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Irish Recorded Music Association

Business / industry · Media & publishing · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Irish Recorded Music Association appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€25,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“IRMA is a representative organisation for the Irish Recorded Music Industry”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe360%
European People's Party120%
The Left120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
1
2025
2
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
2 meetings · Renew
Kathleen Funchion
1 meeting · The Left
Michael McNamara
1 meeting · Renew
Seán Kelly
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Jun 2026Michael McNamaraAI omnibus and music
8 Oct 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúAI and copyright infringement
8 Oct 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúAI and Copyright
8 Oct 2024Kathleen FunchionIrish Music Sectory/Introductory meeting
5 Apr 2022Seán KellyThe Digital Services Act

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