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/Logo_blue_bold.jpg http://www.athenamedia.ie To tie in with the documentary series Citizens: Lockout 1913 to 2013 three live discussions about the lockout will feature on the Today with Sean O Rourke show. In the third feature Sean was joined in studio by the CEO at IBEC, Danny Mc Coy, vice president at SIPTU Patricia King, Labour Seantor Ivana Bacik, and columnist for the Irish Independent Kevin Myers. http://pciserver.com/lockout/Citizens_Lockout_Feature_3_todaywithseanorourke.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/Citizens_Lockout_Feature_3_todaywithseanorourke.mp3 Fri, 6 Sep 2013 14:35:00 GMT 22:49 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html In Episode 6 we hear from contemporary leaders including Labour party Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, Senator Ivana Bacik, Former Fine Gael cabinet Minister Gemma Hussey and Martin Murphys present today in the person of Irish Business Employers Confederation (IBEC) Chief Executive Danny McCoy and General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions David Begg and SIPTU Vice President Patricia King. We also hear from Managing Director of the Irish Times Liam Kavanagh who is currently president of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, one hundred years after William Martin Murphy was president independent equality consultant Niall Crowley and newspaper columnist Kevin Myers give their views on how the anniversary of the Lockout should be commemorated. http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode6_040913.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode6_040913.mp3 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:32:00 GMT 52:39 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html In Episode 5 we explore the impact of defeat on not just the trade union movement but also on our key characters. Is it the defeat of Lockout or the outbreak of World War One which defines 1916? We hear the voices of Connolly and Larkin read by Ronnie McCann and Stephen Murray as well as the views of historians and commentators including Padraig Yeates, Diarmaid Ferriter and Ruth Dudley Edwards. http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode5_040913.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode5_040913.mp3 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:24:00 GMT 52:25 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html To tie in with the documentary series Citizens: Lockout 1913 to 2013 three live discussions about the lockout will feature on the Today with Myles Dungan show. In the second feature Myles speaks to some of the relations of the main characters of Lockout 1913 like William Martin Murphys great grandson Chris Martin Murphy, Jim Larkin's granddaughter and great granddaughter Stella Larkin McConnon and Aoife Breslin and James Connolly Heron, the great grandson of James Connolly. http://pciserver.com/lockout/201Citizenslockoutfeature2.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/201Citizenslockoutfeature2.mp3 Fri, 6 Sep 2013 14:35:00 GMT 22:49 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html By the end of January 1914 the Lockout ended with a decisive and crushing victory for the employers. Many leave Dublin to seek work in English cities and the striking girls and women from Jacobs are worst off. Most do not get work again and those that do are not allowed back until April. Actor Ronnie McCann voices James Connollys prophetic words, Dublin is isolated, and we hear from Connollys great grandson James Connolly Heron and from Larkins great grandchildren, Jim and Aoife Breslin. Historians Emmet O Connor, Padraig Yeates, Theresa Moriarty, Ann Mathews and Diarmaid Ferriter vividly describe events while author Ruth Dudley Edwards, a biographer of Connolly assesses the leadership of Connolly, Larkin and Constance Markievicz. http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode4_210813.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/Lockout_Episode4_210813.mp3 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:20:00 GMT 52:31 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 7, broadcast on September 1st at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/cuchulainnssonFNugent.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/cuchulainnssonFNugent.mp3 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:50:00 GMT 27:30 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 7, broadcast on August 25th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode7noirinniriainmollymalone.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode7noirinniriainmollymalone.mp3 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:43:00 GMT 02:48 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 6, broadcast on August 18th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/012_HS_AddContent_Episode6_10YoungWomanAnd1YoungMan_MRyan_120713.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/012_HS_AddContent_Episode6_10YoungWomanAnd1YoungMan_MRyan_120713.mp3 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:43:00 GMT 02:08 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 5, broadcast on August 11th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Diarmuid Breatnach sings Kevin Barry. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode5diarmuidbreatnachkevinbarry.