Ireland’s best known TV and radio broadcaster Gay Byrne, aka Gaybo, has died, age 85. In a statement, his family said: “It is with sadness that Kathleen, Crona and Suzy wish to announce that their beloved Gay has died peacefully at home today, surrounded by his family. We wish to thank everybody for their love […]
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Fanta goes all spooky with HalloweenFM.ie
HalloweenFM.ie, Ireland’s first ever Halloween radio station, will creep online from next Wednesday to bring audiences the nightmare of the eve of the Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day for 10 days in a concept developed by MediaCom for Fanta. The digital station promises to play wickedly good music and will be the soundtrack to […]
Beat’s Gabrielle Cummins honoured by Imro
Beat 102-103 chief executive Gabrielle Cummins has been honoured with an outstanding achievement award by Imro at its annual radio awards show. The salute to Cummins was primarily for her Choose Radio marketing initiative aimed at getting all radio sales houses – independent and RTÉ – to work together in raising the profile of radio […]
Today FM rolls out new weekend voices
Today FM has a new line up of voices to its weekend schedule. Broadcaster and sports personality Anna Geary will join Declan Pierce to co-host a new show called Pumped up Kicks (Saturdays, 2-6pm) as from this Saturday. The show will bring listeners the most up-to-date sports results from home and abroad, with player and […]
Valeo rolls out Jacob’s Club Chunky campaign
To mark the launch of Jacob’s Club Chunky, Valeo Foods is saluting Ireland’s social clubs with a new ad and activations campaign. Valeo worked with Havas in creating a radio jingle with members of the Booka Brass band, Oisín Walsh Peelo of Hudson Taylor and Irish music recording veteran Ben Rawlins – all backed up […]
Communicorp backs Guaranteed Irish jobs push
Guaranteed Irish has agreed a new partnership deal with Communicorp Media aimed at supporting Irish jobs. Irish consumers are called on to support businesses in their locality in a bid to safeguard jobs among growing economic uncertainty in Ireland with Brexit looming. The Guaranteed Irish ad series features a number of well-known Irish companies. Among […]
Havas uses Crisis Text Line to push radio power
Choosing radio has never been more important for advertisers, with 3.1 million people daily tuning in to Irish stations, the impact, power and trust of the medium is at an all time high. Choose Radio, the group supported by all radio stations in Ireland, has released a second Radio Test research piece aimed at proving […]
Bruton’s remarks backed by community radio
A statement on the Broadcasting Bill by communications minister Richard Bruton TD has been broadly welcomed by the representative body Community Radio Ireland (CRAOL), especially the potential increase in Sound & Vision funding, and the granting of bursaries to journalists in local and community stations and the exemption from the broadcasting levy. However, CRAOL chairperson […]
Dublin’s Q102 faces licence challenge
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is to seek applications for the licence to operate a general audience music station aimed at 35-55 year olds in Dublin city and county. The incumbent is Dublin’s Q102, the Wireless-owned station which is part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. A public notice seeking applications has been advertised in […]
Ronan gets her own show on Today FM
Today FM producer-turned-presenter Mairead Ronan will host her own prime time radio show from September. Ronan, who joins the daytime line up with a two-hour lunchtime show on weekdays from midday to 2pm, replaces Muireann O’Connell who is leaving the station. Ronan has produced and presented various shows across Today FM. Earlier this year, she […]
IBI welcomes Cabinet proposal to cut levy
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the organisation representing Ireland’s 34 independent radio stations, has welcomed the decision by Cabinet to publish amending broadcasting legislation. Included in the bill is a proposal to reduce the broadcasting levy by up to 50 per cent. The decision delivers on a post-election promise made to broadcasters. IBI chairman John […]
Off the Ball launched as a new radio station
Newstalk’s sports show Off The Ball has launched a new 24-hour sports radio station. Produced by the award-winning team behind the iconic sports radio show, OTB Sports Radio broadcasts around the clock with 40 hours of live programmes every week. The new station is another “first-to-market” venture in Ireland for Newstalk owner Communicorp Media. The […]
Communicorp rolls out new audio app
Communicorp Media has launched GoLoud™ a free-to-use app featuring all of its radio stations, including Today FM and Newstalk, Irish and international podcasts and a wide selection of mood-based playlists and digital music stations. With a tagline of ‘Podcasts, Radio and Music to your ears’, GoLoud™ is available to download via iOS and Android. Communicorp […]
