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Nobby is leaving Jim-Jim and the Strawberry Alarm Clock at FM104
Nobby has made an emotional announcement on The Strawberry Alarm Clock to say he is leaving FM104. His co-host Jim-Jim, and Crossy, will be staying, once Nobby leaves on Friday. Nobby said: “I have some personal news that I want to share with you listeners this morning – tomorrow will be my last time in this chair...Publication date: 09.02.2023
Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 gets new sponsor
Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 is now sponsored by Allcare Pharmacy. The Monday to Friday, 10am to 12pm show sponsorship is an 11-month deal brokered by Javelin and includes 6 x 10-second sponsor-credited stings per show, sponsor-credited promos in Rising Time, Liveline, Drivetime, Saturday with Colm O’ Mongain & Brendan O’ Connor as well as podcast and homepage sponsorship...Publication date: 04.02.2023
Today FM’s The Last Word with Matt Cooper gets new sponsor
Life Pharmacy is the new official sponsor of The Last Word with Matt Cooper on Today FM. The sponsorship, which was secured by Media Central, will see Life Pharmacy become an integral part of The Last Word through stings, promotions, and cross-station digital display...Publication date: 27.01.2023
Christmas FM celebrates raising €300,000 during latest broadcast
Christmas FM raised €294,706 in 2022 for children’s charities Barnardos, Barretstown, Make-A-Wish Ireland and Community Foundation Ireland under it’s new ‘Magic of Christmas’ initiative. This figure will go a significant way towards Christmas FM’s aim to raise over €1,000,000 over a three-year period for the Magic of Christmas initiative to help 5,000 vulnerable children...Publication date: 25.01.2023
New sponsor starts on Drive It with The 2 Johnnies at RTÉ 2FM
Supervalu Insurance is the new sponsor of Drive It with The 2 Johnnies on RTÉ 2FM. The six-month deal, brokered by Core Sponsorship, started this week and consists of 10x 10 second sponsorship credited stings per show, sponsor-credited promos across the RTÉ 2FM seven-day schedule as well as podcast and homepage sponsorship...Publication date: 24.01.2023
Today FM signs up online insurance brand its4women.ie for sponsorship
Online insurance brand its4women.ie has signed up for travel sponsorship on Today FM. Its4women’s sponsorship will air during the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show and during The Last Word with Matt Cooper, Monday to Friday (4:30pm–7pm)...Publication date: 24.01.2023
Nova spends €250k on marketing Morning Glory with PJ &Jim
Radio Nova is to Invest €250k in a new marketing campaign with PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe. The new ads feature PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe swimming in a bowl of cereal with the tagline ‘Cereal Messers’...Publication date: 16.01.2023
Cork’s RedFM celebrates 21 years of broadcasting
Cork’s RedFM launched on this day in 2002 and promised a fresh, new sound for Cork city and county. Now, at 21 years old, the station is celebrating everything it has done for local listeners and giving away birthday presents throughout the day. The station says: “Our audience has grown up with the radio station as the soundtrack to their lives and a constant companion which has entertained, provoked and informed...Publication date: 16.01.2023
Michaela Hayes replaces Peter Collins on SPIN daytimes
Former iRadio and Nova presenter Michaela Hayes is joining SPIN to host the Monday to Friday 10am till 3pm slot. She’ll replace Peter Collins who is moving abroad. The daytime show has been networked across SPIN South West and SPIN 1038 in Dublin since 2020...Publication date: 13.01.2023
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta to air series on The Irish State
The Irish Free State came into being on 6 December 1922, and a new series starting on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on 15 January will examine how the fledgling state achieved its unique standing on the world stage over the course of the last one hundred years...Publication date: 10.01.2023