A selection of podcasts and videos produced by Athena Media, from radio documentaries for NewsTalk and RTE Lyric FM to corporate podcasts and online corporate videos. http://www.athenamedia.ie www.athenamedia.ie en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT info@athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. In Episode 5 of The Media Show Pat Loughrey and John Horgan on how RTE can rebuild trust post the Reynolds report and RTE 2fm head John McMahon tells Brenda Power how the station is coping without Gerry Ryan. RTE 2fm head John McMahon talks about how the station is coping without the loss of Gerry Ryan and the other challenges it faces. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_JohnMcMahonPodcast.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_JohnMcMahonPodcast.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. In Episode 5 of The Media Show Pat Loughrey and John Horgan on how RTE can rebuild trust post the Reynolds report and RTE 2fm head John McMahon tells Brenda Power how the station is coping without Gerry Ryan. Our reporter Paula Cunniffe visits Kilkenny Carlow Local Radio KCLR to find out how a local radio station operates. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep5_KCLR Podcast.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep5_KCLR Podcast.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. In Episode 5 of The Media Show Pat Loughrey and John Horgan on how RTE can rebuild trust post the Reynolds report and RTE 2fm head John McMahon tells Brenda Power how the station is coping without Gerry Ryan. Full interview with John Horgan from episode 5 Press Ombudsman Professor John Horgan discusses how RTE can rebuild trust post the Fr. Reynolds report. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_JohnHorganPodcast.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_JohnHorganPodcast.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. In Episode 5 of The Media Show Pat Loughrey and John Horgan on how RTE can rebuild trust post the Reynolds report and RTE 2fm head John McMahon tells Brenda Power how the station is coping without Gerry Ryan. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode5.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode5.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 27:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Larry Bass heads TV independent production company Shinawil which is behind formats like The Apprentice on TV3 and Dragons Den and The Voice on RTE. The Media Show asked him about Irish television, the health of the TV market, the position for independent producers and the business of making popular TV shows. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_LBassIV_PC010512 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_LBassIV_PC0105122 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 08:44 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 4 - The BAI Fr Reynolds Prime Investigates report, is the RTE TV licence value for money? and inside TV3. With a staff of just 200 people, and a single, all purpose studio in an industrial estate in West Dublin, TV3 is now the second most watched television station in the country. Paula Cunniffe goes from breakfast to midnight with TV3. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep4_TV3_LH_030512 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep4_TV3_LH_030512 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 04:37 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 4 - The BAI Fr Reynolds Prime Investigates report, is the RTE TV licence value for money? and inside TV3.Full podcast of interview with Glenn Killane, RTE Managing Director of Television from Episode 4. Glenn discusses what the Irish people are watching on RTE, the future of RTE television and the use of product placement. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_GlennKillaneIV_LH_020512 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_GlennKillaneIV_LH_020512 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 24:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 4 - The BAI Fr Reynolds Prime Investigates report, is the RTE TV licence value for money? and inside TV3 http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode4.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode4.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 27:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. The Irish Times dates back to 1859 and is owned not by a business but by a Trust. In our series where we get into media houses and find out how decisions are made. Our reporter Paula Cunniffe spent a day with the Irish Times and shadowed Editor Kevin OSullivan. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep3_IrishTimesPackage_010512.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep3_IrishTimesPackage_010512.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT 06:16 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Full podcast of interview with Dr. Gavan Titley, Lecturer of Media Studies in NUI Maynooth from Episode 3. Dr. Titley discusses the Anders Behring Breivik trial and how it is being covered by the media. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_gavantitleypodcast300412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_gavantitleypodcast300412.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 11:52 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Full podcast of interview with Michael O Keeffe, Chief Executive of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from Episode 3. Mr. O Keeffe discusses new regulations concerning media ownership and concentration of ownership in Ireland. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_michaelokeeffepodcast300412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_michaelokeeffepodcast300412.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 11:52 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Full interview from Episode 2. Gerard O Neill, Chairman of Amarach, the research company, talks about the shift online in media revenue with advertisement going into places like Google and facebook. He discusses research conducted for the Irish content industry, the broadcasters and publishers, which shows Irish people want Irish content and trust Irish content sites more. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep2_GON_CS240412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Ep2_GON_CS240412.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 11:52 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 3 what are the implications of changes to the proposed competitions authority and the potential take over of Independent News and Media by Denis O Brien? We also get behind a day in the life of the editorial processes of the Irish Times. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode3.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode3.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 27:01 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 2 Inside Storyful the global online news agency based in Dublin, media money and advertisement. We also ask if the printed version of newspapers is destined to die and is RTE right to close the London office? Podcast of full interview with Cillian de Paor, acting managing director of news and current affairs in RTE from Episode 2. Mr. De Paor discusses RTE's decision to close the London office and how it will effect the coverage of breaking news stories. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_cilliandepaorpodcast.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_cilliandepaorpodcast.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:57 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 2 Inside Storyful - the global online news agency based in Dublin, media money and advertisement. We also ask if the printed version of newspapers is destined to die and is RTE right to close the London office? Just two years ago mark little RTEs former Washington correspondent and primetime presenter left Montrose to launch a digital start up Storyful. People were curious at his idea to create a reuters for the global age. Today over 25 people work with mark sourcing news, audio and video from around the world for global distribution. They 'curate' and 'verify' - collect and check news from grassroot sources and are now providing the service to both Irish and international media groups. Paula Cunniffe spent a day inside Storyful. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_storyfulpackagePC230412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_storyfulpackagePC230412.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:57 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 2 Inside Storyful - the global online news agency based in Dublin, media money and advertisement. We also ask if the printed version of newspapers is destined to die and is RTE right to close the London office? http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode2.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode2.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 27:18 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 1 explores the publics right to reply with Broadcasting Authority of Ireland chairman Bob Collins and how newspapers are facing up to the challenge of shifting online. Hugh Linehan is Online Editor of the Irish Times in this full length interview he discusses the challenges facing the media when it becomes the story and the Irish Times decision to publish the leaked BAI Fr Reynolds briefing document report. Brenda asks him about the concept of cross media, broadcasting, print and online regulation. