(L-R Back) Brian McCarthy (Wireless Ireland) Alexander Glover (Zenith Media) Jake Unger (Core Sponsorship) Grá Ryan (urbanmedia) | (L-R Front) Alana Moriarty (Dalata Hotel Group) Sean Munsanje (Pride Vibes) Marykate Walsh (Maldron Hotels)
The radio station broadcasting on FM and digital celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community in Ireland with a brilliant mix of music and documentaries
Pride Vibes has begun broadcasting digitally across Ireland to celebrate Pride and went live on FM from June 1st. The station which launched for Pride in 2022, and won the Audio for Change Award at the recent Irish Audio Awards, returns bigger and better for its third year with a lineup of presenters that includes Sean Munsanje, Shivani Dave, Crossy, Stephen Byrne, and Vicki Blight.
The role of Pride Vibes is to SHINE a light on Irish life by celebrating the successes of the LGBTQIA+ community and start conversations around the issues that matter. Through music and custom speech content we celebrate Pride and hear from real people as they describe their experiences, their hopes and their fears. The primary focus of the content is aimed at celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community across the country, with a focus on the regional Pride festivals, Pride happenings and more as they occur. Pride Vibes looks at the issues both nationally and locally and celebrates organisations and trail blazers from the community. 2024 also sees new talent from the community join our station, following a successful talent outreach programme.
The station will be working alongside GCN to deliver important Pride updates and as part of our mission to make a difference, Pride Vibes has again teamed up with charity partner BelongTo, a national youth services organisation supporting LGBTI+ young people in Ireland.
The music policy of the station will have a broad appeal with the best new music, all time classics and the inclusion of specialist music shows – from anthems to Eurovision hits, to highlighting up & coming music talent within the community.
Sean Munsanje, Station Manager Pride Vibes 24
Sean Munsanje, who again takes on the role of Station Manager for Pride Vibes 2024 said “Pride Vibes is back for a third year and I was honoured to be asked to take the reins once again. Pride Vibes 23 was an unbelievable journey that brought us onto the FM airwaves and I’m thrilled we’re back on FM in 2024, but this time for the entire international Pride month of June! The station was a huge success last year and this year we’re going even bigger with many brand new shows and presenters. We’ll have documentaries and features daily delving into LGBTQIA+ culture and what it means in 2024. Our reporters nationwide will be updating the country on each Pride festival – with what’s happening, as it’s happening. If all that isn’t enough we’ll be playing the best music to take you through every pride festival all summer long 24/7.
Pride is a time of year that’s all about celebrating the Queer community and that’s what Prides Vibes is all about. I’m so proud of the team involved in making this year’s Pride Vibes such a packed schedule with amazing talent made for the community, by the community. Happy Pride!”
The creation of the radio station would not be possible without the support of our marketing and advertising partner Core, holders of the prestigious Investors in Diversity Gold accreditation mark from the Irish Centre for Diversity. Core have brought An Post and Maldron Hotels, part of the Dalata Group, on board as partners to the station and we thank them for their support and allyship.
(L-R) Grá Ryan (urbanmedia) Gemma Kavanagh (Core Sponsorship)Thomas Crosse (Pride Vibes) Ruth Gill (An Post) Brian McCarthy (Wireless Ireland) Chiara Locatelli (Core Sponsorship)
Brian McCarthy, Group Commercial and Operations Director for Wireless Ireland said
“We’re honoured to again be able to deliver a radio station that speaks to and for the LGBTQIA+ community in Ireland. With estimates of between 6-10% of the population identifying themselves as members, it’s really important that a medium as powerful as audio reflects this in its output. I’d like to thank An Post, Maldron Hotels and our partners at Core, for sharing our vision of delivering an authentic voice for the community and building on the last 2 year’s success. I’d also like to thank the team in Wireless Ireland who have worked tirelessly and passionately to deliver such a brilliant product to air”
Shane Mulchrone, Social Impact Manager at Dalata Hotel Group commented
“Promoting inclusion and celebrating individuality and diversity is fundamental to our people agenda and the culture we want to nurture here in Dalata Hotel Group. This is why we are delighted for Maldron Hotels to once again partner with Pride Vibes to celebrate our LGBTQ+ community. Pride Vibes really aligns to our group’s culture and the values we aim to live by every day.”
Ruth Gill – Marketing Communications Manager, An Post added
“An Post are delighted to be a proud sponsor of Pride Vibes. Sending a pride kind of love to the nation and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.”
Pride Vibes will broadcast on FM on the following frequencies Dublin 105.2FM, Cork 106.7FM and 88.7FM, Limerick 105.5FM, Galway 87.9FM, North East 104.2FM, South East 103.8FM and Saggart 88.1FM as well as nationwide on pridevibes.ie. You can also check out PrideVibesRadio on Instagram or Tik Tok.
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(L-R) Gemma Kavanagh (Core Sponsorship) Chiara Locatelli (Core Sponsorship)Ruth Gill (An Post)
(L-R) Alana Moriarty (Dalata Hotel Group) Sean Munsanje (Pride Vibes) Marykate Walsh (Maldron Hotels)
