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Animal Rescue Louth Animal Rescue Louth is a programme about animal rescue services available in Co Louth and the local Dundalk area. The programme will focus on Holly’s Horse Haven a 24/7 critical care centre with over 10 years experience in the rehabilitation & re-homing of the countless rescues. The centre caters for hundreds of rescue animals from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland each year. In this programme you can hear about the establishment of Holly’s Horse Haven and the care they provide. The programme was recorded on location in Omeath. We also hear from volunteers, how they became involved and the benefits they receive on a social and emotional level from working with rescue animals. We also feature Fiona Squibb, Louth SPCA officer who tells us about a foal ‘April’ that she rescued and the subsequent care and attention that April received at Hollys Horse Haven. This programme was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee.
An Appreciation to Tracey from your colleagues at Dundalk FM. Hi Tracey, We will miss your weekly 100% Irish show on Dundalk FM, it encouraged presenters to play some of the artists they heard on your show and your presentation style and the content of the show was as professional as you are likely to hear on any radio station. I hope that you got plenty of satisfaction from the series. It was a great honour for the station and for yourself as a music presenter to win a Craol Achievement Award (one of two you won!) in the words of the judges it was ‘innovative, well produced, stylish and, above all else, 100% Irish!’ I would like to thank you and Tray for the marvelous publicity you brought the guests and by extension to the station. So after all that, I hope you will continue to send in once off festival 100% Irish shows – they are really great shows. You broke a lot of new ground by recording the show at home and emailing it in, sending us the ‘One to Watch’ and the once off Vantastival and Knockanstocken Festival shows. That is in addition to presenting First Cut, hosting the Battle of the Bands in the Imperial Hotel and joining the LIVE CREW at Vantastial 2018. There will always be a slot on Dundalk FM for your next radio idea. Once, again thank you for wonderful Irish music that you have curated for the education of our listeners. Wishing you every success. Kind regards (on behalf of all your colleagues at the station) Alan Byrne Manager Congratulations to the 100% show – winner of a Craol Music Award held at the Regency Hotel 0n May 28th 2016. Tracey Hanby is one of Ireland’s best known Irish Music promoters. The 100% Irish Show is a National Chart of the top Irish tunes. The judges said the show was ‘innovative, well produced, stylish and, above all else, 100% Irish!’ Tracy chooses an upcoming tune called ‘One to Watch’ which is featured on Dundalk FM each day of the week. Dundalk FM 100% Irish, the National Chart Show is hosted by Tracey Hanby of Gigs Ireland and is on every Wednesday at 9pm and Saturday at 10pm on Dundalk FM or via Tunein App for online listeners. The show has been up & running since 2014 and has a growing listnership tuning in to hear a national chart featuring Irish artists charted using IRMA, ITunes, Spotify, Shazam & other charts programmes. Other songs featured are ‘Gigs Irelands #PlayIrish’, ‘Dundalk FMs Listeners Choice’ & the very popular ‘One to Watch’ which bands have been submitting their new release for consideration by sending an Mp3 to tracey@gigsireland.ie The ‘One to Watch’ closes the show and is featured on other shows throughout the week on Dundalk FM so well worth submitting for. On occasion there is featured interviews from charted artist such as The Corona’s: http://youtu.be/dGo5HPzeL3I The show has been endorsed by Stuart Clarke of Hotpress: Here is a recent playlist: Tune in via Tunein App: http://tun.in/sevjz Get in touch: Facebook https://m.facebook.com/100percentirish Twitter http://twitter.com/gigs_ireland Email tracey@gigsireland.ie
BAI’s role in the national strategy to reduce suicide (https://www.healthpromotion.ie/hp-files/docs/HME00945.pdf). Below is a link to a recent survey undertaken by the National Disability Authority concerning attitudes to people with a disability. Press Release: http://nda.ie/publications/attitudes/public-attitudes-to-disability-in-ireland-surveys/public-attitudes-to-disability-in-ireland-survey017.html Executive Summary: http://nda.ie/Publications/Attitudes/Public-Attitudes-to-Disability-in-Ireland-Surveys/Attitudes-Survey-Executive-Summary-PDF.pdf Full Report: http://nda.ie/Publications/Attitudes/Public-Attitudes-to-Disability-in-Ireland-Surveys/Public-Attitudes-to-Disabilty-Survey-PDF.pdf Community Radio Youghal, CRY 104 FM, Celebrates 35 years of broadcasting What is the CMFE? The CMFE was founded to strengthen the participation of the “Third Media Sector” in European discussion and decision-making processes at a moment when freedom of expression and free access to information are increasingly endangered by the consequences of concentration in the media field. The “Third Media Sector” is made up of non profit-making media serving a local community and has as such a clearly distinct identity alongside the national public service sector and private commercial media. The CMFE is a common platform for networks, national federations and projects active within this sector. On the one hand, it enables the participating organisations to bring up their concerns on a European and international level and, on the other hand, it represents a channel through which European institutions can spread information on relevant questions to CMFE participants. The CMFE was founded on 5 November 2004 in Halle (Germany) after a series of European and international conferences held over the last two years which had made clear that there is a lack of information and participation of the Third Media Sector on a European level. As a first step in this direction the CMFE has taken part in the consultation process launched by the Council of Europe for the Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy in Kiev on 10–11 March 2005. The proposal of the Community Media Sector was endorsed by over 50 national federations, networks and media initiatives from throughout Europe. www.cmfe.eu
The Dundalk Toastmasters Club was formed in 2005 and chartered in 2006 and meets on the first and third Monday of each month between September and May. Members broadcast their radio show Conversations with Dundalk Toastmasters on the third Saturday of the month at 12pm.
