I am so delighted to bring you The Why Not Her? Podcast which is now available across multiple digital platforms. Why Not Her? Podcast is all about amplifying the voices of womxn across the entertainment, arts, creative, political and activism world. The Podcast series is hosted by myself and my jesus I had so muchContinue reading “Why Not Her? Podcast”
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‘Radioactive’ – A Four Month Review of Irish Radio Playlisting
We can finally reveal the update on Nationwide radio support within Irish Radio since the publishing of the Gender Disparity Radio Data Report. This report update covers the last 4 months – from June 24th 2020 to Oct 24th 2020. In late June, while Ireland was gearing up to return to some semblance of normality, manyContinue reading “‘Radioactive’ – A Four Month Review of Irish Radio Playlisting”
Gender Disparity Data Radio Reports For The Uk & Ireland Reach Over 60 Million!
It has been quite an interesting few months since I published the Gender Disparity Data Report on Irish Radio on June 24th. We have now well over 60 million audience reach achieved across the reports combined. The music scene responded, the radio dj’s, programmers and ceo’s have begun having the conversations internally and we haveContinue reading “Gender Disparity Data Radio Reports For The Uk & Ireland Reach Over 60 Million!”
GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT: UK RADIO
Looks like the UK isn’t too far off being as bad as the Irish report folks… VIEW REPORT HERE https://www.canva.com/design/DAEE37rIDuc/-7R8D7lzU7EMdcnv9Snw3w/view GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT UK “An analysis of the Top 20 Most Played British Acts across British Radio Stations in the Period of June 2019-2020 and the Top 100 Radio Airplay chart in 2020” **NEW REPORTContinue reading “GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT: UK RADIO”
New Rules Implemented Onto The Irish Charts
# TITLE ARTIST CHART POSITION 1 HEARTBREAK WEATHER NIALL HORAN 1 2 LOVING EVERYWHERE I GO HUDSON TAYLOR 1 3 A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BRAVERY DAVID KEENAN 6 4 ONE DAY AT A TIME KODALINE 2 5 COULDN’T GIVE A RATS THE SCRATCH 9 6 CITIZENS OF BOOMTOWN THE BOOMTOWN RATS 12 7 NO FUTUREContinue reading “New Rules Implemented Onto The Irish Charts”
Linda Coogan Byrne
Originally posted on On The Right TRAX:
First Published July 2020 IRISH RADIO HAS FAILED IRISH FEMALE ARTISTS Hasn’t it been brilliant seeing Irish artists such as Gavin James, Hozier, Picture This, Dermot Kennedy, and Niall Horan becoming the huge acts they have over the last few years? And make no mistake about it, for…
An Open Letter To His Excellency Michael D Higgins, President of Ireland
To his Excellency Michael D Higgins, My name is Linda Coogan Byrne, my colleague Áine Tyrrell has been on to you also, as we are a united front, there will be many more women sending you a similar type of call to action email. I hope, you, as a feminist understand. We thank you forContinue reading “An Open Letter To His Excellency Michael D Higgins, President of Ireland”
WHAT THE MEN IN IRELAND’S MUSIC INDUSTRY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE GENDER DISPARITY REPORT ON IRISH RADIO
On June 24th, 2020, I released a report https://www.canva.com/design/DAD_kmfQraE/LacXD6V8n_UGaOkS3r1Giw/view with the help of my colleague Aine Tyrrell, on the huge Gender Disparity across Irish Radio towards its female music creators. GENUINELY – from the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank all our supporters in the press – online and in print – who have ran articles onContinue reading “WHAT THE MEN IN IRELAND’S MUSIC INDUSTRY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE GENDER DISPARITY REPORT ON IRISH RADIO”
GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT on Irish Radio
LINKS TO REPORT HERE: Link to download full report is here: https://we.tl/t-fLq0J6ciI6 Link to play a slideshow presentation of the report is here (recommended): https://www.canva.com/design/DAD_kmfQraE/LacXD6V8n_UGaOkS3r1Giw/view HOW THE REPORT CAME ABOUT, THE STORY OF A TIRED IRISH WOMAN, IS BELOW. Dear music lovers of Ireland, playlisters on radio, the board of the BAI, those in powerContinue reading “GENDER DISPARITY DATA REPORT on Irish Radio”
