Linda Coogan Byrne, founder of the Why Not Her campaign, was given a 'heads-up and advice as a friend' by an anonymous email to stop 'stepping on people's toes' or risk being blacklisted by the music industry

There is a very long tradition of silencing women in public.

Female musicians make up a tiny fraction of the most played music on Irish radio, with industry figures claiming the disparity between female and male acts is getting worse.