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/episode5diarmuidbreatnachkevinbarry.mp3 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:01:00 GMT 03:53 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html To tie in with the documentary series Citizens: Lockout 1913 to 2013 three live discussions about the lockout will feature on the Today with Myles Dungan show. In the first feature broadcast on August 9th Myles was joined in studio by Padraig Yeates, author of Lockout: Dublin 1913 and a member of the 1913 Committee, Mary Daly Professor of History and Archives at University College Dublin, Ciaran Wallace historian at Trinity College Dublin and Ann Matthews writer and historian at NUI Maynooth who all feature across the series. http://pciserver.com/lockout/001_CL_Todaywithmylesdungan_feature1.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/lockout/001_CL_Todaywithmylesdungan_feature1 Fri, 9 Aug 2013 15:38:00 GMT 31:10 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Fergus Russell singing James Connolly. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4jamesconnollyfergusrussell.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4jamesconnollyfergusrussell.mp3 Wed, 7 Aug 2013 10:06:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Michael Gallen singing Freedoms Pioneers http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4freedomspioneersmichaelgallen.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4freedomspioneersmichaelgallen.mp3 Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Michael Gallen singing Who Fears To Wear the Red Hand Badge http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4whofearstoweartheredhandbadge.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4whofearstoweartheredhandbadge.mp3 Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Michael Gallen singing We Only Want the Earth http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4weonlywanttheearthmichaelgallen.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4weonlywanttheearthmichaelgallen.mp3 Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Michael Gallen singing The Watchword of Labour http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4thewatchwordoflabourmichaelgallen.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4thewatchwordoflabourmichaelgallen.mp3 Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 4, broadcast on August 4th at 7pm on RTE Radio 1. Francis Devine singing who fears to wear the red hand badge http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4whofearstoweartheredhandbadgefrancisdevine.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/episode4whofearstoweartheredhandbadgefrancisdevine.mp3 Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 2. Herosongs is an eight part series presented by Therese McIntyre and traces the journey of Irish ballads from the 16th century to today, and explores how the shape or distort our understanding of history. The oral ballad tradition dates back to the twelfth century but its not until the introduction of print in Ireland around 1760 that we begin to see a record of traditional songs in both the Irish and English language.In Episode Two of Herosongs presenter Therese McIntyre, explores the hero behind the songs. Jerry O Reilly sings The Bold Robert Emmet. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/003_HS_AddContent_Episode2_TheBoldRobertEmmet_JOReilly_120713.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/003_HS_AddContent_Episode2_TheBoldRobertEmmet_JOReilly_120713.mp3 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:48:00 GMT 03:50 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 1. Herosongs is an eight part series presented by Therese McIntyre and traces the journey of Irish ballads from the 16th century to today, and explores how the shape or distort our understanding of history. The oral ballad tradition dates back to the twelfth century but its not until the introduction of print in Ireland around 1760 that we begin to see a record of traditional songs in both the Irish and English language. In the first episode of Herosongs presenter Therese McIntyre, explores the importance of the hero concept in Ireland, the emergence of the printed ballad-sheets and she explores a genre of herosongs about one of the most romantic types the outlaw those individuals who rebel against the norms of society. John Moulden sings The Forger's Farewell. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/002_HS_AddContent_Episode1_Forger'sFarwell_JMoulden_120713.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/002_HS_AddContent_Episode1_Forger'sFarwell_JMoulden_120713.mp3 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:35:00 GMT 03:27 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 1. Herosongs is an eight part series presented by Therese McIntyre and traces the journey of Irish ballads from the 16th century to today, and explores how the shape or distort our understanding of history. The oral ballad tradition dates back to the twelfth century but its not until the introduction of print in Ireland around 1760 that we begin to see a record of traditional songs in both the Irish and English language. In the first episode of Herosongs presenter Therese McIntyre, explores the importance of the hero concept in Ireland, the emergence of the printed ballad-sheets and she explores a genre of herosongs about one of the most romantic types the outlaw those individuals who rebel against the norms of society. Maire Ni Chronin sings Eamonn an Chnoic http://pciserver.com/herosongs/017_HS_AddContent_Episode1_EamonnanChnoic_MNiChr+%a6inin.