IMRO
Ronan P. Brophy is an experienced professional currently serving as a Licensing Telesales and Monitoring Executive at IMRO since December 2023. With a background as the Founder of Active Agility Sports Equipment since August 2021, Ronan has also held positions at the Irish Music Rights Organisation Limited as Telesales & Dual Music Licensing Executive and Licensing Executive from May 2022 to December 2023. Previous roles include Warehouse Manager at Fitness Equipment Ireland and Senior Fund Accountant at CACEIS. Ronan began a career in finance at State Street as a Pricing Specialist. An academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Science in Business and Management with a focus on Marketing from Dublin Institute of Technology, complemented by practical experience in various roles, including internships and part-time positions.
IMRO
The Irish Music Rights Organisation CLG (IMRO) is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members (who are songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. A public performance of copyright music takes place when that music is used anywhere outside of the domestic environment. A not-for-profit organisation, IMRO´s function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the songwriters, composers and music publishers who created the songs. 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.