Covid-19 is creating havoc for those in the music industry. Events and concerts are closed, while pubs were forced to pull down their shutters to stop the spread of the virus. This is unsettling for the Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro) as many pubs are music licence holders, leading to a plunge in revenue for the organisation. Eleanor McEvoy says the situation is critical for many artists. The singer/songwriter behind the A Woman’s Heart phenomenon chairs Imro and has been an active voice for artists’ rights in recent years. Covid-19 has made a bad situation worse: “I am very conscious…

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