On Saturday afternoon I attended the ÉIST – Great Radio Debate “Radio in the iPOD Age” speakers wereCelene Craig, Deputy Chief Executive and Secretary Broadcasting Commission of IrelandAndrea Martin, Media LawyerWillie O’ Reilly, Chief Executive Today fmKieran Mc Geary, Chief Executive Beat 102 103Fiona Stack, Editor Newstalk 106 The event was poorly attended (15 people)…
on this day in 1916
The United Kingdom declares martial law in Ireland. (Wikipedia)8<The British worked slowly, unsure of how many they were up against, and put their efforts into securing the approaches to Dublin Castle and isolating the headquarters at the GPO, before the gunboat Helga shelled large parts of the city and burned much of it down. 8<The…
XDA trials
I said some really nice things about my XDA in my most recent podcast. Like it knows how to crash, no blue screen, it crashes and 99% of the time it just needs a soft reset and its back on track. Then tonight when I least needed it to crash it crashes big time. A…
anyone for a game of soccer (off the Clonliffe Road)
As a two thirds majority is needed, the Croke Park Grab All Association will decide today if Soccer & Rugby will be played on its turf. It has hosted Oz Rules and American Football, Neil Diamond, U2, Lou Reed, Simple Minds. A wonderful stadium part paid by our taxes (through the consent of the elected…
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…