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_hughlinehanpodcast190412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_hughlinehanpodcast190412.mp3 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 07:03 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 1 explores the publics right to reply with Broadcasting Authority of Ireland chairman Bob Collins and how newspapers are facing up to the challenge of shifting online. Here is the podcast of the full interview with BAI chairman, Mr Bob Collins, by The Media Show for episode 1. Mr Collins is a former Director General of RTE and in his interview as Chairman of the BAI discusses the leak of the BAI Fr Reynolds report and its implications as well as the Right to Reply Scheme which gives the public a right to reply when broadcasters broadcast items which are incorrect and potentially damaging to an individuals reputation and honour. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_bobcollinspodcast160412.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_bobcollinspodcast160412.mp3 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 13:11 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The Media Show radio series is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 presented by Brenda Power and produced by Helen Shaw with the mission to demystify how the media works, to get behind media stories in broadcasting, print and online and to show how our daily media diet is shaped. Episode 1 explores the publics right to reply with Broadcasting Authority of Ireland chairman Bob Collins and how newspapers are facing up to the challenge of shifting online. http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode1.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/themediashow/TMS_Episode1.mp3 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:01:00 GMT 26:53 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 13 presented by Ella McSweeney. Until the 1700s in Ireland, fallow and the native Red deer had two predators to worry about: wolves and humans. Along with wolves, weve hunted deer for millenia a recognition of the value of venison meat thats extremely low in fat, but packed full of protein and iron. But that was then. Today, not only do we have more deer than ever, but we also have two possible three or four new species that have naturalised in the countrywide. And somehow, along the way, venison has come to be regarded as an elite meat expensive to buy, difficult to cook a meat for the well heeled. Strange for a prolific, wild animal. In the final episode of the Made in Ireland feature, Ella goes deer hunting in Wicklow with Killrudderys gamekeeper, Angus Lee. He shows her the method of deer stalking. Ella is joined by butcher Ed Hick who has been hunting since he was a child. He cooks some venison for her in the forest and tells her why its still considered an elite meat. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode13deer.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode13deer.mp3 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT 18:32 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 12 presented by Ella McSweeney. Twenty years ago, there were 1000 abattoirs across the country. Today, there are 200 left and of them, only a small amount are small scale abattoirs connected to local butcher shops. While we may think of our local butcher as someone who is inextricably linked to the local farmer, increasingly this is not the case. The butcher who sources the animals, kills them, butchers the meat and sells at the counter is slowly but surely becoming an exception in Ireland, rather than the rule. So what of this breed of traditional Irish butcher? In this programme, Ella speaks to Frank Murphy, a 2nd generation butcher who owns the last butcher and abattoir in Midleton, Co. Cork. She also talks to Franks 94 year old father Dan about his memories of selling meat in the 1950s and 60s. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode12butcher.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode12butcher.mp3 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT 22:20 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 11 presented by Ella McSweeney. It was in April last year that Carrickmacross was on the lips of people around the world, as Kate Middleton walked up the aisle for her wedding to Prince William, wearing a lace bodice and skirt that was hand-stitched using the lacemaking technique which originated in Co. Monaghan in the 1820s. When it comes to lace making, Ireland is on the map - particularly Carrickmacross and Limerick lace. But there is another tradition of lace making a unique way of making lace that was nearly lost to a new generation of lacemakers. The story starts in 1845 in Youghal when Mary Anne Smyth of the Presentation Convent unpicked some Venetian point lace and created her own style of lacemaking, which she called Youghal Lace. That was then, and by the 1980s the tradition of making Youghal Lace was all but forgotten until a lace expert called Veronica Stuart revived it. In this Made in Ireland, Ella meets Veronica to hear her story. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode11lace.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode11lace.mp3 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT 09:11 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 10 presented by Ella McSweeney. Poitin is long associated with illegality: first outlawed back in 1661, it was relatively recently, in 1997, when the Revenue Commissioners permitted the licensed sale of it within Ireland. So what of poitin making today? Ella meets Mairtin MacConrai, a part time farmer from Leitir Moir, Connemara. Fifty years ago he made poitin with his father. It was a secretive affair, done mainly at night in the forests nearby, and the entire process would take up to 3 weeks. Ella also meets Alex Chasko, head distiller at Cooley Distillery who has created a new poitin for sale. Its a limited edition run of 1,000 bottles and the poitin is 65% alcohol. The general manager of the Kilbeggan plant, Brian Quinn, gives Ella a taste of the mountain tay. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode10poitin.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode10poitin.mp3 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT 21:41 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 9 presented by Ella McSweeney. High up in a field in the middle of Waterford City live 84 goats in the wild. They spend their days eating the grass, their nights sleeping on the edge of the rock which is 100 feet up with a panoramic view of the city. These are the Bilberry Goat herd and they have lived on the rock for over 300 years. As of January next year, cheese from their milk will be on the market. Ella visits the herd in the company of herdsman Martin Doyle who milks them each morning and each evening with a mobile milker. He first saw the herd in 1967 when he was just 7 years old and since then, he has looked after them. In 2005 he registered the herd with the Department of Agriculture and it was only a few months ago that he decided to make cheese from their milk, just as was done by milkmaids at the beginning of the 20th Century. Ella visits Helen Finnegan of Knockdrinna Farm in Kilkenny, who gets the milk from Martin and makes the cheese. She recently made her second batch of Bilberry Cheese and it will go on sale to the public in January. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode9cheese.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode9cheese.mp3 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:01:00 GMT 15:48 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 5 Putins era. The last episode in the series Death of an Empire looks at modern Russia under Vladimir Putin. We hear from Irishman Chris Weafer, Chief Strategist of Troika Sperbank in Moscow about Russias economy today and Lena Firsova, who worked for the Irish Times during Seamus time says corruption is the biggest problem facing people in daily society and life. Young students Viktoria Kolesnichenko and Yelena Sorokina talk about life in Putins Russia and in the events post the recent elections Seamus explores just how democratic is todays Russia. http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode5.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode5.mp3 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:06 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 8 presented by Ella McSweeney. They come out to mark respect for lifes significant moments. Go to a wedding, funeral, graduation or christening and youll be sure to see people wearing hats. The art of making hats, or millinery, is hundreds of years old. In Philip Tracey, Ireland has produced arguably the most successful milliner in the world. But there are many milliners around the country and in her continuing look at all things Made in Ireland, Ella McSweeney meets two milliners Rebekah Patterson in Kilkenny and John Shevlin in Dublin. John made his first hat when he was just 16 years old. His father started a hat manufacturing business in Malahide and at the peak, in the 1960s, they produced 1,000 hats a week. John currently uses his fathers factory as his hat making studio, and sells his hats in Cows Lane, Temple Bar. Rebekah Patterson came to Ireland in 2000. Her grandfather, from Ballyferriter in Kerry, emigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1921 and she returned to find her roots. By that time, she was a trained milliner and in 2006 she set up her own studio in Kilkenny, from where she sells her hats. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode8hats.