IRMA - About Us (original) (raw)

The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is a non-profit making organisation set up by record companies in the Republic of Ireland, to provide members with a convenient means to discuss matters of common interest and to provide a medium to represent the Irish record industry in negotiations with Government and other parties. Generally, it operates to promote and protect the welfare and interests of the Irish record industry.

Specifically, IRMA is involved in the following activities: -

• Lobbying at industry, political, civil service, Government and EU levels to protect and enhance the interest of member companies.
• Collecting and compiling national statistics to reflect the importance to Ireland of the music industry.
• Fighting piracy in its every form in Ireland.
• Managing the publication of the Irish charts through the chart company OCC (Official Charts Company), ensuring that the charts are a reasonable reflection of sales and that members are supplied with a copy of same every Friday.
• Acting as the voice of the industry at all times.

[**Privacy Policy**](contentfiles/IRMA Privacy Policy.pdf)

IRMA Staff:

Anti-Piracy Investigator: Damien Scanlon

IRMA Administrator & Membership Services: Alex Callow

IRMA Board Members:

Chairman: Willie Kavanagh

Priscilla Kotey, Warner Music Ireland Ltd

Mark Crossingham, Universal Music (Ire.) Ltd

Annette Donnelly, Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd

Alan Hennessy, Crashed Music

Ken Allen, Faction Records

Niall Muckian, Rubyworks