'Please do not touch my knob,' pleads Cork musician

Aine Duffy said that sexism and sexual harassment is rife in the music industry
Cork musician Áine Duffy has held her first gig out of her converted donkey box in which she plans to travel around the country.

Cork musician Áine Duffy has held her first gig out of her converted donkey box in which she plans to travel around the country.

A Cork musician has erected a sign which says ‘please do not touch my knob (without consent)’ to deter men from adjusting her equipment at gigs.

Áine Duffy said that people, mostly men, consistently come up to her during live performances and try to adjust her public address (PA) system. 

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