A series of measures paving the way for the provision of support from the television license fee to public service content on independent local, regional and national radio stations has been passed by Dáil Éireann this morning. It follows...more
February 13th marked World Radio Day 2019 and one thing for sure is, Ireland loves radio and Flahavan’s are certainly lovers of radio too. Choose Radio, the umbrella organisation for the promotion of radio advertising in Ireland and Ireland’s ...more
You may not know the face but you certainly know the voice. Sinéad Brassil has been a member of the research, production and on-air team with LMFM since 2010 and now she’s ready to take to the airwaves full time. LMFM this week announced S...more
WLR radio station in Waterford has confirmed that Damien Tiernan is to be the new presenter of mid-morning talk/current affairs show 'Deise Today'. The former RTÉ South East correspondent has described the move as a “dream becoming a...more
Market leading regional radio station Beat 102-103 has announced a new presenter line-up, including the return of Emma Nolan from iRadio. Top 7@7 and Takeover presenter David Hammond, who won Best Radio DJ at the 2018 IMRO Awards, is the new voice of Bea...more
iRadio is making some changes to its on-air schedule for 2019, with new presenters on mornings, drive and evenings. In a new schedule for 2019, Michaela Hayes moves from the evening show after five years to host the morning show iWork. Michaela says...more
Results from the Eurobaramter Survey published by the European Commission on 18th January 2019 show that 68% of Irish adults trust radio. This compares to 62% for TV, 25% for the Internet and 15% for social media networks. The research shows that ...more
The Board of Radio Kerry has approved an offer to the shareholders of Clare Community Radio Holdings Ltd. to purchase the entire share capital of the company, Clare FM. It has also made an offer for Clare FM’s controlling interest in Tipp FM. ...more
Learning Waves Skillnet, the training body for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland, is now looking to recruit trainers for its panel for 2019. The network which represents 34 Independent Commercial Radio stations in Ireland provides t...more
Radio is all about Talent | Audience | Content and Learning Waves Skillnet will bring a number of experts from across the Irish radio market and the UK to Dublin to discuss this. On 27th November 2018, we will be joined by Paul Sylvester, Content Di...more