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/017_HS_AddContent_Episode1_EamonnanChnoic_MNiChr+%a6inin.mp3 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:35:00 GMT 02:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Episode 1. Herosongs is an eight part series presented by Therese McIntyre and traces the journey of Irish ballads from the 16th century to today, and explores how the shape or distort our understanding of history. The oral ballad tradition dates back to the twelfth century but its not until the introduction of print in Ireland around 1760 that we begin to see a record of traditional songs in both the Irish and English language. In the first episode of Herosongs presenter Therese McIntyre, explores the importance of the hero concept in Ireland, the emergence of the printed ballad-sheets and she explores a genre of herosongs about one of the most romantic types the outlaw those individuals who rebel against the norms of society. Maire Ni Chronin sings The Newry Highwayman. http://pciserver.com/herosongs/001_HS_AddContent_Episode1_NewryHighwayMan_MNiChr+%a6inin_120713.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/herosongs/001_HS_AddContent_Episode1_NewryHighwayMan_MNiChr+%a6inin_120713.mp3 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:35:00 GMT 03:43 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Irish women athletes made history at these Olympic Games. Not only did Katie Taylor win Gold but more women qualified and competed than ever before, and for the first time about half of the Irish team were women. Team Ireland made it the best Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956 and many in the team credit Chef de Mission Sonia O Sullivan, Olympic medal winner, as the reason for the unique spirit of the group. In the weeks running up to the Games Athena Media produced a series profiling some of the women athletes and their stories for Newstalk Breakfast, and in this one hour documentary producers Helen Shaw and Lisa Essuman talk to athletes including Annalise Murphy, Olive Loughnane, Natalya Coyle, Chloe Magee, Lisa Kearney, Aileen Morrison and Sycerika McMahon as well as team leader Sonia O Sullivan about the behind the scenes stories of the Olympic Games, the highs and the lows, winners and losers, and the lessons from London 2012 for the future of sport in Ireland. The documentary aired on Bank Holiday Monday 29th October 2012 at 12pm on Newstalk 106-108fm and was made with the support of the BAI sound and vision scheme. The documentary breaks at 21.16 and returns again at 21:27. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/winningwomendocumentarypostgames.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/winningwomendocumentarypostgames.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:01:00 GMT 46:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Irish women athletes made history at these Olympic Games. Not only did Katie Taylor win Gold but more women qualified and competed than ever before, and for the first time about half of the Irish team were women. Team Ireland made it the best Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956 and many in the team credit Chef de Mission Sonia O Sullivan, Olympic medal winner, as the reason for the unique spirit of the group. In the weeks running up to the Games Athena Media produced a series profiling some of the women athletes and their stories for Newstalk Breakfast, and in this one hour documentary producers Helen Shaw and Lisa Essuman talk to athletes including Annalise Murphy, Olive Loughnane, Natalya Coyle, Chloe Magee, Lisa Kearney, Aileen Morrison and Sycerika McMahon as well as team leader Sonia O Sullivan about the behind the scenes stories of the Olympic Games, the highs and the lows, winners and losers, and the lessons from London 2012 for the future of sport in Ireland. This is the second promo of the hour long documentary which airs on Bank Holiday Monday 29th October 2012 at 12pm on Newstalk 106-108fm http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WinningWomenDocumentaryPostGamesPromo2.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WinningWomenDocumentaryPostGamesPromo2.mp3 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:40 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html Irish women athletes made history at these Olympic Games. Not only did Katie Taylor win Gold but more women qualified and competed than ever before, and for the first time about half of the Irish team were women. Team Ireland made it the best Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956 and many in the team credit Chef de Mission Sonia O Sullivan, Olympic medal winner, as the reason for the unique spirit of the group. In the weeks running up to the Games Athena Media produced a series profiling some of the women athletes and their stories for Newstalk Breakfast, and in this one hour documentary producers Helen Shaw and Lisa Essuman talk to athletes including Annalise Murphy, Olive Loughnane, Natalya Coyle, Chloe Magee, Lisa Kearney, Aileen Morrison and Sycerika McMahon as well as team leader Sonia O Sullivan about the behind the scenes stories of the Olympic Games, the highs and the lows, winners and losers, and the lessons from London 2012 for the future of sport in Ireland. This is the promo of the hour long documentary which airs on Bank Holiday Monday 29th October 2012 at 12pm on Newstalk 106-108fm http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WinningWomenDocumentaryPostGamesPromo1.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WinningWomenDocumentaryPostGamesPromo1.mp3 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:01:00 GMT 02:19 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. With London 2012 well under way, we look back at some of the athletes featured in our Winning Women series. Music by Senekah. Long distance runner Fionnuala Britton, Linda Byrne marathon runner, Triathlete Aileen Morrison, Canoeist Hannah Craig and Badminton player Chloe Magee. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Compilation2_Newstalk_BR_310712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Compilation2_Newstalk_BR_310712.