Anocht FM

Anocht fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s dedicated service for younger listeners featuring English-language songs, will be launched next month. Described as a radical departure from mainstream RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta programming, Anocht fm begins on Monday 2 May 2005, broadcasting seven days a week between 9pm and 1am. more

Can we Fix it?

It was Wednesday morning the wife is at the dentist and charlotte (aged 2) and I are trying to get around the shopping center in Donaghmede. The O2 shop had my XDA parts I ordered, and I failed to spend a €20 voucher for Golden Discs, as they had no CD-Rs and no mini-discs (I…

GAMA workers protest at Dáil

Around 400 Turkish employees of the construction firm GAMA have mounted a protest outside the Dáil today as part of their campaign to secure outstanding pay from the company.more photos

Pope & the Ticketmaster

29/09/1979it was cold dark and very early in the morning, 2005 tickets were sold to the parish and this is ticket number 2002 (752 child). We got the old diesel train from Bayside to Ashtown. Ashtown was a deserted and closed down station until 4 weeks before the big day, its platforms were extended to…

Radio in the Ipod Age

The Éist A.G.M will take place at the Davenport Hotel, Dublin on Saturday 23rd April. Due to popular demand Éist will again host ‘The Great Radio Debate’ in conjunction with the A.G.M. The title of this year’s debate is ‘Radio in the Ipod Age’. The panel will include high profile speakers from the independent radio…

Radio Dublin

The Dubliner (magazine April 2005) leads with an array of articles about the state of radio in the Capital. Page 18 vox pop with Mario Rosenstock on Today FMs Gift Grub; pages 22 & 23 the demise of Century Radio & the rising star Simon Maher ?Robin Hood? of Dublin?s Phantom FM, pages 35-47 the…

FIANNA FÁIL is again shamelessly engaging in political prostitution

By Ryle Dwyer – Irish ExaminerFIANNA FÁIL is again shamelessly engaging in political prostitution. This time, the party is inviting people to pay €4,500 to join an exclusive club of party contributors. Faced with the public outcry about the scheme, they resorted to pathetic efforts to justify it on the grounds that Eithne Fitzgerald of…

It doesn’t add up

In Ireland there are 21 labour inspectors for 1,600,000 workers. And there are 50 dog wardens for 156,000 dog licences. It doesn’t add up. Is it any wonder that every dog on the street, knows what companies like GAMA are paying migrant workers. Urgent action is need. GAMA should be directed to stop all lock…

Vatican radio & ITV1

Vatican radio is on astra 28deg via WRN 11390mhz sr27500V fec2/3, alsoITV1 fta (YES FTA) 10891mhz sr22000H fec5/6