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode8hats.mp3 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 15:48 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 7 presented by Ella McSweeney. Take a Bow instrument makers from Mayo. Irish bowmaker Noel Burke and Gary Leahy. They spend their days working with wood, ebony, abalone shell, silver, Mongolian horse hair and lizard skin to create bows for musical instruments such as violins, cellos and violas. Garys story is remarkable a gardener by trade, he travelled to New Zealand 8 years ago and got a job repairing violins. He made contact with Mayos Noel Burke and spent three years learning the craft. Today, both he and Noel are internationally known for their craft. Mike de Hoog is a Dutch man who came to Ireland in the 1970s. Since then he has made violins and violas for some of Europes top musicians. Its a highly skilled craft, moulding spruce and maple into a violin form, and he is guided by the formula laid down in the 1600s by Antonio Stradavari, the godfather of violin making. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode7instruments.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode7instruments.mp3 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 20:41 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 4 Yeltsins era and economic collapse 1990s Episode four of Death of an Empire focuses on the age of Boris Yeltsin and the economic collapse of the new Russian Federation. Seamus visits the Statue park of Soviet times and explores how things changed. He speaks with Nonna Fomenko who raised her daughter during the massive inflation of 1992 when people were made destitute We hear from the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerry Collins on Yeltsins Russia. http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode4.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode4.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:16 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 6 presented by Ella McSweeney. The cold gleam of silver wasnt just irresistible to the people of the Viking Age, but to generations of the Irish ever since. So said the late UCD historian Francoise Henry who recognised that if theres one metal thats strongly associated with the Irish, its silver. From early Christian church chalices, to 18th century forks, to contemporary earrings and necklaces the use of silver by craftsmen and women in Ireland has a long history. But it has been difficult to keep the craft of silversmithing alive. Its thought there are about 12 silversmiths left in the country. Ella McSweeney has visited two of them Seamus Gill and Cork based Eileen Moylan. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode6silversmiths.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode6silversmiths.mp3 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 12:57 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 5 presented by Ella McSweeney. Pain Blanc, Waterford-style A small, round, white floury bap tells the story of the French Huguenots who arrived in Waterford in the late 1600s. Persecuted in France, they came to east Ireland and set up industries such as linen making, but it was their bakers who inspired the local people. White flour, imported from France, was used to make pain blanc white bread. The locals loved it so much, they made it their own. Today, over 20,000 Waterford Blaas are made every day and Dermot Walsh, a third generation baker whose family have been making bread since the 1920s, is a dab hand at the Blaa. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode5waterfordblaa.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode5waterfordblaa.mp3 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT 17:18 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 3 the August Coup 1991 : the failed coup, the fall of Gorbachev and the rise of Yeltsin Episode three explores the August 1991 Coup attempt and the final months of the Soviet Union. Seamus Martin had just arrived as correspondent for the Irish Times six weeks earlier. We hear from well known economic and finance commentator in Ireland, Constantin Gurdgiev on his assessment of Boris Yeltsin who rallies crowds in defence of the White House and becomes the hero of the event. While Seamus is in Moscow during the twentieth anniversary of the coup he meets Oleg Baklanov one of the conspirators behind the August 1991 coup which was intended to save the Soviet Union from Gorbachevs restructuring but which ultimately led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union by December 1991. http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode3.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode3.mp3 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:02 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 4 presented by Ella McSweeney. Seeing the Light. One day you will get out of bed and it will just happen, so said the Irish stained glass artist Willie Earley to his young apprentice, Evan Connon, who had spent 3 years perfecting the art of drawing in his Dundrum studio. Stained glass artistry was in the blood. Evans grandfather worked for the genius Harry Clarke. Evan shows Ella his studio and shows her his favourite piece of Harry Clarke work in North Dublin. She meets Willie Earley and sees one of his last pieces of work in Co. Meath. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode4stainedglass.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode4stainedglass.mp3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 14:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 3 presented by Ella McSweeney. The Woolly Way. Its a fact all too well known if you farm sheep for a living but its still a surprise to those of us who dont to learn that Irish wool, once a premium product, is hardly ever used in knitting anymore. Aran Sweaters, Foxford Rugs, Donegal Tweed all synonymous with Ireland, and all made with imported wool. One lady who is trying to boost the market for Irish wool is Freda McGill, who keeps rare breed Wendsleydale Sheep in Co. Down. She runs the Wool Initiative that connects craftspeople with farmers. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode3wool.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode3wool.mp3 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 13:16 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 2 Gorbachev and Reform (1980s) Episode two examines Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachevs age of reform in the 1980s and the first cracks in the Soviet State as the Baltic States bid for independence. Former professor at Trinity College, Ron Hill followed Gorbachevs career and tells us why Gorbachev began his reforms of glasnost and perestroika. Seamus speaks to Cesolvas Stankecivius, the deputy speaker in the Lithuanian parliament, who was part of the struggle to re-gain Lithuanian independence. Actress Joan Sheehy vividly describes the historic tour by the Abbey Theatre while Sinead O Marcaigh, then a young student living in Moscow says daily supplies like food were always challenging to find. http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode2.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode2.mp3 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:17 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 2 presented by Ella McSweeney Hide and Sow: Leather-working in Ireland Its no surprise that Ireland used to export vast quantities of leather hide across Europe. Shoes, saddles, sofas - our leather was in demand. But today, there are no tanneries left in the country and only a handful of people are working with leather. Ella meets Willie Power, who spent decades working in Portlaw Tannery in Waterford; she also talks to Paul Ronan who ran the last tannery in Ireland. George Tutty is one man who uses leather every day - for 60 years his family has handmade shoes in Kildare. Ella meets him to find out more. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode2leather.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode2leather.mp3 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 16:05 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html What are the crafts and skills that say something about our culture, our heritage and our sense of being Irish? What stories do the people who practiced these skills have to tell, and how have these skills and traditions been passed on to new generations of Irish people? Made in Ireland is a 13 part radio series, presented by Ella McSweeney, which tells the stories of what we used to make in this country, and how such traditions and skills are continuing today. Its the story of Irelands manufacturing past, present and future. The series will be broadcast live on the Today with Pat Kenny Show on RTE Radio 1, and on RTE Digital. Episode 1 presented by Ella McSweeney Microwaved Wood - When you burn wood in the absence of oxygen, whats left is a powerful substance that can burn at 2,700 degrees Celsius. Not only that, but Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci would have been lost without it, it makes soils more productive, and it can be used in tablet form to aid digestion. Charcoal wasnt produced in traditional earth kilns in Ireland until the early 20th century. The practice dates back over 1,000 years and today, charcoal production is having a comeback. Liam OSullivan from Durrow, Co. Laois shows Ella how he makes charcoal for fuel and for drawing, while Niall Kenny takes her to a site where one of Irelands most impressive charcoal pits was excavated in Westmeath. http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode1charcoal.