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IMRO is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members - songwriters, composers and music publishers - and on behalf of the members of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. IMRO’s function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. IMRO is a not-for-profit organisation.

Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses must pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the copyright owners involved. The monies earned by copyright owners in this way are known as public performance royalties.

IMRO is also prominently involved in the sponsorship and promotion of music in Ireland. Every year it sponsors a large number of song contests, music festivals, seminars, workshops, research projects and showcase performances. Indeed, IMRO is now synonymous with helping to showcase emerging talent in Ireland.

Music Licensing

IMRO issues licences to those wishing to use copyright music in public and in the on-line environment.

IMRO’s tariff setting policy is based on negotiating agreements with trade bodies representing the various sections of the music using public in Ireland. It has been singularly successful in this policy and all of the bodies representing the main music users in the country have now agreed tariffs with IMRO - the Irish Hotels Federation, the Restaurant Owners Association of Ireland, the Licensed Vintners Association, the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, the Association of Independent Radio Stations, Radio Teilifís Éireann and so on.

IMRO is constantly working on raising awareness of the implications of the public use of music in terms of royalties due, including the sponsorship of prizes for excellence in legal, marketing and hotel management studies in various colleges and universities in Ireland.

IMRO is not just about collecting royalties! It is constantly working to better protect the rights of those whom it represents by promoting awareness about copyright issues, working with government, and educating the music using public.

IMRO MEMBER'S UPCOMING GIGS

To post a gig, please email your gig details and photo (if available) to david.wilkinson@imro.ie