As far as I know IMRO is a local Irish affiliate of the Performing Rights Society (PRS) who's main job is to ensure that musicians, songwriters and the like get the appropriate royalties for their work.

Some of their more enthusiastic field officers have been rumoured to employ slightly dubious tactics in getting the owners of pubs and other businesses to ensure they sign up even if they only have a radio on at the tea break. And pubs have been known to ban sessions on the premeis rather than pay up the cost to affiliare.

Seems a bit more cop on is required if musicians (particularly those who play in sessions for fun) are not to lose out.   I'd be surprised if any of the board members mentioned above would want to see music or musicians suffer as a reault of the organisation's activities.