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/madeinireland/madeinirelandepisode1charcoal.mp3 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 16:50 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Death of an Empire is a 5 part radio series exploring twenty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union led by Seamus Martin, former Moscow correspondent of The Irish Times, and exploring what made the Soviet Union, what lead to its collapse and what its like inside modern Russia today. Produced by Helen Shaw. Episode 1- Becoming Soviet 1940s -1970s Episode one traces the communist super state built by Joseph Stalin which once covered one sixth of the planet and crossed eleven time zones. Irishwoman Mairead Breslin Kelly shares her personal story about her father, Padraic Breslin, who died in Stalins work camps in 1940. Seamus speaks with an old friend in Moscow, Andrei Mironov, the human rights activist, who was also imprisoned in the 1980s by Soviet reformer Mikhail Gorbachev. http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode1.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/deathofanempireepisode1.mp3 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:07 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The series An Opera for Carlow was the story of an extraordinary and unique community music and arts project led by conductor Fergus Sheil. This is a chance to recap on that journey which is produced by Athena Media with the support of the BAI sound and Vision scheme and presented by Paul Herriott and an opportunity to listen that opera titled Shelter me from the Rain which was composed by Brian Irvine and written and directed by John McIlduff. Shelter me from the Rain was premiered on May 5th 2011 in the GB Shaw theatre in Visual, Carlow. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/anoperaforcarlowfeature.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/anoperaforcarlowfeature.mp3 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT 01:26 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Word of Mouth follows a year in the life of the creative writing centre Fighting Words developed by the award winning Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the former director of Amnesty Ireland Sean Love which was inspired by 826 Valencia in San Francisco and is located in the heart of Dublin city. The centre fosters and mentors writing particularly for children and teenagers across all forms of expressions including fiction drama poetry music and film. The documentary was broadcast on RTE lyric fm on 28th October 2011 at 7pm. http://pciserver.com/wordofmouthdocumentary.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/wordofmouthdocumentary.mp3 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT 56:53 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html High Fidelity A Century of Recorded Song with Jack L and Julie Feeney is a 26 part series The series produced by Athena Media and is a sound-map of recorded song from Thomas Edison to the iPod from Tin Pan Alley to X-Factor. http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/LiamCarsonHF.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/LiamCarsonHF.mp3 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMT 10:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html High Fidelity A Century of Recorded Song with Jack L and Julie Feeney is a 26 part series The series produced by Athena Media and is a sound-map of recorded song from Thomas Edison to the iPod from Tin Pan Alley to X-Factor. http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/BarryMcNeillHF.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/BarryMcNeillHF.mp3 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMT 04:19 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Three years in the planning one year in production An Opera for Carlow is the story of an extraordinary and unique community music and arts project led by conductor Fergus Sheil. Sheil and his creative team composer Brian Irvine and director and writer John McIlduff set up to create an opera from scratch working with the people of Carlow. On May 5th in the GB Shaw Theatre in Visual that opera Shelter me from the Rain was premiered and this documentary produced by Athena Media is the story of the journey to that night and how the birth of that opera changed the lives of everyone involved. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/documentary.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/documentary.mp3 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:01:00 GMT 58:33 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Three years in the planning one year in production An Opera for Carlow is the story of an extraordinary and unique community music and arts project led by conductor Fergus Sheil. Sheil and his creative team composer Brian Irvine and director and writer John McIlduff set up to create an opera from scratch working with the people of Carlow. On May 5th in the GB Shaw Theatre in Visual that opera Shelter me from the Rain was premiered and this documentary produced by Athena Media is the story of the journey to that night and how the birth of that opera changed the lives of everyone involved. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/documentarypreview.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/documentarypreview.mp3 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:01:00 GMT 3:19 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html You have heard the shaping of this new opera every month through auditions and rehearsals. The opera is now called Shelter Me from the Rain and is all about the universal themes of love and weather. The opera is being led by conductor Fergus Sheil and has been composed by Brian Irvine, with words by John McIlduff and the voices of about a hundred people. The opening performance is tomorrow evening in the George Bernard Shaw theatre in Carlow and today we get to hear a preview of the opening song Shelter me from the Rain as the participants and the creative team describe how the project has gone. Athena Media will record the final performance of the opera and a full one hour documentary narrating the story of the project and the music will be broadcast during the summer on RTE Lyric fm. Presenter Paul Herriott will narrate the documentary. The documentary is due to air on Friday 1st July at 7pm on RTE Lyric fm. It will also be available as a podcast. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/promo.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/promo.mp3 Wed, 04 May 2011 00:01:00 GMT 2:22 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Two of Irelands most talented stage performers Jack L and Julie Feeney have joined forces to present a ground breaking new radio series High Fidelity a century of recorded song which starts May 16th on RTE lyric fm. It is an Athena Media production and runs for 26 weeks and promises a sound map of recorded song from Thomas Edison to the iPod from Tin Pan Alley to X-Factor. Listen to the advertisement for the series here. http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/promo.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/highfidelity/promo.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:01:00 GMT 0:16 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the tenth and final episode in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next month the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Irelands newest and most impressive new theatres the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera is now called Shelter Me from the Rain and is about the universal themes of love and weather. The opera has been led by conductor Fergus Sheil composed by Brian Irvine with words from John Mclduff and the voices of about a hundred people from around the county and beyond. There is now just a couple of weeks to go before the performances and today Belfast based composer Brian Irvine is down in Carlow for the final rehearsals with the Aspiro choir. We hear from Brian and Aspiros artistic director Mary Amond O Brien about the final run down to the first performance on May 5th. Athena Media will record the final performance of the opera and a full one hour documentary narrating the story of the project and the music will be broadcast during the summer on RTE Lyric fm. Presenter Paul Herriott will narrate the documentary. The documentary is due to air on Friday 1st July at 7pm on RTE Lyric fm. It will also be available as a podcast. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert10.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert10.mp3 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:01:00 GMT 5:51 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the ninth in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera which is called 'Shelter Me From The Rain' will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. The creative team have now selected the solo roles for the opera, we heard the auditions a couple of months ago and today we go back to the successful ones as they begin solo rehearsals. We get to know the people involved and what it means for them to be given the chance to perform on stage. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert9.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert9.mp3 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:01:00 GMT 6:18 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the eighth in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera which is called 'Shelter Me From The Rain' will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. The creative team led by conductor Fergus Sheil have been working hard to get the music and the libretto finished and today for the first time we hear the music from the final scene of the opera and find out what the local participants make of it. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert8.