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The Stardust Tragedy, a brand new podcast created by urbanmedia for The Irish Sun, investigates one of Ireland’s most devastating disasters. Narrated by The Irish Sun’s Damien Lane, a veteran journalist who has covered life and crime in Ireland for over two decades, the eight part series tells the story Read more…
In the Know for what’s on show Everyone knows that Disney has a rich heritage in children’s entertainment with the best animation, live action movies and TV series for younger viewers. The name of Disney is synonymous with family fun, adventure and quality children’s entertainment. Having established themselves as one Read more…
In Ireland, more than 500,000 people have difficulty with literacy, numeracy and digital literacy tasks. This means these people may be unable to fill in a form, vote, search the internet, or stay in touch with family or friends online. Adult Literacy for Life, and SOLAS wanted to start a Read more…
It was mid-February and FM104’s S&P manager, Hannah Cassidy, came into work with a glint in her eye and an idea to go big! That was the first day FM104 officially began working on one of the biggest productions of 2024 so far: The Quid Games. Quid Games was FM104’s Read more…
This month, we are exploring IKEA’s Kitchen Install Radio campaign, an ad that stood out for Ronan McConnell, Sales Associate with urbanmedia. The creative ability to captivate the listener with an unconventional approach is what distinguishes this ad and leaves a lasting impression. He can’t stop raving about how IKEA’s Read more…
The Irish Audio Awards took place on March 14th in The Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin showcasing the best audio content in Ireland. The event organised by Radiocentre Ireland and ICAD is in its second year and saw record levels of entries across all the categories. We were delighted to Read more…
In 2023, Irish roads had witnessed 177 fatal collisions, resulting in 188 tragic fatalities. This marks an unsettling increase of 28 fatal collisions and 33 more lives lost compared to the previous year. Shockingly, fatalities are now at their highest since 2014, and the start of 2024 has continued with Read more…
As the parent of a now 14-year-old girl, Dove’s 2021 Self-Esteem Project brought us the ‘Reverse Selfie’ campaign which really opened my eyes to the challenges that children, especially young girls, face on social media. The pressure of “the perfect selfie” is something I experienced with my own daughter. It’s Read more…
As part of our new newsletter we want to give you some insights as to what’s been happening on the ground across our portfolio of stations. First up is Galway Bay FM who have been feeling a bit ‘giddy’ over the last couple of months with two unique and fun-filled Read more…
We all know the warm feeling that comes from feeling included. Whether it’s on the school yard or at work, being welcome plays a huge part in not only our wellbeing but in our development and potential. That’s why this year’s theme for International Women’s Day is an important one. Read more…