Radio News Releases - October 2009

RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 44 (31 October – 6 November) RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 44 (31 October – 6 November) Saturday: RTÉ JUNIOR HALLOWEEN RYAN READS ROALDIt’s a well known fact that Ryan Tubridy loves to read. But did you know that Roald Dahl is his all time favourite children’s author? Tune in as Ryan reads excerpts of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, Charlie and the […]
John Kelly’s Ghost Train comes to RTÉ Junior for Halloween RTÉ Radio John Kelly’s Ghost Train comes to RTÉ Junior for Halloween Get Spooky this Halloween with RTÉ Junior DJ and Dad, John Kelly, will present an exclusive John Kelly’s Ghost Train this Halloween on RTÉ Junior, Ireland’s only dedicated kids’ radio station. At 4pm on Saturday, 31 October listeners to RTÉ Junior can tune […]
GROW A MO’ FOR RTÉ RADIO 1’S THE BUSINESS SHOW RTÉ Radio 1 GROW A MO’ FOR RTÉ RADIO 1’S THE BUSINESS SHOW RTÉ Radio 1’s The Business, presented by John Murray every Saturday at 10am is growing hair! Movember, the month formerly known as November involves growing a ‘Mo’ (Australian slang for a tash) throughout the month, to raise money for Action Prostate Cancer, […]
RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 43 (24 – 30 October) RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 43 (24 – 30 October) Saturday: DOCUMENTARY ON ONETHE STARRY FRAMEThis is the story of one farming family, the Irwins, from Co. Tyrone, who were part of the great Irish diaspora left behind during the emigration of the mid 19th century. Their story is told through the letters that they wrote, […]
RTÉ RADIO 1’S COUNTRYWIDE BROADCASTS FROM CAVAN FOR THE CULCHIE FESTIVAL RTÉ Radio RTÉ RADIO 1’S COUNTRYWIDE BROADCASTS FROM CAVAN FOR THE CULCHIE FESTIVAL Tune into RTÉ Radio 1 this Saturday 24 October at 8.10am as Countrywide broadcasts live from the Cavan County Museum in Ballyjamesduff for this year’s Culchie Festival. Presenter Damien O’Reilly will be in the Cavan County Museum to celebrate Percy French’s legacy […]
GET SPOOKY THIS HALLOWEEN WITH RTÉ JUNIOR GET SPOOKY THIS HALLOWEEN WITH RTÉ JUNIOR This Halloween RTÉ Junior, Ireland’s only dedicated kids’ radio station, gets seriously spooky. From Sunday, 25th until Sunday, 1st November RTÉ Junior is broadcasting a full schedule of scary stories and music presented by kids and regular RTÉ Junior presenters as well as top RTÉ broadcasters including Ryan […]
RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 42 (17 – 23 October) RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 42 (17 – 23 October) Saturday: *New Series*FIFTY YEARS OF MUSIC IN DUBLIN Ian Fox begins a new series in which he shares his personal reminiscences of music he has enjoyed in his native city, from the time he was a boy up to the present.Programme 1: Ian recalls the Capitol […]
A NEW LOOK FOR JOE! A NEW LOOK FOR JOE! RTÉ Radio 1’s Liveline Announces First-Ever Sponsor as Joe Duffy Launches Specsavers Campaign PIC 1: RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Joe Duffy launches Specsavers Drivesafe campaign PIC 2: RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Joe Duffy & Store Director Specsavers Dundrum Town Centre, Catherina McGleenon PIC 3: RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Joe Duffy […]
RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 41 (10-16 October) RTÉ Radio Highlights Week 41 (10-16 October) Saturday: DEADMAU5 LIVE AT OXEGEN 09 2008 saw Deadmau5 as the best selling artist on the dance download site, Beatport. Known for his precise sound and unique live experience Deadmau5 is breaking boundaries in the world of electronic music.Recorded by RTÉ 2fm at the Dance Arena, Oxegen, Friday […]
PUBLIC INVITED ALONG TO TAKE PART IN RTÉ RADIO 1 TODAY WITH PAT KENNY LIVE BROADCAST FROM MAGEES OF DONEGAL RTÉ Radio PUBLIC INVITED ALONG TO TAKE PART IN RTÉ RADIO 1 TODAY WITH PAT KENNY LIVE BROADCAST FROM MAGEES OF DONEGAL Next Thursday, 15 October, RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Pat Kenny will broadcast live from Magee’s of Donegal shop window on The Diamond. Members of the public are invited to come along to […]