Today FM’s Ian Dempsey got married live on radio this morning. Well, not quite married in the normal sense of the word, but he did walk down the aisle in a long white dress and said “I do”. It was part of Today FM’s Dare to Care campaign in aid of the Irish Cancer Society (ICS). […]
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Today FM rolls out Dare to Care cancer campaign
Today FM has launched its Dare to Care campaign in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Now in its second year, Today FM along with presenters and listeners is hoping to raise €500,000 in the fight against cancer. The facts are that every three minutes in Ireland someone gets a cancer diagnosis and every hour […]
Dobson to switch from Six One to Morning Ireland
RTÉ News has confirmed that Bryan Dobson will join the team of presenters on RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland, the most-listened-to radio show in Ireland. After 21 years presenting RTÉ One’s Six One News programme, the broadcaster will move to be a permanent presenter on RTÉ Radio 1’s flagship radio programme at the end of October. Dobson will join co-presenters Rachael English, Dr Gavin Jennings and […]
Yates gets Newstalk’s evening drivetime slot
Former Fine Gael minister and Celtic Bookmakers owner Ivan Yates will replace Chris Donoghue and Sarah McInerney in hosting Newstalk’s evening drivetime show weekdays. Yates will start his new show in early September. Donoghue and McInerney, a former reporter with the Sunday Times, took over from George Hook when he moved to lunchtime. A statement […]
JNLR book shows strong results for RTE Radio
The latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) from Ipsos MRBI for the year from July 2016 to June this year shows “a strong book for RTE Radio”, Carat reports. Radio 1 and 2FM posted increases of 30,000 and 32,000 year-on-year respectively for the key measure of listened yesterday. Today FM was down by 17,000, while […]
IBI endorses FF proposals for independent radio
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the body representing 34 local, regional and national independent radio stations, have welcomed the Fianna Fáil publication of draft broadcasting legislation as “a major breakthrough” in reforming Irish broadcasting. The IBI says the proposals recognise the independent radio’s public service role and helps to launch a new scheme to […]
Media Central wins Communicorp sales
Communicorp has awarded all its radio sales to Media Central after an internal group contest with its other sales arm subsidiary, Communicorp One. Under a transfer of undertakings process, Media Central, run by Gavin Deans (above), will take on ad sales for national stations Today FM and Newstalk. It already handled sales for the group’s […]
Foley joins breakfast show at Cork’s Red FM
Ray Foley is joining Cork comedian Jason Coughlan as the new breakfast co-host on Red FM. Breakfast with Ray & Jay was announced at an event with Irish rugby legend Ronan O’Gara and Cork musicians Brian Deady and Stephanie Rainey to mark the station’s third anniversary relaunch. Coughlan has presented Breakfast for the past seven years. […]
Tesco sponsors Today FM’s Dermot & Dave show
Tesco is to sponsor of Dermot & Dave’s mid-morning show on Today FM for the next year for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees Tesco integrated into the show through taglines, outside broadcasts, on-air and social media promotions. The show recently moved from its lunchtime slot to mid-morning after comedian Al Porter signed up to […]
Kerr to host Newstalk’s Sunday morning show
Insomnia chairman and entrepreneur Bobby Kerr (right) will present a new magazine style show on Sunday mornings on Newstalk as well as his regular Down to Business programme on Saturdays. Kerr’s new two-hour show coincides with Ivan Yates’s return to the Communicorp talk station with a new, two- hour show on Sunday mornings. The new schedule […]
Media supports Nova’s homeless radiothon
Media providers from all platforms are coming together to support Radio Nova’s latest effort to raise funds to fight homelessness. The station’s ‘Help Our Homeless’ Radiothon will see the station turn over its airwaves for two days on Wednesday and Thursday of next week to raise funds for badly needed funds for the Peter McVerry Trust. […]
Tropicana backs MacSweeney’s show
Tropicana has signed up as the official partner of Today FM’s Early Breakfast Show with Paula MacSweeney. The presenter launched her 5am-7am weekday show last July. The six-month deal extends to the showbiz news on the Ian Dempsey Show and includes eight stings a day and ten cross station promos each week, digital content and monthly […]
Al Porter to host lunchtime show on Today FM
Today FM has signed comedian Al Porter to present its lunchtime show, following the reshuffle prompted by Anton Savage’s sudden departure from the mid-morning slot before Christmas and Dermot & Dave transferring from lunchtime to replace the PR man. Porter’s announcement was filmed live on Facebook during the Dermot & Dave show. Dermot & Dave […]
