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Video Game Nostalgia – Episode 22

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Video Games old and new will be discussed from the creator to the plot and soundtracks.
Also on the show , keeping you up to date in the latest video game news ranging from upcoming games and remakes to bug issues , events and more.
Broadcasting Every Monday at 7pm on 92.5fm and 94.8fm and live stream.
Stay tuned all you gamers out there! Video Games Nostalgia

Radio Beams – Scattery Island Tours

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Scattery Island sits out there in the River Shannon off the coast of Kilrush.
Radio Beams visited there recently and met John Mulqueen OPW guide.Very revealing history of the island.

Also met the Manager of Scattery Island Tour ferry. Tune in www.rcb.ie at 3.30pm today. Tuesday. repeated Thursday.

RCB Sports Show

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On this RCB Sports Show, We review the Clare Senior / Inter Football Champ 2nd Rd games plus Junior A Football Champ quarter-finals. We hear from Shannon Gaels Joint Manager Eamonn Keane & Kildysart Manager Noel Garry
after their Intermediate Champ wins. We have a report from the Clondegad V Coolmeen / Kildysart Minor A Football Champ match & we preview Senior / Inter Hurling next weekend Robert Clancy rounds up the local Soccer results & James Sexton gives us the local Athletics news & results.
Also leave any comments or opinion on our Facebook page or our Twitter account.The Text Line is open on 089–4228491

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Tune in every Monday evening at 6pm and repeated Tuesdays at 5pm 92.5fm – 94.8fm, alternatively live stream with any mobile smart device and tablet or desktop anywhere in the world from the Listen Live page.

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Shannon Gaels V Kilkee Intermediate Football Championship 2109

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Shannon Gaels V Kilkee Intermediate Football Champ Rd 2 from Kilrush GAA
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RCB Radio commentary of Shannon Gaels V Kilkee in the Clare Intermediate Football Champ Rd 2 from Kilrush GAA Pitch on Saturday 24th August 2019 Commentary by Paul Kenny and David O’Shea with Steve Addy on sound.

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Also leave any comments or opinion on our Facebook page or our Twitter account.The Text Line is open on 089–4228491

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LINKS GAA, ClareGAA, TippGAA, MunsterGAA, BestofSport

Kildysart V Naomh Eoin Intermediate Football Championship 2019

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Kildysart V Naomh Eoin Intermediate Football Champ Rd 2 from Kilrush GAA
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RCB Radio commentary of Kildysart V Naomh Eoin in the Clare Intermediate Football Champ Rd 2 from Kilrush GAA Pitch on Saturday 24th August 2019 Commentary by Jim Conlon & Paul Kenny with Steve Addy on sound.

Also leave any comments or opinion on our Facebook page or our Twitter account.The Text Line is open on 089–4228491

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Tune in every Monday evening at 6pm and repeated Tuesdays at 5pm 92.5fm – 94.8fm, alternatively live stream with any mobile smart device and tablet or desktop anywhere in the world from the Listen Live page.

LINKS GAA, ClareGAA, TippGAA, MunsterGAA, BestofSport

Reflections

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A weekly 30-minute space for Christian prayer, song and devotion. It is presented by the Kilkee Prayer Group led by Anne Haugh and Kathleen Ryan and joined in by Donnie Dillon, Anne Marie Harte and Antonio Cebas. It is an invitation to engage in Christian worship through prayer and song, as well as to reflect on the lives of the Saints whose feast day we celebrate. All listeners at home are invited to add their own prayers and petitions and together with those of the group offer them in unison to the Grace of the Lord and our Blessed Lady.

Lee’s Electronic Hour

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This show consists of hour long DJ mixes put together by myself.
So if any of you are into old style progressive House/Trance,
Even the odd bit of drum ‘n’ Bass and electronic ambient. Basically anything synthy/dancey is fair game on this show.