Tune in to listen to the Dundalk Mental Health Programme on the last Thursday of the month at 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm hosted by Derek Pepper.
Dundalk FM wishes to submit an application to host the National Community Radio Day on Friday 18th June 2021. There is some information about last year’s event which was hosted by Phoenix FM in Blanchardstown on this link to the Craol website https://craol.ie/events/ The Programme and Technical Committee has put some ideas together and this is what we have come up with so far: Dedicated programming from 10 pm – 4 pm with an NCRD First Cut Special from 6 pm– 7 pm and 1-hour shows outside these times, although from 7 pm we have the Build Up and Match Commentary. Each hour will be hosted by one or two volunteers. We could possibly use youtube/OBS to Livestream some parts of the day. We are asking our presenters for 3 things: 1 Suggestions for 15-minute featurettes during the day. 2.Presenters to volunteer to host/co-host 1 x hour during the day. 3. Volunteers to help to produce one of the featurettes listed below – this would mean pre-recording interviews with Community Radio presenters on Zoom or Cleanfeed. We will ask Craol Stations to pre-record some inserts for the day, for example: A Good Luck message. Craol Awareness raising promos about the CR movement in Ireland with a diversity of accents and in different languages. Each station could do a 3 minutes – 5 minutes slot about their station when it was set up, how many people are involved, about their locality, followed by a local singer/band. Station Challenge – which station can do the most ‘Keepie Uppies’ in 60 seconds with a specially commissioned NCRD ’21 Craol Football 🙂 Each station could do a slot about a community group that makes a show e.g. sports, community group e.g. HOTM, Toastmasters, Then between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm, the hosts/co-hosts would introduce one of the 15 minute pre-recorded features during each half-hour. Time Feature 1 Feature 2 10 Chair Dundalk FM Interview /Welcome – Craol Chairperson BAI CEO or Chairperson AMARC Chairperson President Higgins Interview with the oldest station and newest temp station 11 CRAOL Community partners e.g. Aontas Craol Initiatives – Newsroom, QQI Training 12 Craol Achievement Award Winners (play 30 seconds of an audio clip) New programming from Craol Stations e.g. American Football, Russian Group etc 1 Link up the same groups e.g. Lion’s Club in Ros FM in Ireland/abroad Senior Citizens Panel Discussion – e.g. origin of Local Sayings. 2 Discussion – Remote Working/Broadcasting during Lockdown Craol International – examples of collaboration NEAR FM & European Community Radio Stations, Dundalk FM and WROL 950 AM simulcast on St Patrick’s Day. 3 Sports Shows on CR Ireland New Radio Documentaries aired on CR stations. If you are available to contribute your suggestions and experience, please join us on Monday 29th March at 10.30 am via Zoom when we will be finalising the application.
