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IMRO Radio Awards 2023 are now open for entries
Submissions are now invited for the IMRO Radio Awards 2023 for audio between June 1st 2022 and May 31st 2023. The awards will be given out once again at the Gala Awards at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday October 6th 2023...Publication date: 04.05.2023
Dave Cronin is leaving Beat 102 103 after a decade on-air
Beat 102 103 presenter Dave Cronin has announced he’s leaving the station after almost 11 years. The Beat at Work host announced he will present his last show on Friday 28th April. He says he’s moving on from the regional youth station for new opportunities in the UK...Publication date: 24.04.2023
Learning Waves’ Journalism Graduate Programme returns for 2023
Learning Waves has secured funding for its Journalism Graduate Programme for 2023. The programme will see 10 graduates placed across 10 Independent Radio Stations for a period of 5 months beginning September 2023. The programme involves plenty of hands-on training which will equip the students with the skills to work in...Publication date: 24.04.2023
Birdsong returns to RTÉ Radio with the Dawn Chorus 2023
RTÉ Radio’s live Dawn Chorus is back on May 7th in a simulcast between Radio 1 and lyric FM. For almost three decades now, Derek Mooney and his team of experts have been bringing the uplifting and fascinating strains of early-morning birdsong to listeners...Publication date: 24.04.2023
Kevin Bakhurst appointed as the next Director General at RTÉ
RTÉ has appointed Kevin Bakhurst as its next Director General in place of Dee Forbes. Kevin, who was previously Managing Director of News & Current Affairs, will start in July 2023. Commenting on his appointment, Kevin Bakhurst said: “I am honoured and delighted to take up the role of Director General...Publication date: 18.04.2023
Ray Foley to broadcast live from Mayo for Joe Biden’s visit
Today FM presenter Ray Foley is set to do his show live from Ballina, Mayo for the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden. The POTUS is set to make an address today outside St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina and Ray Foley has made it his mission to travel back home and be front and centre of the green and red crowds of Mayo...Publication date: 14.04.2023
RTÉ Radio 1 names the day to turn off 252 Long Wave
RTÉ Radio 1 will cease broadcasting on Long Wave 252 from Friday 14th April 2023. The station continues to broadcast on FM, on Saorview and Saorsat, along with RTÉ Radio Player and Irish Radioplayer apps. In the UK, Radio 1 will still be available on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin Media, along with online streaming services such as smart speakers...Publication date: 31.03.2023
98FM’s Thunder Team gets partnership with Toyota Ireland
Toyota Ireland has joined forces with 98FM to become Official Car Partner to 98FM’s Thunder Team. As part of the deal, Toyota has provided 98FM with three new branded Toyota C-HR cars. This partnership will see 98FM brand ambassadors, the Thunders take to the city streets and suburbs every week in the co-branded Toyota fleet...Publication date: 31.03.2023
New presenter announced for Beat 102 103’s Cool 2 School
Beat’s weekly feature Cool 2 School has a new presenter – Waterford native Sarah Power. Sarah says she is over the moon to be chosen as the new face and voice of of the feature. Now in its tenth year, Cool 2 School sees primary school students from across the South East battle it out in the fiercely contested...Publication date: 30.03.2023
Nominees announced for the 2023 New York radio awards
RTÉ, Newstalk, Clare FM, and a number of independent production houses are shortlisted in the New York Festivals radio awards for 2023. There are 15 nominations altogether in Ireland, across categories such as documentaries, podcasts and entertainment...Publication date: 23.03.2023