Radio News

Date and speakers announced for Radio Days Ireland

Radio Days Ireland is returning this year with dozens of speakers and hundreds of delegates expected over two days. The event, taking place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin next month, is back after a break in 2019. The conference is a joint initiative by Learning Waves Skillnet, the training body for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland and IBI, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland...

Beat 102 103 boss lined up for Radiodays Europe

Niall Power, Head of Station Sound at Beat 102-103, is heading to Lisbon to talk about radio at Radiodays Europe. He will join dozens of people from radio stations across Europe and around the world at the event at the end of March. Other speakers of interest from the UK include James Purnell, Director Radio & Education, BBC, Craig Bruce – International radio consultant from Australia and James Howard, Regional Senior Vice President, Programming & Program Director, 103.5 KISS-FM, iHeartMedia Chicago...

iRadio’s #CareThisChristmas team visit Crumlin Children’s Hospital

The iRadio team visited Crumlin Children’s Hospital recently to mark its #CareThisChristmas campaign with its annual Christmas Jumper Day in aid of CMRF Crumlin. On Thursday, the AO Show was joined by some of the people being helped by Crumlin, including the five-year-old Ruby who overcome a brain tumour when she was just two-years-old. Twelve-year-old Jake Newman, who is being treated for an autoimmune disease, had a chat with Aidan and Oonagh about his two big passions...

Christmas FM announces winner of its song contest

Santa Claus by Galway based musician Niall Teague has been announced as the winner of the Hard Rock Cafe Christmas FM Song Contest for 2019. Now in its twelfth year, the song contest on the Christmas radio station attracts hundreds of entries each year – all vying to be crowned ‘Best Christmas Song’ by Christmas FM’s listeners. Originally from Belfast, Niall now lives in Galway with his family where he plays in some local groups. Speaking about the song ‘Santa Claus’ winner Niall Teague says: “...

Communicorp’s Jessica Maciel gets show on BBC Radio 1

Communicorp presenter/producer Jessica Maciel is one of 35 people to be selected to host a radio show on BBC Radio 1 in the UK over the festive period. The station asked for demos from anyone with radio experience back in October, and received over a thousand applicants. Jessica, who joined the Communicorp Media in 2015 is set to cover Scott Mills’ weekday slot of 1-4PM from December 29th- 31st. Speaking about the news, Jessica Maciel said: “To be getting the opportunity to get behind a BBC Radio 1 mic feels like a dream and I can’t wait to have the craic with the team and listeners! I really can’t thank those within Communicorp who have helped and mentored me over the past few years. As a result I have been able to take this incredible step in my career.” ...

McDonald’s to sponsor RTÉ 2FM’s Sound of Christmas 2019

Larry Gogan will officially launch The Sound of Christmas 2019 on Breakfast with Doireann and Eogan at 2FM this morning, sponsored by McDonald’s. Brokered by Core Sponsorship, the four-week Christmas music sponsorship will feature a variety of McDonald’s sponsored credited stings which will lead into every Christmas song. Right up to Christmas Eve McDonald’s will feature 468 stings across the entire 2FM Christmas music schedule. Tara Farrell, Radio & Audio Sponsorship Manager, RTÉ Media Sales commented: “It is a rare occasion we get to sign up the same sponsor twice in six months but 2019 has proven to be an exceptional sponsorship year for 2FM...

Former 2FM presenter Phil Cawley joins Radio Nova

Phil Cawley has joined the weekend presenter lineup at Radio Nova. Phil has been a main presenter on Today FM since its launch in 1997, having previously been with 2fm and various local stations including Wicklow’s Easy 103. He will present Saturday afternoons on the station. Cawley said: “I love being on Nova! It’s like hanging out in my best friends house playing our favorite tracks! Without the Beer!!!” ...

Christmas FM returns across the country for 2019 on FM

Annual fund-raising festive radio service Christmas FM is back on-air for 2019. The station, broadcasting from its usual space inside the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin, launched at 1pm Thursday afternoon. The station has partnered with Barretstown for this year, as it aims to raise over €250,000, which will go directly towards Barretstown’s mission of rebuilding people’s lives through therapeutic programmes. The primary sponsors of the station are Coca Cola, Cadbury and An Post...

iRadio wants to send listeners to London, Paris and New York

The latest promotion on iRadio will see three listeners go on an all-expenses-paid holiday to London, Paris and New York. During 321Go, listeners need to ‘check-in’ at one of the iRadio 321Go boarding gates which are located in 68 participating businesses around iRadio’s 15 counties. Each of the business partners has received a giant iRadio 321Go boarding gate to hang in their stores. Listeners need to take a selfie in front of the boarding gates and upload the picture to iRadio’s website. The winners will also get €3000 spending money to spend between them...

RTÉ to close its DAB digital radio stations in major strategy change

RTÉ is to close its digital radio stations including RTÉ 2XM, RTÉ Pulse, RTÉ Gold, RTÉjr Radio & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra as part of a major revised strategy to address key issues facing the organisation. It says costs will need to be reduced by €60 million over three years (2020-2023), in addition to the reduction of 23% delivered by RTÉ between 2008 and 2018. RTÉ says fees paid to its top contracted on-air presenters will also need to be cut by 15%, in addition to the 30+% cuts as agreed in previous years. Over 200 people will need to leave in 2020...