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:01:00 GMT 23:19 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Extra podcast. Marathon runner Ava Hutchinson of Dundrum South Dublin Athletics, talks about the trials and tribulations involved in her run up to London 2012. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_AHutchinson_BR_300712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_AHutchinson_BR_300712.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:15 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Extra podcast. When she achieved the Olympic A standard by running a personal best of 2.36.23 in last years Dublin Marathon 25 year old Dubliner Linda Byrne became Irelands first women's Olympics A standard qualifier since 1988. She has since been joined by three others more than our permitted entry level and while Maria McCambridge has consequently been excluded Linda is joined on the London 2012 starting line by fellow marathon champions Ava Hutchinson and Catriona Jennings. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_LByrne_BR_270712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_LByrne_BR_270712.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:03 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Episode 8. With London 2012 well under way, we look back at some of the athletes featured in our Winning Women series. Music by Senekah. Judo; Lisa Kearney, 100m Breaststroke; Sycerika McMahon, Modern Pentathlon; Natalya Coyle, Rowing; Sanita Puspure, Race Walking; Olive Loughnane. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Compilation_Newstalk_BR_260712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Compilation_Newstalk_BR_260712.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 25:00 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Episode 8. First timer and Latvian born Sanita Puspure is Irelands first woman rower at the Games since 1980 and she is the focus in this episode of Winning Women. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_SPuspure_Full_BR_190712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_SPuspure_Full_BR_190712.mp3 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:46 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Episode 8. With the Olympic Games just about to start Cork based Olympian race walker Olive Loughnane has been preparing for her fourth and, she says, final Games. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_OLoughnane_Full_BR_200712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_OLoughnane_Full_BR_200712.mp3 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:18 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Episode 8. With the Olympic Games just about to start two Cork based Olympians, Sanita Puspure and Olive Loughnane, are the focus in today' feature in our series Winning Women. Latvian born Sanita Puspure is Irelands first woman rower at the Games since 1980. But while its Sanitas first Olympic Games for champion race walker Olive Loughnane London is her fourth and, she says, final Games. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep08_OLoughnaneSPuspure_Full_BR_200712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep08_OLoughnaneSPuspure_Full_BR_200712.mp3 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 06:27 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Extra podcast. 23 year old Laura Reynolds joins experienced Olympian Olive Loghnane on the start line for the 20km race walk in London. Laura is surrounded by inspiration as her coach is male race walker and fellow Letrim native Colin Griffin. She has just finished her degree in DCU studying PE and Biology and tell us how she juggles studying and training. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_LReynolds_BR_250712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_LReynolds_BR_250712.mp3 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:07 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Natalya is the first ever Irish woman to qualify for the Modern Olympic Pentathlon a five sport event invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912 which simulates the skills of a 19th century calvalry soldier behind enemy lines. Natalya tells of how she has rode horses, shot, fenced, swam, and ran her way to the London 2012 Olympic Games. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_NCoyle_BR_240712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_NCoyle_BR_240712.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:26 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Pole Vaulter Tori Pena is a Californian whose grandmother comes from Derry and who has dual Irish American citizenship is Irelands first ever woman pole vaulter at the Olympics. As part of our winning women series we caught up Tori in the run up to her first Olympic Games. Tori who trains in Arizona was back at Morton Stadium in Santry defending her national title. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_TPena_BR_230712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Podcast_TPena_BR_230712.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:13 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Two women athletes making history at London 2012 are Irish pentathlete Natalya Coyle and pole vaulter Tori Pena. Natalya is Irelands first ever competitor in the Olympic Pentathlon a five sport event while Tori Pena a Californian whose grandmother comes from Derry and who has dual Irish American citizenship is Irelands first ever woman pole vaulter at the Olympics. As part of our winning women series we caught up with Natalya and Tori in the run up to their first Olympic Games. Tori who trains in Arizona was back at Morton Stadium in Santry defending her national title. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep7_TPenaNCoyle_BR_170712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep7_TPenaNCoyle_BR_170712.