The Genealogy Show Series 9 Episode 48 – How To Get An Irish Passport

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Lorna is a Professional Genealogist and Family Historian. She is a longstanding member of the Association of Professional Genealogist. Lorna is the Resident Genealogist for Dromoland Castle in County Clare. Lorna worked as Project Genealogist for George Boole *200 genealogy project for University College Cork and is an excellent researcher for Irish family histories.

Lorna produces and presents the successful show: ‘The Genealogy Radio show’ aired each Thursday at 4p.m. from beautiful Kilkee, Co. Clare at Raidio Corcabaiscinn and Podcasts are available weekly.

Lorna has delivered conference papers at Oxford; Lincoln College: Exploration of the Medieval Gaelic Diet: (2012); seminar papers at the Moore Institute in NUI Galway, ‘The Gaelic Lordships in Thomond, c. 1400-c.1500’ and papers at Irish Conference of Medievalists on themes of Brian Boru and landscape of East Clare. Lorna has published on medieval themes and on maritime subjects. Her research areas are the MacNamaras and O’Briens of Thomond.

Lorna received her Certificate for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) in Dallas in March 2015.

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Viseo Game Nostalgia – Episode 21

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Video Games old and new will be discussed from the creator to the plot and soundtracks.
Also on the show , keeping you up to date in the latest video game news ranging from upcoming games and remakes to bug issues , events and more.
Broadcasting Every Monday at 7pm on 92.5fm and 94.8fm and live stream.
Stay tuned all you gamers out there! Video Games Nostalgia

A Profile of Catherine Hayes, World famous Limerick born Operatic Soprano 1818 – 1861.
Kilkee Civic Trust Summer Talks Special

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Compère for the evening: Cian O’Carroll

Music Event Title: Catherine Hayes, World famous Limerick born Operatic Soprano 1818 – 1861.

Music Event Description:
The presentation includes a narrative account of Catherine Hayes’ musical life, career and worldwide travel. Illustrated with historic images, as well as musical extracts from her repertoire of Opera and Ballads.

About the Speaker:
Cian, a Dublin man, living in Limerick for more than 50 years has a lifelong interest in the Arts. When Cian retired as CEO of Shannon Heritage, he undertook many Heritage Tourism assignments in the Middle East. He is a former Director of the Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick. Cian has written and lectured on local history and planning. Cian O’Carroll is a Director of the Limerick Civic Trust. Cian is married to Ann and has four adult children.
This Musical Evening has been devised, researched, scripted and presented by Cian O’Carroll, in aid of Kilkee Civic Trust projects.

Admission is FREE of charge

A donations box is available, at each KCT Talk, to assist us in defraying essential and necessary expenses

E-mail:
Website: www.kilkeecivictrust.org

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A Pictorial Record of Kilkee since 1865
Kilkee Civic Trust Summer Talks No.7

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Speaker: J.J. Hickie – representing Kilkee Historical Society

Talk Description:

A Treasure Trove of old photographs across not only decades, but two centuries; representing a lifetimes passion for all things Kilkee; has been assembled by well-known and greatly admired Kilkee man J.J. Hickie. So large is his collection; the great dilemma for J.J. will not be what photographs to put in, but what ones to leave out! Each photograph will be accompanied by J.J.’s insightful commentary, revealing many interesting historical facts, anecdotes and, perhaps, even a few surprising revelations.
A Lawrence Collection Photograph from 1870
Hard Times for Donkey & Owner

About the Speaker:

An active member of Kilkee Historical Society & Kilkee Civic Trust; J. J. Hickie is a well-known Kilkee native, businessman, purveyor for many years of Hickie’s Victualler Shop at O’Connell St. Kilkee; now in the safe hands of his son Shane. Those who know him well say the accolade of “Local Historian” is more than justified. J.J. Hickie has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Kilkee’s life and times over recent centuries and his personal selection of photographs is certain to be memorable.

