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Keith Finnegan to retire from Galway Bay FM

Keith Finnegan is to retire from Galway Bay FM in April after 34 years of broadcasting. The 62 year-old Mervue native is one of the station's best known voices, as the presenter of the flagship mornin [...]

Des Whelan to step down as CEO of WLR FM

Stepping down from his executive role, Des Whelan, the founding Director, and shareholder of WLR, will be succeeded by Michael Byrne, appointed as the incoming Chief Executive. Currently holding the position of [...]

Aisling Bea chats to Dave Moore on the upcoming Amazon Prime Video Series LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

Irish actor, writer, and comedian Aisling Bea joined Dave Moore this morning to chat about her experience in filming the upcoming Amazon Prime Video comedy series, LOL: Laugh One Laughing Ireland, which is avai [...]

GoLoud Launches Mark Mehigan's Weekly Roast Podcast

GoLoud has announced the signing of Mark Mehigan to its host of podcast titles with the launch of Mark Mehigan’s Weekly Roast, a comedy podcast that takes a hilarious and irreverent look at the quirk [...]

Radio Leaders Insights into 2024

In the latest episode of RadioTalks podcast, we were joined by four leaders from the Independent Radio Sector in Ireland: Gabrielle Cummins, CEO and Programme Director at Beat 102 103, Brian McCarthy, National [...]

Celene Craig to step down from Broadcasting and Video-on-Demand Commissioner role

After more than thirty years in media regulation, Celene Craig has decided not to seek a full five-year term as Broadcasting and Video-on-Demand Commissioner when her current term expires in March this year.&nb [...]

South Kilkenny native Aoife Kearns announced as News & Sports Editor for Beat

Regional radio station Beat 102-103 is delighted to announce South Kilkenny native Aoife Kearns as the station’s newest News and Sports Editor. Hailing from the Waterford-Kilkenny border town of Moo [...]

Radio Advertising to grow by 3.9% in 2024 according to GroupM

Irish advertising investment is likely to rise by 3.2% to €1.32 billion in 2024 according to the annual forecast from GroupM, the media investment arm of WPP which includes Mindshare, EssenceMediacom and W [...]

Learning Waves 2023: A Year in Review

As we bid farewell to 2023, it's the perfect time to pause and celebrate the incredible journey of learning, innovation, and development that Learning Waves has been on. In 2023, the delivery of train [...]

Turning Ideas into Radio Results: Learning Waves Certificate in Digital Sales for Radio

The Certificate in Digital Sales for Radio Course is carving the path in the ever-changing digital world within radio. This course offers a structured approach to selling digital in commercial radio in Ireland. [...]

Imminent Threat to Vital News Services on Independent Radio

TD's and Senators told it is not just RTÉ that needs urgent help. Politicians of all parties have been warned about the danger of complacency regarding the future of news and current affairs on [...]

Empowering Radio Leaders: Learning Waves Senior Management Development Programme

The OECD Skills report for Ireland published in May 2023 found that a significant investment in skills is required, in particular management skills in the SME sector. 2023 has been designated the European [...]

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