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:07 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Extra podcast material. 29 year old Hannah Craig started canoeing when she moved from Antrim to France. It is her first Olympics and she talks to us about her event the Canoe Slalom and her hope to have more women involved in sport in Ireland. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_HCraig_BR_230712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_HCraig_BR_230712.mp3 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 03:32 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Ireland has four swimmers in the London 2012 Olympic team, and three of them are women Melanie Nocher, Grainne Murphy and Co Down schoolgirl Sycerika McMahon, At just seventeen Sycerika is our youngest Olympian, and in todays Winning Women feature, she tells us how shes been mixing Olympic training with school and just what it was like to win silver in the 50 metres breaststroke at the Europeans AND qualify for the 100 metres breast stroke in London. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_06_SMcMahon_BR_160712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_06_SMcMahon_BR_160712.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:30 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Lisa Kearney is a twenty three year old Belfast athlete who is making history. Shes the first Irish woman to compete in Judo at the Olympic Games and shes just got silver at the world judo championships in Estonia in her final big competition before London 2012. She coached by Irelands two time Olympian Ciaran Ward and is now based in Edinburgh. As part of our winning women Olympics series we caught up with her on a visit to her home club in Belfast to find out why Judo is her passion and how shes come back from serious injury. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/Ep_05_Judo_BR_100712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/Ep_05_Judo_BR_100712.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:29 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. 23 year Chloe Magee is Ireland number 1 badminton champion and she's heading to London for her second Olympic Games. Its a family affair with Chloe, who comes from Raphoe in Donegal, as her coach is her brother Daniel and she plays international doubles with her brother Sam Magee, an outstanding player himself. As part of our winning women series on the record number of elite Irish women athletes heading to London 2012 we caught up with Chloe and her brother Daniel and talked about her passion for the game and her international winning streak. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep04_CMagee_BR_060712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep04_CMagee_BR_060712.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 06:44 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. DCU Elite Athlete Fionnuala Britton is a twenty seven year old long distance runner and seen as an athlete who has made the most dramatic progress since the last Olympic Games. Shes the focus today for our winning women series on the record number of Irish athletes heading to London . http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep03_BR_090712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep03_BR_090712.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 06:30 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. Derry woman Aileen Morrison is one of our most promising medal hopes in the London Olympics in our series winning women on the record number of women athletes flying the flag for Ireland in London 2012 weve been looking at the marathon..well Aileen is representing us in the triathlon which like the marathon is a free to view event taking place in Hyde park. Lisa Essuman met Aileen who won silver at the world series in may. To find out what it takes to win in three sports and whether she can do it again in London. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_02_Triathlon_030712.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_02_Triathlon_030712.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 05:21 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://www.podcastingireland.ie/directory-details-35.html This August, Team Ireland is sending 65 athletes to the Olympic games, 27 of whom are women. Among the athletes covered in the series, there will be Sycerika Mcmahon the 17 year old swimmer and multi gold winning medallist as well as Irelands first ever Olympic qualifier in Modern Pentathlon, Natalya Coyle. Raphoe, Donegals international badminton star; Chloe Magee. Mexican American Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena and long distance marathon runners, Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne Winning Women features legendary commentator Jimmy Magee, Olympic silver medalist Sonia O Sullivan and Irish Times athletics correspondent Ian O Riordan, among others. The 8 part series is an Athena Media production, funded through BAI Sound Vision scheme and Broadcast on Newstalk. Producer is Helen Shaw and reporter Lisa Essuman. To start Lisa is looking at the marathon its one of the oldest and toughest events in the games and weve three women competing in it for Ireland. Record breaking marathon runner Catherina Mckiernan and veteran Olympic commentator Jimmy Magee open the episode. http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_01_Marathon_280612.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/winningwomen/WW_Ep_01_Marathon_280612.mp3 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:01:00 GMT 06:50 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 clean Athena Media Ltd info@athenamedia.ie