise the contribution of music in Ireland, including the development of a National Music Strategy.
This report examines the policy, funding and training opportunities and challenges for the music for screen sector in Ireland and discusses how best policymakers, funders, composers and the broadcast community can collaborate to encourage the growth and development of music for screen in the future.
Global royalty collections for creators have hit a new record high of €9.2 billion (US$10.1 billion) annually, up 6% on the previous year according to new figures published by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) today.
Based on research conducted by Ipsos Connect, this report examines the ways in which fans are engaging with recorded music across 13 of the world’s leading music markets.
Quantifying the economic and cultural impact of live entertainment in Ireland for the first time, this work is a ground-breaking independent piece of research.
Investing in Music details record companies’ global investment in discovering, nurturing and promoting artists and their music. The report highlights the extensive ‘behind the scenes’ work performed by teams of professionals at record companies supporting these efforts.
This unique publication aggregates financial data from CISAC’s 239 member societies, which represent over four million creators of music, audiovisual works, drama, literature and visual arts in 123 countries.
A new study on the US Copyright Act exemption 110(5)(B) quantifies that $44 million per year is lost to European rights holders, and should serve as a reminder that the exemption is in breach of the TRIPS agreements.
“Use of cultural content online : from transfer of value to a fair ecosystem” is a broucher that aims to explain in simple terms what transfer of value is, how it affects creators, and what can be done about it.
“Cultural Times – the First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries”, a comprehensive analysis of the economic and social contribution of the cultural and creative industries worldwide.
Gain an insight into how Ireland’s music industry contributes to our cultural and economic landscape.
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) released its 2015 GLOBAL COLLECTIONS REPORT, highlighting global royalty collections for the year 2014.
The global music market achieved a key milestone in 2015 when digital became the primary revenue stream for recorded music, overtaking sales of physical formats for the first time.
This market research report includes a detailed segmentation of the global music market by type (concert tickets, digital music, physical copies, and music publishing).
Six weeks before the end of 2015, Adele’s 25 was the story of the year in the music industry. Album sales totaled 3.377 million in week one and the release set an all-time record for highest album share of total industry albums

Gain an insight into how Ireland’s music industry contributes to our cultural and economic landscape.

Recent Research Studies

This report examines the policy, funding and training opportunities and challenges for the music for screen sector in Ireland and discusses how best policymakers, funders, composers and the broadcast community can collaborate to encourage the growth and development of music for screen in the future.

Global royalty collections for creators have hit a new record high of €9.2 billion (US$10.1 billion) annually, up 6% on the previous year according to new figures published by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) today.

Based on research conducted by Ipsos Connect, this report examines the ways in which fans are engaging with recorded music across 13 of the world’s leading music markets.

Quantifying the economic and cultural impact of live entertainment in Ireland for the first time, this work is a ground-breaking independent piece of research.

Investing in Music details record companies’ global investment in discovering, nurturing and promoting artists and their music. The report highlights the extensive ‘behind the scenes’ work performed by teams of professionals at record companies supporting these efforts.

This unique publication aggregates financial data from CISAC’s 239 member societies, which represent over four million creators of music, audiovisual works, drama, literature and visual arts in 123 countries.

A new study on the US Copyright Act exemption 110(5)(B) quantifies that $44 million per year is lost to European rights holders, and should serve as a reminder that the exemption is in breach of the TRIPS agreements.

“Use of cultural content online : from transfer of value to a fair ecosystem” is a broucher that aims to explain in simple terms what transfer of value is, how it affects creators, and what can be done about it.

“Cultural Times – the First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries”, a comprehensive analysis of the economic and social contribution of the cultural and creative industries worldwide.

Gain an insight into how Ireland’s music industry contributes to our cultural and economic landscape.

The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) released its 2015 GLOBAL COLLECTIONS REPORT, highlighting global royalty collections for the year 2014.

The global music market achieved a key milestone in 2015 when digital became the primary revenue stream for recorded music, overtaking sales of physical formats for the first time.

This market research report includes a detailed segmentation of the global music market by type (concert tickets, digital music, physical copies, and music publishing).

Six weeks before the end of 2015, Adele’s 25 was the story of the year in the music industry. Album sales totaled 3.377 million in week one and the release set an all-time record for highest album share of total industry albums

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