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Julie Smyth appointed as News and Sport Editor in WLR FM

Congratulations to Julie Smyth who has been appointed as News and Sports Editor for WLR FM. The Tramore woman who began her career with the BBC has recently taken over the position with the award-winning [...]

Skillnets appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Skillnets, the national agency responsible for funding and supporting training networks, has appointed Paul Healy as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Healy brings strong expertise in HR, Learning and Develop [...]

Total Irish advertising spend edges up to €1bn mark

John McGee, Adworld.ie whispers it quietly, 'the Irish Media industry can look forward to substantial growth in 2016, with every media category expected to benefit from the ongoing upturn in the economy and [...]

JNLR figures highlight the strong appeal of Radio in Ireland

Results from the latest JNLR figures indicate that Irish audiences continue to listen to a significant amount of radio everyday – tuning in, on average, for almost 4 hours per day during the prime 7am to [...]

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Learning Waves members celebrate at Love Radio Awards

On Friday 19th February 2016, the radio industry celebrated at the Mansion House during the annual Love Radio Awards. The Lover Radio Awards showcase the amazing vibrant creative medium and honours the ve [...]

Senior Producers workshop planned for June 2016

A 3 day senior producer workshop has been designed and developed in conjunction with trainers from the BBC Academy. The course will be 3 long days and will be intensive in terms of content and learning. The tra [...]

Senior Producers Workshop confirmed for 1-3rd June 2016 with BBC Academy

Learning Waves Skillnet is delighted to confirm that our Senior Producer workshop planned with the BBC Academy for June has now been confirmed to take place from 1-3rd June 2016 in Dublin. The workshop will run [...]

Radio : The Trusted Medium during Covid 19

With 3.2 million people listening daily, radio remains the dominant audio player in Ireland during Covid 19. More people in Ireland are listening to radio than this time last year. The latest Joint Nation [...]

Learning Waves announces details for BBC Radio Ulster Partnership

Learning Waves Skillnet is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with BBC Radio Ulster. The process of developing this partnership began in 2014 when Teresa Hanratty, Project Manager, Learning [...]

Beat's digital listening explodes in 2020

Beat listeners swapped their stereos for smart speakers in 2020 as disrupted routines and a series of innovative digital-awareness campaigns influenced radio consumption. The total listening hours on Beat&rsquo [...]

BAI announces funding to connect music professionals with audiences through radio and TV.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) announced on Wednesday 27th January 2021, the launch of a new open funding round under its Sound & Vision 4 Scheme. Funding of up to €5.5m is bei [...]

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