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert8.mp3 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:01:00 GMT 6:20 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the seventh in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera which is called 'Shelter Me From The Rain' will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. We'll be tracking the progress of the opera here on In Tempo over the coming months. This month we're following the hunt for the soloist voices who will perform Brian's work. After months of out-reach work and voice workshops about fifty local people auditioned for a solo spot and we went along for the final nerve-wracking competition to hear some of those seeking a challenge. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert7.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert7.mp3 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:01:00 GMT 5:47 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The sixth feature for Athena Media's latest radio documentary series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. This month we have been spending time with Brian Irvine, the composer of the music for the opera, to find out how the music composition is shaping up and to discover just what the opera will be about. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert6.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert6.mp3 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:01:00 GMT 5:37 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The fifth feature for Athena Media's latest radio documentary series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert5.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert5.mp3 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMT 5:10 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The fourth feature for Athena Media's latest radio documentary series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Today we hear about the singing auditions. We hear from the creative team about how they found the day and get the reactions of those who came along to audition. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert4.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert4.mp3 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:01:00 GMT 4:13 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the third in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. We'll be tracking the progress of the opera here on In Tempo over the coming months. Today we are hearing from Regina Hanley, a professional opera singer who has been brought in by conductor Fergus Sheil as a vocal coach. We meet Regina at a singing workshop where she lends her singing expertise to the choir. She also tells us about her hopes for the opera. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert3.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert3.mp3 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:01:00 GMT 4:13 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This is the second in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. We'll be tracking the progress of the opera here on In Tempo over the coming months. Community youth choir, Aspiro, will be one of the community groups taking part in the opera. Now we find out what the choir members and its director, Mary Amond O'Brien, think about this unique project. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert2.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert2.mp3 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT 4:10 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html An Opera for Carlow is a radio documentary series following a one-year community arts project in Carlow. Every month a new feature produced by Athena Media for RTE Lyric FM will update on the progress of the opera as conductor Fergus Sheil, composer Brian Irvine and librettist/director John McIlduff begin to write the opera and start rehearsing for its live performance in May 2011. The Athena Media team will also record the live performance. In this first feature we hear from conductor Fergus Sheil about what inspired the idea. Cynthia Deane, CEO of Carlow VEC, talks about the benefits of the project to the people of Carlow while composer Brian Irvine talks about why they were inspired by the idea of an opera in Carlow. http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert1.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/carlowopera/insert1.mp3 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT 4:49 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html The clash of the ash and the pride of local clubs. It's been a golden age for Portumna GAA and its legendary hurlers, All Ireland Club Champions for the last two years and pushing for a third title in 2010. In Club Heroes we meet the champion hurlers of Portumna and find out why, for many players, a club victory is even more important than a county title. As team player Leo Smith puts it 'for a small town like Portumna theres a great buzz around the place. I mean you've grown up with these guys. You'd die for each other out there. It means so much to be out there and representing your club, your county, your province.' In this radio feature we hear the story of Portumna from the players themselves, a story of brothers, like the famous Canning brothers including team captain and corner back Ollie Canning. It's been a golden decade for the club which is now considered one of the most successful teams in the country. The senior hurlers have just celebrated their 3-in-a-row county victory and are aiming for another 3-in-a-row in the All-Ireland Finals. Given that the Club only gained senior status in 1992 its success has been phenomenal. In this special documentary we meet senior team manager, Johnny Kelly, captain Ollie canning and players Leo Smith and Eoin Lynch. For Ollie the bond between the team players is as close, if not closer, than brothers. 'I know if any of the lads where in trouble I'd stand up for them same as I'd stand up for the brothers'. The spirit that binds them together is, they say, more than sport, its about family, locality and belonging. The sense of pride when they bring home the cup is often better than All Ireland county titles. 'Its what we dream about since we were young lads' says Leo Smith 'hurling together in the under 10, under 12. Running out with your club mates that's what it's all about'. http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_club.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_club.mp3 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT 26:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/?page_id=28 In Sisters Act we meet two sets of competitive sisters; the Ffrench O'Carroll twins, Rebecca and Charlotte, in athletics and the Murphy sisters, Annalise and Claudine, in sailing. Two different sports but both sets of sisters have their eyes on one prize, the Olympic Games, but to get there may well mean having to beat their own sister. For athletic champions Rebecca and Charlotte Ffrench O'Carroll there's never any problem finding someone to train with or run against. They're identical twins who both compete in cross country, middle and long distance races and have grown up in their sport together. The girls, now 20, started running at school and were coached by Dundrum South Athletic Club coach Eddie McDonagh. For the twins it's never a case of sibling rivalry; 'its almost like you feel you're not racing for yourself, you're racing for your twin to win as well,' says Charlotte. For Ian O Riordan of the Irish Times the girls have the mark of champions and compared their track record to date with legendary stars like Sonia O Sullivan. In this radio special we hear the story of the girls, their coach and their decision to go stateside to advance their athletics. Sonia O'Sullivan says it's these coming years which will prove decisive while coach Eddie McDonagh says athletes like Sonia didn't reach their stride until their mid twenties so much can be expected from the twins and their hopes for the next two Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. The challenge of sisterly competition in a completely difference sport is what we hear from the Murphy sisters whose mother Cathy McAleevy, competed for Ireland in the sport they now follow, the single handed women's laser. Claudine and Annalise know that if they are to make the Olympic Games for Ireland that theirs is a sport in which only one woman can be selected so it may well be they are competing against each other for that place. But that does not divide them. 'We'll push for each, we're both going to strive to be the best' says Annalise and they support each other in their efforts to win. We hear from their coach Rory Fitzgerald, their mum Cathy and from Ireland's Olympic competitor Ciara Peelo who carried the Irish flag at the Beijing Games. http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_sister.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_sister.mp3 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT 26:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/?page_id=28 March 21st is International Day against Racism and this feature showcases how sport can unite and cross all boundaries that divide us. In Count Us In we hear the story of how a sports initiative in Dublin's inner city primary schools is not just introducing children to new sports but encouraging and promoting multi-racial play and integration. 'Count Us In' is run by Sport Against Racism in Ireland, SARI, with boys and girls in primary schools in Dublin's heartland, Dublin 8, the Liberties. This radio feature follows the project through its run across Spring 2009, and find out how sports unites and what the children think of it. As the project gets underway again this year we hear the voices of former Ireland manager, Brian Kerr who talks about his own deep commitment to SARI and we get the story from SARI's founders Frank Buckley and Ken McCue. One of the players who has come through SARI's soccer league Emecka Onwubiko shares his story, coming to Swords as a boy of 11 from Nigeria and his pride in playing for Ireland in the U19 team. For Brian Kerr the work SARI does in schools is even more essential in a recession when the concept of integration may become more challenging. But like many he's concerned about funding and state commitment; 'the big thing for SARI is survival because obviously funding and resources are very scarce these days. Without funding we can't sustain our efforts or continue to roll out events like the schools programme'. The real stars of 'Count Us In' are the children who share their stories and thoughts, who learn to take on new sports and make new friends. http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_sari.