RadioTalks Podcast from Learning Waves

The Presenters Story

with Graham O’Toole, Nathan O’Reilly

Moderator: Niamh O’Reilly

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Leadership | Resilience | Motivation – Sport and Business

Jim Gavin, Irish Aviation Authority, former Dublin Manager and current Chairperson of GAA Football Review Committee in conversation with Adrian Barry, Off the Ball

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Radio in Cars and on Devices

with Pedro Valiente, Head of Partnerships, Radio Player

Moderated by Michael Kelly from The IBI

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Connecting with Younger Audiences

with Andy Roberts, Radio Consultant, UK, Alison Healy, Today FM, Mark Cunning, Group Content Director, Wireless Ireland

Moderator – Kayte O’Malley, Galway Bay FM

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Protecting Journalism into the Future

with Andrew McLindon, An Garda Siochána, Ciara Riordan, BBC News, Dawn Wheatley, DCU, Bernadette Prendergast, Galway Bay FM

Moderator: Greg Hughes, Highland Radio

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The Future of Audio Advertising – The Agency Perspective

With Jade Finn, Head of Planning and Investment, Dentsu, Emma O’Doherty, Chief Client Officer, Mindshare/Group M, Andy Pierce, Group Strategy Director, Core, Simon Geraghty, Research and Insights Director, OMG

Moderator: Ciaran Cunningham, CEO, Radiocentre Ireland

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Radio Days Ireland is a unique 2 day conference which took place on 27th and 28th March 2025 in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. The event is a joint initiative by Learning Waves Skillnet, the training body for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland and IBI, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. 

In this Episode we hear from Niall Power from Beat  102103 on the Top 10 Radio Promotions 

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Radio Days Ireland is a unique 2 day conference which will take place on 27th and 28th March 2025 in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. The event is a joint initiative by Learning Waves Skillnet, the training body for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland and IBI, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. 

In this episode we hear from Stephen Reiner, Ciaran Cunningham, Joanne Sweeney and Andy Roberts, enjoy!  

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In this Episode of RadioTalks you will hear from Fionnuala Rabbitt, Managing Director at Highland Radio in Donegal and also current Chairperson of Learning Waves. 

Fionnuala took over as Chairperson of Learning Waves in September 2024 following the appointment of former Chairperson Patricia Monahan to Director of Audio in RTE.  Fionnuala has been a Director of Learning Waves since 2017 and served as Vice Chair since 2022. 

Fionnuala also represents Highland Radio and the sector on the board of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland(IBI) and is also a board member of IRS+.  Prior to joining Highland Radio, Fionnuala  worked in Galway Bay FM as a researcher and producer.

In this episode, Fionnuala will share her radio journey, how her family influenced her career, her role in Highland Radio and her thoughts on Learning Waves, the Radio Sector, its future and its challenges.  This is one not to miss!!!

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Radio in Ireland is so successful at raising money and awareness through many charity initiatives. We were lucky enough to catch up with some presenters to find out more, including John Breslin from Highland Radio, John Morley Galway Bay FM, Declan Meehan - East Coast FM along with Michael Crawley LMFM, Emma, Dave and Aisling - Spin 1038 and wrapping it all up PJ +Jim from Radio Nova - enjoy!

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