We Sell Music: ‘They said you can’t go in, Bono is inside buying a harmonica’

Eileen Madden has run Pro Musica since 1982 when she took over from McCullough Pigott, after they decided to let their Cork operation go. There were 11 music shops in Cork when Madden started in the business. Most of them have since closed their doors. Despite floods and challenging trading conditions, Madden’s music emporium spread over three floors at the premises on Oliver Plunkett St continues to open its doors to musicians from all layers of Cork city’s diverse music scene.