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/fieldofdreams/fod_sari.mp3 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT 26:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/?page_id=28 dublinwaste.ie is an interactive website run by Dublin City Council which provides a free trade facility where you can offer unwanted household goods from furniture to musical instruments or find something you need for free. This short video tells the story of dublinwaste.ie and features the experience of one couple who got rid of their old piano and made a 12 year old girl very very happy indeed. This video has been created for the Eurocities conference in Stockholm. http://pciserver.com/dcc/waste.mov info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/dcc/waste.mov Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 01:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie.ie A video edited for the Headstrong young people's public forum launch in December 2009. This is one of a series of four videos of first person stories about young people. http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Emma.mp4 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Emma.mp4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 01:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie.ie A video edited for the Headstrong young people's public forum launch in December 2009. This is one of a series of four videos of first person stories about young people. http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Akeem.mp4 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Akeem.mp4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 01:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie.ie A video edited for the Headstrong young people's public forum launch in December 2009. This is one of a series of four videos of first person stories about young people. http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Daire.mp4 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Daire.mp4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 01:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie.ie A video edited for the Headstrong young people's public forum launch in December 2009. This is one of a series of four videos of first person stories about young people. http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Tim.mp4 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/headstrong/Tim.mp4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 01:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie.ie We start at 15 Usher's Island, the house at the centre of the Misses Morkan's Epiphany dinner party on January 4th 1904. Set in a Dublin of 300,000 souls, on a bitter cold night, we are looking out across the river to the west to the Phoenix Park and to the east towards the Four Courts. As the story begins, Lily, the over-worked housemaid, opens the door. What does the story tell us about Dublin in 1904? Professor Mary Daly helps us step back in time while Professor Kevin Whelan connects The Dead to Dublin's history, geography and landscape. What do the archives hold and tell us about not just Joyce's Dublin but also about his own life story? We visit the National Archives and the census records of 1901 with Catriona Crowe while Katherine McSharry opens the National Library collection. Architect Sean O'Laoire helps us imagine Joyce's Dublin and shares the story of the house itself, 15 Usher's Island. http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast1.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast1.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 10:55 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie TS Eliot described it as one of the greatest short stories ever written. James Joyce finished the final story in his collection Dubliners, The Dead, in Trieste 1907. This story of the Misses Morkan's annual gathering of family, friends and music students is framed by the elderly sisters' nephew Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta and a personal epiphany triggered by the fragment of a song. Professors Declan Kiberd, Anne Fogarty and Gerardine Meaney help us unpack the story and find out why it has such resonance and power. Dr Luca Crispi, working on the Joyce papers at the National Library, shows how the manuscripts illuminate how Joyce wrote. http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast2.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast2.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 09:34 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie Joyce described The Dead as a ghost story. The ghost of Michael Furey, who as Gretta says 'died for me' haunts the final scenes. But the story also echoes with the ghosts of Irish history and politics. Professor Kevin Whelan peels back the layers and references from the Battle of the Boyne, the 1798 rebellion, O'Connell's Catholic Emancipation, Parnell's Home Rule and the tension in early 20th Century Ireland between the emerging Gaelic Nationalist movement and the Catholic middle classes. Social historian Mary Daly places the story in its contemporary politics and illuminates what is going on behind the dance scene between Gabriel and Molly Ivors when her final retort is 'West Briton'. We look at the physical landscape of the story and the map it draws from the Wellington Monument to the O'Connell statue and the tensions between east and west both for the characters and the country. What is Joyce telling us? The past is ever present in The Dead and the party itself takes on a wake like quality not just for a marriage but for a city as well. http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast3.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast3.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 11:55 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie The Dead is rich in music from Italian opera to popular folk songs. Music and song is the soundtrack to the dinner party while the conversation around the table shares stories of Enrico Caruso and the music halls of the city. The story's epiphany hangs on a memory provoked by a song 'The Lass of Aughrim'. Professor Harry White unpacks the power of music in Joyce's narrative and we discover how central a force music and song was in the author's life. Professor White sees the story itself as an operatic composition. We visit the National Library to see sheet music of the day and from the UCD folklore collection we hear Elizabeth Cronin's version of 'The Lass of Aughrim' which gives us a sense of how the song sounded in 1904. Singer and musician Noel O Grady, who performs the music of Joyce, shares his rendition of 'The Lass of Aughrim' as he plays the part of Bartell D'Arcy and re-creates that moment which froze Gretta on the stairs of 15 Usher's Island. http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast4.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast4.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 10:22 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie At the end of the night we leave 15 Usher's Island and follow Gabriel and Gretta Conroy's journey up river and down O'Connell St (then Sackville Street) to the Gresham Hotel. With Professor Anne Fogarty we re-visit the Gresham Hotel and Gabriel's own moment of self-revelation. Gerardine Meaney and Declan Kiberd explore the story's love stories and how they relate to Joyce and his own life's love, Nora Barnacle. Love and loss are intertwined in the personal epiphanies in 'The Dead' and through the archives we look at what was happening in Joyce's own life with the death of his mother May and his family's decline into poverty. Declan Kiberd, Gerardine Meaney, Kevin Whelan and Anne Fogarty explore the story's ending and that final scene of a snow covered Ireland. Is it one of despair or hope? http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast5.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast5.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 09:44 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie James Joyce's short story 'The Dead' is set in the heart of Dublin City on January 6th 1904. As part of our audio podcast series Barry McGovern takes a walk through the city of 'The Dead' and explores the landscape which frames the story from 15 Usher's Island to the Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street. What remains of Joyce's Dublin today and what inspired his locations? 'The Dead' brings us on a journey from the quays on the River Liffey looking towards the Phoenix Park and references a city which can still be found today. Have a look at our slideshow of photographs from the National Library collections and from Dublin today to get a sense of the city of 'The Dead'. http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast6.mp3 joycesdublin@gmail.com http://www.joycesdublin.ie http://pciserver.com/Joyce/podcasts/joyce_podcast6.