Admission is FREE of charge

A donations box is available, at each KCT Talk, to assist us in defraying essential and necessary expenses

E-mail:
Website: www.kilkeecivictrust.org

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RCB Sports Show

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On this RCB Sports Show, we review Rd 2 of Clare Senior & Inter Hurling Championship plus hear from Jamie Shanahan after Sixmilebridge victory over Ballyea & Cian Dillon after Crusheen victory over Feakle & discuss Tipperary All – Ire victory
We preview the Clare Senior / Inter Football Champ 2nd Rd games plus Junior A Football Champ quarter-finals & Robert Clancy rounds up the local Soccer news & results If you want to contact the show you can text or What’s App us on 089 – 4228491
You can also leave any comments or opinion on our Facebook page or our Twitter account.The Text Line is open on 089–4228491

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Tune in every Monday evening at 6pm and repeated Tuesdays at 5pm 92.5fm – 94.8fm, alternatively live stream with any mobile smart device and tablet or desktop anywhere in the world from the Listen Live page.

LINKS GAA, ClareGAA, TippGAA, MunsterGAA, BestofSport


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Vacancy for Station Manager

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Vacancy for Radio Station Manager


The Board of South West Clare Community Radio (Raidió Corca Baiscinn) invites applicants for the position of full time Station Manager to lead a successful team forward.
RCB is a community owned and run radio station based in Kilkee, Co Clare. We broadcast from 1 to 9 pm Monday to Friday and weekends 1 to 6pm. RCB operates on community development principles and encourages participation from all members of society.


Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Work with staff to oversee all operations of the station
Ensure the station is kept funded
Writing grant and funding applications
ensure compliance with BAI regulations
Provide monthly report to board of management
recruit and delegate staff to appropriate positions
work with programming staff to ensure funded projects are delivered.

Strategic goals:

Develop key partnerships with local and national groups to ensure full representation at volunteer level.
Diversify station income sources
Provide a vision for the development of the station
Contribute to a programming policy that is inclusive and in keeping with BAI contract.

Key skills and experience:

Knowledge and experience of radio production
proven grant writing skillls
Awareness and understanding of community development principles
management of teams

Please send CV and cover letter for the attention of Station Manager to Applications by 5pm on 26 August 2019.

This is a full time POBAL funded position.

Lee’s Electronic Hour

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This show consists of hour long DJ mixes put together by myself.
So if any of you are into old style progressive House/Trance,
Even the odd bit of drum ‘n’ Bass and electronic ambient. Basically anything synthy/dancey is fair game on this show.

Paulines Poems with Rob and Damien

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What better way to unwind than to join the Craol 2018 award winning show with Pauline Skehan and friends for poetry, chat and song. An accomplished poet, Pauline is joined weekly by Rob Hopkins and makes for an enjoyable half hour show.

Steaming and Puffing Through West Clare
Kilkee Civic Trust Summer Talks No.6

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Speaker:Joe Coleman

Talk Description:

This illustrated talk, will focus on the last commercial narrow-gauge railway line to operate in the country, the sometimes infamous “West Clare Railway” which served the communities of West and South Clare from 1888 until 1961. It will feature many rare photographs, diagrams and drawings. It will look at some of the people who worked on the line; those who travelled on it and also lamented its passing.

About the Speaker:

Joe Coleman has spent over 39 years in various roles working in road transport with CIE & Bus Éireann until retiring in 2017. He has a great passion for railways and published the bestselling book: “Falling Gradient”- ‘Limerick’s Railway Connections, the people and the times’ in 2016. He has given a number of lectures on the subject of local railway lines in various locations around the south west.
Joe’s other publications include: “House Full”(2014) – ‘An affectionate look back at the old cinema’s and theatres of Limerick…’ and “The Breaking Rapids” (2018) – ‘Aspects of the Treaty Riverside City and its environs…..’. All but the latter are now out of print. Joe is also a Distinguished Toastmaster and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ireland).

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