Vivian McArdle spoke to the Business Brunch on 20th June 2015 about her business in the basement of McEvoy’s, Clanbrassil Street. [podcast title=”Viv’s Krackin’ Sauces now available in McEvoy’s, Clanbrassil Street.”]https://dundalkfm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Vivs-Krackin-Sauces-mono.mp3[/podcast]
Celebrate World Radio Day in Dundalk 2025 Dundalk FM invited community groups and listeners to a very special event on Thursday 13th February – World Radio Day – a ‘Social Benefit in Community Radio’ Conference in the Tallon Suite, Gateway Hotel, Dundalk. The conference brought together presenters and contributors to hear how being a member of the station has enhanced their lives, community development and educational work. After lunch participants practiced reading News, Sports, Weather and community notices. Radio station staff gave instructions on using technology such as audio editing software and how to record to a Digital Recorder. This was the first such conference in the country and was a model for the Community Radio and Media Sector in Ireland. Pat Byrne and Marissa Lucchesi broadcast live from the Gateway between 10am and 12pm and community groups had the opportunity to outline their plans for 2025 and highlight forthcoming events. Dundalk FM, which is celebrating 20 years on air, was able to bring this event thanks to a Sound and Vision Social Benefit Project which is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television Licence Fee. Watch the complete event on Youtube David Larkin, speaking on behalf of the Chairperson Community Radio in Dundalk has reached a milestone insofar it has been a fully licenced station now for 20 years – it began as a weekend pilot service radio in 2002, and was awarded a full licence in 2004. The frequency has changed over the years from 107 to 100 to 97.7FM. The make up of our community in Dundalk has also changed. It has grown in size, it has attracted major business investments, it has wide ranging educational services. Dundalk has a thriving community and voluntary sector, which along with sports facilities and arts venues means that Dundalk FM is busy keeping listeners up to date with developments. Keeping Community members informed and aware of what is happening around their community is Social Benefit Number 3. Three of six that we are going to explore today with the help of presenters and community group representatives. As part of funding that the station received from Round 48 of the Sound and Vision Community Benefit Round, the station decided to invite Community Groups to a one day workshop to explore and document the social benefit stories of their involvement with the station. Thank you for coming along today and I hope we will encourage you to think think about the station as a place where programmes are made – yes, but also a place where people’s lives are enhanced through gaining skills and confidence and that your sense of identity and belonging is increased by engaging with the station Anita Guest Hello my name is Anita Guest, and I’m a member and radio presenter at Dundalk FM. I present a radio show called Rehab Care On Air every Thursday night at 9 I go to Rehab Care 4 days a week, I’m an independent person and can speak up for myself. I like music, puzzles, word searches, computer games and knitting. I first came to Dundalk FM in 2004 with my friends from Rehab Care, Jason Kelly and Oliver Hanratty to learn how to do a radio show. We signed up to do A Learn About Radio Course with Paddy Mac and Edel McMullen who worked at the station. I was nervous at first because I didn’t know what to expect and I was anxious about using the radio equipment and speaking in to the microphone and hearing my voice. Over the last 20 years, I have recorded one off special shows including Spotlight, Alphabeats, Spooky Halloween shows and Christmas Specials. I present my own Rehab Care On Air Show every Thursday night at 9 O’ Clock and I also received a CRAOL Achievement Award for my documentary The History And People Of Rehab Care Dundalk I represented Dundalk FM at the Craol Achievement Awards Ceremony 2023 with my mam and Dundalk FM Station Manager Alan Byrne at the CRAOL Féile in The Sheradon Hotel Athlone. I’ve learned a lot at Dundalk FM, like how to put a running order together, how to do a playlist, how to research, how to use a digital recorder and how to record and save a show using a sound desk, microphone and computer. I love coming in to Dundalk FM because its a big achievement for me to be able to do my own show. The staff have always been very kind to me and always helped me with recording and editing, and Tony who works at the station helps me to make promos for the show. I love meeting people at the station and having the craic and a laugh with them. I pre-record the show on Friday afternoon and it is Broadcast the following Thursday night. My mam and me listen to it at home together and she is very proud of me for being able to do it. Ebony Devlin I heard about Dundalk FM because my mum told me about it, and I told her that I was a massive fan of radio, I always loved radio from a young age – it was the way I saw the world. My mum asked Paddy Mac if I could come into the studio. It was really fun. It was really exciting. So the next thing was that I put my name down for a Radio Course with Marissa. I found it easy enough. I just basically did the mic training and everyone else did the editing. I couldn’t do that because I’m visually impaired. I put in a programme proposal and recorded a demo for a show called ‘A Little Bit Of Everything’. The demo was easy because you had to basically pretend you were doing your show and you got to introduce the songs. And I got it. Now I have my own show Before I come in, I have to listen to the songs online. I basically do my own song list and build my