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000 08:19 http://pciserver.com/Joyce/gallery/ucd.GIF http://www.joycesdublin.ie The annual Women Mean Business Conference and Awards ceremony was held in September 2009 in the Shelbourne Hotel. Athena Media produced three short videos on the event. This third video introduces the four winners of this years awards at the event.To find out more visit www.womenmeanbusiness.com and www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video3mp4.mov info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video3mp4.mov Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:15:43 GMT 02:20 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ The annual Women Mean Business Conference and Awards ceremony was held in September 2009 in the Shelbourne Hotel. Athena Media produced three short videos on the event. This second video concentrates on the three international speakers at the event, Sarah Newman, founder of needahotel.com, Michael O Doherty, co-founder of plexus Bio-Energy and Sahar Hashemi, co-founder of Coffee Republic.. To find out more visit www.womenmeanbusiness.com and www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video2.mov info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video2.mov Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:15:43 GMT 02:20 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ The annual Women Mean Business Conference and Awards ceremony was held in September 2009 in the Shelbourne Hotel. Athena Media produced three short videos on the event. This first video gives an overview of the event. To find out more visit www.womenmeanbusiness.com and www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video1.mov info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb09video1.mov Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:15:43 GMT 02:20 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ Tower Songs is a one hour radio documentary produced by Athena Media for RTE Lyric FM. It follows the development of a music project in Ballymun where the young people of Ballymun were able to create their own song cycle which celebrated the transformation of Ballymun and honoured the passing of the Ballymun Towers. Produced by Helen Shaw and researched by Niamh Kinane, the documentary was broadcast on February 14th 2009. http://pciserver.com/towersongs/towersongs.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/towersongs/towersongs.mp3 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 52:54 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.cityarts.ie/events/2009/02/ 'A cheeky city' is how one developer describes Galway in the final part of our Urban Beauty, Urban Blight cities series. One of our smaller cities, Galway remains charming and cultural but like Dublin it suffers from an expanding waistline with apartment blocks stretching out the coast road. Leo Moran of the Saw Doctors bemoans the loss of identity in Galway while former Minister Michael D Higgins waxes lyrical about his native town. http://pciserver.com/ubub/galway.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/galway.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 41:53 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Limerick still tends to attract headlines for all the wrong reasons. In this programme we look at how it can overcome its 'Stab City' reputation. Developer Ger Clohessy talks about trying to get economic movement back into the city, comedian Jon Kenny shares his take on his home town, while local arts journalist Mary Coll talks about the city's strong arts and warm heart. http://pciserver.com/ubub/limerick.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/limerick.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 39:24 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Cork people tend to see their city as the 'real' capital and Ireland's second city is seen by architects and urban planners as being one of the best in the country. Cork is getting more things right than wrong says planning expert Conor Skehan while architect Joan O'Connor says it has managed its modern development with more ease than others. But what do Cork's famous sons and daughters make of it? http://pciserver.com/ubub/cork.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/cork.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 42:02 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Cities should be a celebration of the human spirit according to leading Irish architect Sean O'Laoire. But are they? This four part series takes the lid off our leading cities and finds out what makes them work, or fail. The first programme in the series focuses on Dublin where 40% of the country's population lives. Builder and developer Mick Wallace, city planner Dick Gleeson, Docklands born singer Shaz Oye and Dublin footballer Collie Moran explain what they love and hate about the city. http://pciserver.com/ubub/dublin.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/dublin.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 42:56 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp The Last Wake is a radio documentary produced by Athena Media for Newstalk 106. It explores the fading tradition of waking the dead in Ireland and hears stories from the north, south, west, east and Dublin's inner city. It is produced by Helen Shaw with the support of the BCI Sound and Vision funding scheme. Narrated by Coilin O Scolai and researched by Andrew Clancy, the documentary was first broadcast on May 25th 2008. http://pciserver.com/thelastwake/thelastwake.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/thelastwake/thelastwake.mp3 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT 45:04 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This showreel exhibits some of the TV work that Athena Media did during 2008. http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2008.mov info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2008.mov Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:15:43 GMT 14:12 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ This showreel exhibits some of the TV work that Athena Media did during 2007. http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2007.mov info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2007.mov Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:15:43 GMT 07:02 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ This showreel exhibits some of the TV work that Athena Media did during 2006. http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2006.mov info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/showreel2006.mov Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:15:43 GMT 06:02 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie/ The annual Women Mean Business Conference and Awards ceremony was held in September 2008 in the Shelbourne Hotel. Athena Media produced this short video on the event. To find out more visit www.womenmeanbusiness.com and www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb.mov info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/athenavideo/wmb.mov Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:15:43 GMT 04:22 http://pciserver.com/images/wmb_logo.gif http://www.womenmeanbusiness.com/ Episode 6 of Women and Words - Marie Jones. Dramatist and playwright Marie Jones is an actress who turned writer because as she says the words were not there for women. Marie's plays like A Night in November goes to her to Belfast sectarianism and she sees herself as a writer framed and informed by the Troubles and by the social and personal conflicts it spawned. Her international success with the play 'Stones in Their Pockets' transferred her writing world and she is now one of Ireland's leading popular playwrights. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/marie_jones.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/marie_jones.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 28:14 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Episode 5 of Women and Words - Maeve Binchy. Maeve Binchy is one of Ireland's best loved literary exports. Her work is a popular best-seller across the world and has been transferred to both television and cinema. Yet Maeve Binchy sees herself as an extremely moral author driven by a celebration of friendship, love and values like loyalty and compassion. Maeve reflects on her life and the basic disciplines of 'write every day' rather than waiting for inspiration or the 'right time'. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/maeve_binchy.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/maeve_binchy.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 28:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Episode 4 of Women and Words - Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill. Like Eavan Boland, Nuala Ni Dhomhaill has been a radical voice in Irish poetry - ensuring that women, their words and world are captured in the poetic form. Nuala has chosen to write in the Irish language because as she says it's where her voice comes from, but her work has been translated into English by some of the finest contemporary poets including Paul Muldoon and Derek Mahon. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/nuala_ni_dhomhnaill.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/nuala_ni_dhomhnaill.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 28:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Episode 3 of Women and Words - Jennifer Johnston. Jennifer Johnston is one of Ireland's most highly regarded novelists with a lifetime of work behind her yet she is still hungry to write, as she calls it, 'the short great Irish novel'. Now in her late seventies Jennifer lives in Derry in Northern Ireland and in this interview and readings assesses her life and work and the themes which have motivated her to find words of expression. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/jennifer_johnston.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/jennifer_johnston.