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Dates for Workshops on Referenda Guidelines Announced

Learning Waves Skillnet has in conjunction with the BAI and Media Lawyer Solicitors announced dates for workshops on guidelines relating to upcoming Referenda in 2018 and 2019. The workshops have been des [...]

Reports of the demise of radio listening are greatly exaggerated

The radio industry is not “sticking its head in the sand” but instead it is measuring the changing nature of the audio environment and consumption, according to Paul Mulligan, the chairman of the Jo [...]

Irish People Love Radio - See what the survey said!

The latest JNLR/Ipsos MRBI report into radio listening published on 8th February 2018 shows that daily radio listening is at 83% of all adults. The report covers the 12-month period from January to December. [...]

Radio Days Ireland 2018 | More speakers announced

Learning Waves Skillnet and IBI are delighted to announce more speakers to add to their already impressive line-up. RadioDays Ireland 2018 is shaping up to be one of the key media conferences in Ireland i [...]

Ding Ding Ding! Second round of speakers announced for Radio Days Ireland 2018!

Earlier this month Learning Waves Skillnet & IBI announced the first round of speakers for the conference which will be taking place on the 22nd and 23rd of February in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. Minister fo [...]

Radio Days Ireland 2018 - Speakers Announced

Learning Waves Skillnet and IBI are delighted to start announcing speakers for Radio Days Ireland which will take place on 22nd and 23rd February 2018 in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1. Minister for Communicatio [...]

Saved the date? Now secure it!

Instead of waiting for the New Year to be the productive ‘new you’ that you always promise yourself, why not start now and secure your place at Radio Days Ireland on the 22nd and 23rd of February 20 [...]

Learning Waves secures Skillnet funding for 2018

Learning Waves Skillnet is delighted to announce that they have secured funding for the design and delivery of training programmes for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland. The funding annou [...]

Video in the Struggle against Social Share

In a recent podcast produced by one of our trainers, Joanne Sweeney Burke of the Digital Training Institute, explores the concept of why Youtube is crushing Facebook when it comes to video. Joanne states how ve [...]

In an Era of Fake News Commercial Radio goes from Strength to Strength

The term ‘fake news’ has over-saturated our news feeds in the last year and has said to have had a somewhat detrimental effect on trustworthiness in the news and for media outlets. According to the [...]

Storytelling and Original Journalism Workshop

Learning Waves Skillnet are delighted to welcome back Andrew Wilson and Jane Kinghorn from the BBC Academy to present our final course for 2018 - Storytelling and Original Journalism. Andrew and Jane are [...]

20th Digital Journalism Conference takes place in the UK

According to, Gartner, a technology research company in America, there will be roughly 8.4 billion devices connected in the world in 2017, rising 31% since 2016. It is also estimated that by 2020 it will reach [...]

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