Monday, February 6th, 2012
CRAOL, the Irish community radio organization, has sponsored a survey investigating how the public views the mass media, and exploring their knowledge of community radio. Among the key findings (with both positives and negative implications for the sector):
Nearly 80% of all adults in the Republic of Ireland agree that news ...
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
This is the first Irish election in many years where I have not been following the results from the counting centre. I remember in 1987 heading in to see the last few hours of the Galway-West count, as Michael D. regained his seat in the Dáil. There's something special for ...
Posted in Citizenship, migration, race, and ethnicity, Electoral politics, International Affairs, Public Service Media, Radio | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 15th, 2008
I've discussed the pending elimination of medium wave broadcasts a number of times here. If you're interested in contacting RTÉ to comment on the decision, their Information Office is the most readily available email address you can use.
I've already contacted RTÉ, and include the text of my email below.
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
The Éan (Emigrant Advice Network) blog has compiled a list of coverage of RTÉ's decision to cease broadcasts on Medium Wave. In my own piece I noted that while RTÉ touted the fact that it would continue service on Long Wave:LW is not present on most domestic receivers at this stage, so it will ...
Posted in Citizenship, migration, race, and ethnicity, Digital Audio, Public Service Media | 2 Comments »