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 28:03 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Episode 2 of Women and Words - Eavan Boland. Eavan Boland is one of Ireland's finest poets and she is considered to be the pioneer who facilitated women's stories, both domestic and internal, becoming part of the Irish literary tradition. Eavan shares her journey and poetry and her life now divided between Stanford, and its literary freedom, and her family home and life here in Ireland. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/eavan_boland.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/eavan_boland.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 28:10 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Episode 1 of Women and Words - Anne Enright. The 2008 Booker Prize winner Anne Enright has become an internationally recognised author through the success of her last novel 'The Gathering' but Anne Enright's voice has been emerging since 1991 and the publication of her piece 'The Portable Virgin'. Enright's voice is often darkly funny, capturing moments of life with the sharpness of a cinema director. http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/anne_enright.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie (Athena Media) http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/womenandwords/anne_enright.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:01:00 GMT 27:59 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.myspace.com/womenandwords Its that time of year. It may be the season of goodwill but for most of us it involves spending a lot of time shopping. The National Consumer Agency has put together the top 12 tips for Christmas, with good advice on avoiding buyers regret or credit card meltdown. Presented by journalist Aileen O Meara this radio show podcast features stories from the street and an interview with Ann Fitzgerald of the National Consumer Agency in Ireland. For more information and detailed consumer guides click on consumerconnect.ie. http://pciserver.com/other/NCA_Xmas2007_Full_192k.mp3 makingwaves@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/other/NCA_Xmas2007_Full_192k.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:01:00 +0000 09:02 http://pciserver.com/other/ncalogo.gif http://www.consumerconnect.ie The National Consumer ageny offers help and advice to consumers in Ireland. In this podcast the NCA looks at the rising level of scams in Ireland, postal scams, phone scams and email scams. We give you the run down of the top ten most frequent scams, the voice of the poeple on the street and top tips to avoid falling for fraud. Check out more on www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/other/NCA_Scam-Full_96k.mp3 makingwaves@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/other/NCA_Scam-Full_96k.mp3 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 10:03 http://pciserver.com/other/ncalogo.gif http://www.consumerconnect.ie Its that time of year. It may be the season of goodwill but for most of us it involves spending a lot of time shopping. The National Consumer Agency has put together the top 12 tips for Christmas, with good advice on avoiding buyers regret or credit card meltdown. Presented by journalist Aileen O Meara this radio show podcast features stories from the street and an interview with Ann Fitzgerald of the National Consumer Agency in Ireland. For more information and detailed consumer guides click on consumerconnect.ie. http://pciserver.com/NCA/xmas_short.mp3 makingwaves@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/NCA/xmas_short.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:01:00 +0000 09:02 http://pciserver.com/other/ncalogo.gif http://www.consumerconnect.ie The National Consumer Agency offers help and advice to consumers in Ireland. In this podcast the NCA looks at the rising level of scams in Ireland, postal scams, phone scams and email scams. We give you the run down of the top ten most frequent scams, the voice of the poeple on the street and top tips to avoid falling for fraud. Check out more on www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/NCA/scams_short.mp3 makingwaves@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.consumerconnect.ie http://pciserver.com/NCA/scams_short.mp3 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 10:03 http://pciserver.com/other/ncalogo.gif http://www.consumerconnect.ie The Calyx Group commissioned Athena Media through Murray Consultants to create Corporate podcasts for the company. John Ryan talks to us about Calyx in this Edition. For more information please visit the Calyx website at www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/Calyx/Calyx_JohnRyan_192k.mp3 service@calyxgroup.com (Athena Media) http://www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/Calyx/Calyx_JohnRyan_192k.mp3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT 13:13 http://pciserver.com/other/calyxgroup.jpg http://www.calyxgroup.com/ The Calyx Group commissioned Athena Media through Murray Consultants to create Corporate podcasts for the company. In this Edition, Karl O'Leary speaks about the company. For more information please visit the Calyx website at www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/Calyx/Calyx_Karloleary.mp3 service@calyxgroup.com (Athena Media) http://www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/Calyx/Calyx_Karloleary.mp3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT 13:13 http://pciserver.com/other/calyxgroup.jpg http://www.calyxgroup.com/ The Calyx Group commissioned Athena Media through Murray Consultants to create Corporate podcasts for the company. In this Edition, CEO Maurice Healy talks about the merging divisions to form the Calyx brand today. For more information please visit the Calyx website at www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/other/Calyx_MauriceHealy_96k.mp3 service@calyxgroup.com (Athena Media) http://www.calyxgroup.com http://pciserver.com/other/Calyx_MauriceHealy_96k.mp3 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT 13:13 http://pciserver.com/other/calyxgroup.jpg http://www.calyxgroup.com/ Murray Consultants commissioned Athena Media to produce podcasts for the Cadbury Sponsored U21 GAA season for 2007 and 2008. In this fouth podcast we catch up with all the action at the awards ceremony and also hear from the, newly revealed, 'Hero of The Future' 2008! http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_Awards_May08_96k.mp3 info@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.murrayconsult.ie http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_Awards_May08_96k.mp3 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:01:00 +0000 06:17 http://www.pciserver.com/other/cadburyU21.jpg http://www.cadburygaau21.com Murray Consultants commissioned Athena Media to produce podcasts for the Cadbury Sponsored U21 GAA season for 2007 and 2008. In this third podcast we hear from TG4 Presenter and judge Micheal O Domhnaill in the lead up to the final between Kerry and Kildare. We hear his thoughts on the competition so far and his prediction for the final! http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_April08_podcast.mp3 info@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.murrayconsult.ie http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_April08_podcast.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:01:00 +0000 06:16 http://www.pciserver.com/other/cadburyU21.jpg http://www.cadburygaau21.com Murray Consultants commissioned Athena Media again to produce a series of 4 podcasts for the Cadbury Sponsored U21 GAA Championship for 2008. In this second podcast we catch up with Kildare star Dermot Earley to talk about the action so far in the 2008 Cadbury Under 21 Football Championship and the fixtures ahead! Check out the website at www.cadburygaau21.com and www.podcastingireland.ie for more. http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_DermotEarley08_podcast.mp3 info@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.murrayconsult.ie http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_DermotEarley08_podcast.mp3 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 05:12 http://www.pciserver.com/other/cadburyU21.jpg http://www.cadburygaau21.com Murray Consultants commissioned Athena Media again to produce a series of 4 podcasts for the Cadbury Sponsored U21 GAA Championship for 2008. In this first podcast at the launch in Croke park, we hear from GAA President Nicky Brennan, TG4 Presenter and Judge Micheal O Domhnaill, reigning Cork champion Sean Calahane and Kerry All-Ireland medalist and Young Player of the Year, Killian Young. Each gives their opinions and hopes for this years Championship and an idea of what it takes to make it! Check out the website at www.cadburygaau21.com and www.podcastingireland.ie for more. http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_CrokeParkLaunch_podcast.mp3 info@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.murrayconsult.ie http://www.pciserver.com/CadburyGAA/CadburyHero_CrokeParkLaunch_podcast.mp3 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 22:00 http://www.pciserver.com/other/cadburyU21.jpg http://www.cadburygaau21.com Murray Consultants commissioned Athena Media to produce podcasts for the Cadbury Sponsored U21 GAA season for 2007. In the first podcast, Kildare captain and Judge Dermot Earley speaks about the passion and determination of the game at U21 level and gives his tips on how to win the coveted title of Cadbury Hero For The Future 2007. http://www.pciserver.com/other/CadburyHero_full_96k.mp3 info@podcastingireland.ie (Athena Media) http://www.murrayconsult.ie http://www.pciserver.com/other/CadburyHero_full_96k.mp3 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 22:00 http://www.pciserver.com/other/cadburyU21.jpg http://www.cadburygaau21.com clean Athena Media Ltd info@athenamedia.ie