Tag: Ireland

Much has been reported in the last few days about the near collapse of the Irish economy.

The IRA spent a lot of their time blowing up parts of the UK. We didn't retaliate by indiscriminately killing tens of thousands of people in Ireland.

RTE is losing €1m a week and will not be able to pay staff by October unless a programme of salary cuts and redundancies is implemented in the coming weeks.

Tony Allan died Friday 9th July 2004, aged 54.

The crew of one of the RNLI’s flagship River Thames lifeboat stations has been chosen to grace a special commemorative souvenir stamp sheet.

Ok this is an Anorak site - and I am a self confirmed anorak needing help. I am looking to make contact with other self confessed anoraks who maybe in to swapping. Swapping?

Hi Liam, If you have any interest in merseyside free radio stations of the past and a few more recent ones, (nowt to do with me, honest guv) check out the audio archives at: http:/​/​...

http:/​/​www.rte.ie/​news/​2009/​1001/​inn.html This could make things difficult for quite a few stations in Ireland, no expert on Irish radio but I know Steve Conway usually reads AN, how badly will...

Wales is a Principality – i.e. it is ruled by a prince – and England is a Kingdom – ruled by the Queen – as is Scotland, which originally had its own ruler but has been ruled by the reining...

Thanks Geoff, The amout of publicity received for the book here in Ireland has been far greater than the UK, and the number at the launch substaltially greater – around 150 or so.

RNLI issues its own SOS to Surrey supporters Fundraisers for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are appealing to people across Surrey and south east London for support as they busily prepare...

Yes, very bad news for the full and part-time journalists and newsreaders in INN (Ireland's equiv of IRN).

SKYWAVE first mentioned on here in 2009 is now available to listen 100% free with no limits in the UK and Ireland on We7:

Well said, we must also remember that politicians and -ankers and the city types use the same revolving doors and corridors all geared to themselves and only them as stated by lord young very...

william roberts bill <(Address removed)> said:

This is down to pure capitalist greed especially with regards to the price of property and I hope all those greedy capital scum suffer as much as is possible

Oh no! The leprechauns will banjaxe em for sure cos they won't get to see the reruns of Dallas!

Wasn't Saint George a Palestinian or Turkish folk hero. Saint Patrick was Weshman kidnapped into slavery in Ireland and Saint Mirren winnning a cup a folklore too.....

We have a new semi-national station here in ireland, 4fm.

Scanning across the AM band this morning I came across an hour long interview /​ phone-in thing with guest Gordon Brown on, er... Tawk Spawt.

Its CIMR from Ireland they are using the TX formerly used by UCB Ireland its near Monahan town Let them tell us off, it will mean more traffic on the site LOL

Listening between 9 and 9.30pm just now I can hear Energy Power AM from Ireland with a weak but audible signal on 1395 kHz.

 I''ve got it! How about UK, Ireland and Malta? That way we stand a reasonable chance - mind you, with their track record, the Irish would probably still beat us hands down!

Forget Ireland this year, we should as Anoraks be supporting Latvia: http:/​/​uk.youtube.com/​watch?v=SJ6zXYVldGk

Very sad news reached me this morning that Colin Dixon of Laser Hot Hits passed away last night.

I see it's currently trendy amongst a certain hard core of anoraks with a lot of time on their hands, to cyberly move out of the UK and head to Cuba, or Italy, or Ireland or ...Wherever.

Chris Cary is ready to bring back Radio Nova, which was always his station broadcasting first in Ireland and then from Surrey, only this time using the old internet malarkey.

http:/​/​www.thejinglenetwork.com May 2007 sees a packed podcast - so packed that we had to cut some news items out.

It was a sort of double edged quip if you like. a) All cricket teams wear white in test matches. b) Both England & Poland football teams wear white shirts also.

That's not quite comparing like with like. My original reference was to the latter day activities of Sinn Fein/​IRA who were bombing mainland UK on behalf of what they saw as an Irish struggle.

After years of scribbling away, and more years of seeking an agent, and then working with the agent to go to the market, I finally get to post the news story I've always wanted to post here!

Irish televison channel TV3 is broadcasting "Bring Back Radio Nova" on Wednesday 21st May. It is 25 years since Radio Nova was raided and closed down amid protests on the streets of Dublin.

Hi all, I've just spent an hour trawling over some of this:try it if you dare.. http:/​/​www.radiomaria.nl/​info_over_radio_Maria.php It reminds me of the early days of ABC Radio(Tramore,Ireland) when...

: Quoting a previous Steve Leyland contribution:- :: I don't recall any planes falling from the sky. : : I don't think it's the interference issue that's the problem

Trouble with Moore he thinks he owns the name because he calls his station Radio Caroline, it belongs to Ronan and not Moore or anyone else.

And it gets even muddier here http:/​/​www.time.com/​time/​magazine/​article/​0,9171,974353-2,00.html www.celticmusicradio.net

Mr Paul Rusling has written to me in response to my comment that "the Communicator was a death trap before it was purchased by MMI".

Quoting a previous Steve Leyland contribution:- ~ Hubba hubba. Ooops, did I accidentally say that out loud? ~

Hi Stewart, Have to dig out my cassettes some time!

It was a sort of double edged quip if you like. a) All cricket teams wear white in test matches. b) Both England & Poland football teams wear white shirts also.

By this time next Monday we should all know about a number of major events on Planet Earth.

Source: the official IOMIB site, July 2006: "Our station will be heard across the entire UK and Ireland as well as parts of mainland Europe on 279 kHz Long Wave and on cellular phones.

Christopher England <(Address removed)> said:

Hmmm. I guess Northern Ireland is proof that you are right.

Of course being a secret agent means just that, going around running a brightly painted controversial radio ship is an ideal way of being a 'secret agent'.