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From Broadcast Bootcamp to National Broadcast Court Reporter of the Year

Daniel Considine wins National Broadcast Court Reporter of the Year in the Justice Media Awards Learning Waves would like to congratulate Daniel Considine, Shannonside FM, on winning National Court Reporter [...]

Beat celebrates birthday in style to mark twenty years of broadcasting in the South East

Every year at exactly 1:02 pm on July 1st, Beat plays the iconic noughties track ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2, as a nostalgic nod to the moment the regional radio station went live in 2003 from state-of-th [...]

Youth Culture Uncovered with the Youth Lab at THINKHOUSE

The Learning Waves partnership with the Youth Lab at THINKHOUSE kickstarted last week with the Youth Culture Uncovered workshop with Claire Hyland and Laura Costello. THINKHOUSE is one of the world’s lead [...]

Coimisiún na Meán sets out plans to enhance online safety and to regulate and support Irish media sector

Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s new media regulator and media development agency, has today (20.06.23) set out its work programme for the coming nine months. Highlights include: For th [...]

Trust remains high in radio news in Ireland - Digital News Report 2023

Trust in news in general remains relatively high in Ireland, 47% and this seems to reflect a return to the pre Covid levels. Scores for local radio, the national broadcaster, RTE and the Irish Times remai [...]

Unique and Exciting Audio Project - 'Ours to Protect' launched by IBI

Ours to Protect is a unique and exciting audio project - a collaboration of local and regional broadcasters from across the country who have come together to tackle climate change, champion climate action, and [...]

Cork’s 96fm Giving for Living Radiothon raises €429,597

The team and listeners of Cork’s 96FM have been hard at work over the weekend raising money for cancer service support charities in Cork as part of their Giving for Living Radiothon event. The fifteenth a [...]

Branding, Monetising and Marketing your Podcasts. Challenges and Opportunities

At the Radio Days Ireland Conference this year Patrick Haughey, founder of Audio Brand, hosted a panel focusing on the branding, monetising and marketing of podcasts, specifically produced within the Radio Indu [...]

Innovation and Creativity for Commercial Success Workshops

Learning Waves has partnered with Design Skillnet, ISME Skillnet and Design, Print and Packaging Skillnet to bring you a series of webinars on Innovation and Creativity for Commercial Success. The worksho [...]

Minister Simon Harris Launches EU Year of Skills

This week Simon Harris launched the EU Year of Skills initiative with Skillnet Ireland. On Tuesday afternoon, Minister Harris brought to cabinet a report concluding an intensive review process led by the Depart [...]

Journalism Graduate Programme 2023 Applications now open

Learning Waves is delighted to announce that it has secured funding for its Journalism Graduate Programme for 2023. The programme will see 10 graduates placed across 10 Independent Radio Stations for a period o [...]

Learning Waves nominated for a Media Literacy Ireland Award

We are delighted to announce that Learning Waves has been nominated for the best Youth-Led Media Literacy Intervention at the Media Literacy Ireland Awards 2023. Learning Waves’ TY Media Week has been sho [...]

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