An extensive new report has revealed a frankly inexcusable gender disparity in Irish radio play. Collating data from various Irish radio stations across the period of June 2019-2020, the report reveals a huge gender disparity on Top 20 Artists on playlists and airtime allocation. Carried out by Linda Coogan Byrne of Good Seed PR, the figures – which also include the Top 5 songs on each station throughout the period – are damning. In many instances, female Irish artists account for only 5% of playlisting. The conclusion of the introduction to the report concluded, “The findings on the Gender Disparity…