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This afternoon.

Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

NCAD students Katie O’Brien (above right) and Kate McKenna (left), winners of a design competition for the new Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) trophy – with Bláthnaid Treacy (centre), presenter of the weekly National Charts Show on RTÉ 2FM.

The trophy design – the number one and a musical note entwined – was made using brushed aluminium and black recycled acrylic.

It will be given to chart-topping acts in Ireland on both the overall Official Irish Singles and Albums Chart Top 50.  Some you might even know, possibly.

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Photo placement Update:

 

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Off the heels of the news that the UK Official Charts Company will be taking over the running of the various music sales charts in Ireland,..

…is the frankly much better news that sales from bandcamp.com, the main online music delivery service utilised by a vast majority of independent artists and labels in Ireland, will be counted as part of the overall tally on a weekly basis.

This is massive news for independent & DIY Irish artists and labels despite the fragmentation of the music market and the resultant changes in relevance the charts have undergone.

Fight!

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