The quiz kicks off at 8.30pm with tables of four costing 10.00 euro per person.

Spread the word to all volunteers and friends. This promises to be a great night of fun and entertainment .

Table Bookings can be made by calling the station on 090 6490722

We hope to see you all there on the night.

Dunnes Stores Montree – March 2010

Thursday 25th , Friday 26th and Saturday 27th March

Dunnes Stores Irishtown – April 2010

Thursday 8th , Friday 9th and Saturday 10th April

We will contact all volunteers and supporters in the near future with a request to assist us in these fundraising activities.

Support is needed to assist our growth throughout 2010 and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.

We will be holding a volunteer night soon (when the weather allows) for all of our existing volunteers to plan for the year ahead and I would encourage all to attend. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer should pop in to the station for an application form or e-mail info@athlonecommunityradio.ie..

In the meantime I would like to wish every one a happy New Year.

Since we’re only settling in yet we’d really appreciate feedback, good, bad or indifferent. We encourage you to register, so you can be informed of our activities and also be able to participate in discussions and forums.

Volunteers: We have a facility available where you can maintain a mini-site with content relevant to your programme. You can use this area to describe your programming, provide additional notes and programme details, links to other websites and future projects. You can also host ongoing discussions with your listeners. When you register, send a message to the site admin, and we will create the mini-site for you and send you instructions on getting started.

The website design allows for a complete social ecosystem, and we will be adjusting content, features, and navigation as we receive feedback from our members so do let us know how we’re doing.

Hello everyone!

We are looking for volunteers for a bag pack in Tesco’s supermarket, Golden Island, Athlone on the following dates:

Thursday 5th of November and Saturday 7th November

• 11am to 1pm
• 3pm to 5pm
• 5pm to 7pm

If you are willing and available for any of these dates or times, please let us know by Friday 29th October 2009.

Thank you

info@athlonecommunityradio.ie

(090) 6490722

Thank you to all our volunteers for the hard work during this period. The fact that the local and European elections were in full swing only added to the workload, but we proved we were up to the challange!

Now we must await the news on our license application and in the meantime we continue to operate as if on-air, maintaining programming and content which is streamed and available via the internet.

Watch this space for further news updates.

From 8pm through to 4pm the following day, a repeat stream of the days online broadcast will be available.

Please see the programme schedule for details.

Athlone Community Radio has been awarded a national award for its programme “Class Mates”, in the category of Social Gain at the CRAOL Achievements Awards 2008. The Community Radio Forum of Ireland – CRAOL Awards, supported by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) was on Saturday night at the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone.

Judicators evaluated this programme as a real example of “how Community Radio serves and reflects its community”, along with its “high production standard”.
“Class Mates” is a weekly radio programme for primary school children, in which they interviewed each other about their school or club and they also got the opportunity to show their talents and achievements. The programme “Class Mates “ was recorded on site, in Cornafulla NS, Summerhill NS, St. Mary’s NS, Cornamady NS, Scoil na Gceithre Maistri, Mixed National School and with children at the Saint Patrick’s day parade 2008, the Willow Park Football Club, Beavers and Scouts, Athlone youth Theatre and the Irish Wheelchair Association’s Sunshine Children’s Club. This is the first CRAOL A ward to be presented to an aspirant community radio station.
Athlone Community Radio would like to say thanks to all the members of the community who helped and participated in this programme, especially to all our talented children who made this programme to be nationally recognised and we accept this award on behalf of all who participated in the making of the programmes.

This award-winning programme was produced and recorded by Irena Cvetkovic, a member of the broadcasting and training staff on Athlone Community Radio. Irena is a native of Serbia and is living in Athlone for the past 7 years.
Irena went to the schools and clubs each week to record the children and then edited and produced the programme for broadcast.

Irena has also in the past been awarded funding from the BCI Sound and Vision to produce a series of programmes called across “The Divide”. These programmes explored the challenges of moving to Ireland from another country, of the similarities and differences between Irish and non Irish cultures, folklore, music and lots more.

Athlone Community Radio was presented with a certificate for Initiative and Excellence in the Broadcast Media Category which was ultimately won by RTE’s “Spectrum” programme.

The Metro Eireann Media and Multicultural Awards showcase celebrate the people, groups, events, companies and institutions that have embraced diversity. The MAMA’s were sponsored by Metro Eireann, Ireland Embracing Cultural Diversity, The Irish Times, Today Fm, Dublin City Council, Office for the Minister for Integration Policy and Foras na Gaeilge.

The awards were presented by the Minister for Integration, Connor Lenihan TD and were also attended by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Eibhlin Byrne and ambassadors to Ireland from 17 different countries.

Des Bishop’s programme ‘In The Name of the Fada’ won the Foras na Gaeilge Award category. The Iris O’Brien Foundation Award was presented by Denis O’Brien to St. Saviours Boxing Club, Dublin.

The Awards were attended by Alan Meany, Athlone Community Radio, Irena Cvetkovic, Producer/Presenter “Across the Divide”, Rachel Mwangi who was born in Kenya and was a guest on the first “Across the Divide” programme, and Mary Lennon – Athlone Community Radio Station Manager.
Athlone Community Radio was privileged to be nominated for these prestigious awards. With the help of volunteers and the community, Athlone Community Radio hopes to continue promoting multiculturalism.
If you want to get involved as a volunteer, please contact Athlone Community Radio on 090 6490722, send an email to info@athlonecommunityradio.ie or fill out our online application form.