Community Airtime is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Louth Local Community & Development Committee (LCDC). Dundalk FM is inviting Community and Sports Groups to promote themselves on air. Community Airtime promos are one-minute infomercials that we broadcast daily and are aired free of charge. We will help you to write your script and to record the voiceover. Groups are welcome to email in a recorded promo to info@dundalkfm.ie. For further information, or to request assistance in how to script and record a promo, please email info@dundalkfm.ie or phone 042-9395100. Carlingford Heritage Louth Mavericks American Football Club Louth Volunteer Centre Did you know that volunteering can be very beneficial for your physical and mental well being? Research shows that volunteers report increases in confidence and interpersonal skills, increased sense of belonging to their communities, better life satisfaction, reduction in depression symptoms and that volunteers even live longer! At Louth Volunteer Centre, we offer a support and guidance service to individuals and Volunteer Involving Organisations to reach their individual and collective goals. As our communities re-open, there are lots of volunteering options available at www.volunteerlouth.ie. We also run monthly Exploring Volunteering sessions via Zoom on the last Saturday of each month. Find out more about these sessions and other Louth Volunteer Services at www.volunteerlouth.ie, email us at info@volunteerlouth.ie or search Volunteer Louth on social media. SOSAD Dundalk Here in SOSAD Dundalk we are working to support you and your mental health. We offer free professional counselling, crisis interventions, a 24 hour helpline, online messaging support service. All of our services are delivered from our office at 42 Jocelyn Street, Dundalk. You can contact us on 042-932 7311 or find out more on our website SOSADIreland.ie. During Lockdown we made sure to keep in contact with all our volunteers and staff. We organised TeaTime Chats, where we opened Zoom rooms to everyone in the organization to join us for a cuppa and a chat about how we all were. The support was brilliant for all of us. Women’s Aid Dundalk Women’s Aid Dundalk would like to thank the wider Dundalk community for their ongoing support throughout these uncertain times, including our wonderful staff team and volunteers. We would also like to remind you that we are still here to offer support and information to women and their children who are experiencing domestic violence. Phone our 24-hour confidential helpline today to speak with our team on 042-933 3244. We understand that it is not always possible to speak on the phone, so help is also available at info@womensaiddlk.net. If you need support in applying for domestic violence court orders, pop into our drop-in clinic in the Dundalk courthouse between 9:30am and 1pm, Monday to Thursday. We are also offering support groups to any woman who is currently or who has previously experienced domestic violence – visit the Women’s Aid Dundalk Facebook page or call our helpline to register your interest. Dundalk Youth Centre Simon Community Dundalk Since 1973 Dundalk Simon Community have been working with people who are currently experiencing homelessness, or who through no fault of their own are at risk of becoming homeless. We have been providing a wide range of services and unfortunately, the demand for our services is growing daily. Our services include: A 30-bed emergency hostel for adults 10 transitional housing units with supports for 21 individuals 7 long term houses for residents who have moved on successfully We also have a day centre; unfortunately due to COVID-19 our day centre will remain closed until further notice. The Simon charity shop in Yorke Street is the main fundraiser for the Dundalk Simon Community. Anyone wishing to donate to the Dundalk Simon Community can do so by contacting us at 0429339583 or Online – https://dundalksimon.ie/get-involved/donate/ At the moment we have clients moving on, we are appealing for good quality TV’s & DVD players. Call us at 0429339283 Dundalk Simon Community would like to thank the local community for your continued support. MAD Youth Centre St Patrick’s Soup Kitchen St Patrick’s Soup Kitchen and Food Parcels has been in operation for approximately 24 years in Dundalk. During that time the soup kitchen has been open 7 days a week for a hot meal, a sandwich or for simply a bit of company. We ask no questions about peoples circumstances. Unfortunately the soup kitchen is closed at the minute due to the covid restrictions but the food parcels are still operating. The Food parcels are in operation about 5 years every Friday morning from 10.30am to 11.30am with one food parcel per family available in the grounds of St Patrick’s Church If you would like to receive a food parcel just turn up on Friday morning during that time. If you are interested in volunteering, please leave you’re contact details in St Patrick’s parochial house or phone 042-9334648. Garda vetting will be done with each volunteer before they start. St Patrick’s Soup Kitchen and Food Parcels is a registered charity. Zoom Training Sessions Dates: Wednesday 28th April 2021 3.00 pm to 4.15 pm. Wednesday 30th June 2021 3.00 pm to 4.15 pm. You will learn how to Check audio and video settings for your device – whether it is a Laptop, PC, mobile phone or tablet/iPad. How to use the chat function, share a screen and play music in the background. And we will discuss the equipment choices that will make it easier for others to hear you such as Lapel Microphones USB Microphones Headsets or audio kits that come with a microphone, a mic windshield, a set of headphones and an External USB Sound Card. This Community Media Project is called ‘Community Airtime’ and is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development through the Louth Local Community & Development Committee (LCDC). A-Z Conference Calling for Community Groups Content. The Conference Call Screen Join a meeting. New Meeting. How to Schedule a Meeting. How to send an invite to participants. How
