‘Staggering’ disparity between genders in radio airplay

The late Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer with The Cranberries. Picture: AP Photo/Bruno Bebert, File

A number of stations have made "considerable strides" to address gender disparity among airplay for Irish artists, but there remains a "staggering and shocking" disparity overall, especially at regional radio stations.

That is according to the findings of the latest Gender Disparity Data Report from the WhyNotHer? campaign, which said Cork stations were among the worst when it came to the top 20 most played songs by Irish artists on each individual radio station from June 2020 to June of this year.