Pearse McCaughey will chair the judging panel for the inaugural Irish Audio Awards launched by Radiocentre Ireland. The awards are supported by the Institute of Advertising & Design (ICAD) to “promote and encourage the highest standard of Irish audio creativity.” McCaughey headed up creative at Des O’Meara & Partners, Irish International (now BBDO Dublin) and […]
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Bauer Media plans to buy Red FM
German group Bauer Media has bought Cork radio station Red FM for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition extends Bauer’s stable of Irish stations which already includes Today FM, Newstalk and 98FM. Red FM’s majority shareholder is Vienna Investments, owned by Pearse Farrell and Bernadette Keogh. The Irish Times has a 17.6 per cent stake in […]
Des Cahill to quit Sunday Game
RTÉ sports broadcaster Des Cahill is to step down from presenting The Sunday Game after 15 seasons at the helm of RTÉ’s flagship Sunday night GAA programme. He now plans to host Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Cahill said the reason he is making the change is that he wants to go back to […]
FM104 unveils new brand identity
FM104 has unveiled a rebrand for the Dublin music station supported by a campaign to promote the stations new evening drivetime show 104 Drive hosted by Graham O’Toole and Nathan O’Reilly. The ads focus specifically on the show. The pair, who joined FM104 this month as part of a new presenter line-up, are on air […]
Radio scores a 74% share of audio market
The latest Ipsos Irish Audio Market Report shows that radio continues to have a strong position in the Irish audio market with live radio enjoying a 74.3 per cent overall share. While many tune into on-demand audio, the time spent – 25.7 per cent share – is much less than for live radio. The growth in […]
IRS+ and Foe form business tie-up
Radio sales house IRS+ has formed a strategic partnership with the Foe marketing agency founded by Aaron Chalke. While both businesses intend to remain as independent businesses, they plan to collaborate when working with advertisers and agencies. The move follows a study by IRS+ which identified a commercial opportunity for both companies. IRS + represents […]
Radiocentre Ireland launches fun ads
Radiocentre Ireland is rolling out an ad campaign poking fun at the tech giants by highlighting the many advantages radio has to offer. Adapted from work originated by Radiocentre UK, the activity will include out of home (OOH), social and digital, print, and, of course, radio. One, spot, called ‘Cookies’, has the narrator introducing an exciting […]
Wireless Ireland promotes McCarthy
Brian McCarthy has been appointed to the expanded role of group commercial and operations director at Wireless Ireland with immediate effect. The company operates local radio stations such as Dublin’s Q102, FM104, Cork’s 96FM, C103, Live95 and LMFM and is part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which also owns The Sunday Times and Storyful. McCarthy […]
IMRO radio awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s IMRO Radio Awards has been released. Back in person after two years of broadcasting virtually, the awards show will see the island of Ireland broadcast community gather to announce the winners. Radio and television broadcaster Dermot Whelan will once again MC the ceremony at Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny, on Friday, […]
Tubs up as morning show figures rise
Radio audience figures released in the latest Ipsos Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) survey indicate strong results for breakfast and mid-morning shows with RTÉ Radio 1, 2fm, Today FM and Newstalk all adding listeners in the 12 months to the end of June. Ryan Tubridy now has 369,000 listeners, having made gains in the last […]
Talksport to stream live PL games in Ireland
The British Talksport radio station has won an exclusive package of digital audio rights to stream live commentary of Premier League (PL) matches in the Republic of Ireland for the next three seasons. The rights deal will allow brand owners to target PL fans in Ireland, including a title sponsorship and other packages during Saturday’s […]
Radio scored €145m in ad revenue
First ever published revenue from Irish radio operators reports that the Irish radio advertising market generated revenues of €145.1 million in 2021 and the first quarter of this year revenue was up by 22 per cent. For the first time, all of the Republic’s radio stations got together to detailed revenue data based on the […]
Cunningham to address AAI event
Radiocentre Ireland CEO Ciarán Cunningham is the guest speaker at the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI) May Toolkit session. Cunningham assumed his current role in January. Radiocentre Ireland is a new industry body, funded by RTÉ and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) with a remit to promote audio as a marketing medium. Cunningham […]
