Bere Island Radio: Recent Episodes
Bere Island Radio
Recordings of live broadcasts from Bere Island Community Radio started in 2019.
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Fourth Broadcast from Bere Island Community Radio. Full running order is below.
Angela O’Sullivan and Dylan Harrington introduce the show
MUSIC I just got paid - Meghan Trainor
John Walsh talking to Eileen Murphy re Bere Island life decades back
Angela and John Walsh discuss the meeting with Minister Sean Kyne on Friday 14th June 2019
Dominic Hallahan speaks to Paul Shea for Rural Report
Material from the national school
Michael Orpen reads about life on the farm
Bere Island National School principle Deirdre Ní Dhonnchadha reads ‘Solitude’
Angela again speaks to John Walsh about the meeting with Minister Sean Kyne
MUSIC ‘The Favourite Five’ with Brenda Elphick
Angela talks to John Walsh about the (Ministry of Defence owned) Martello Tower on Bere Island
MUSIC Let me Love You - Rita Ora - Introduced by Aoife Walsh
‘Coleman from Eyeries’ Rural Report
John introduces Dominic Hallahan who looks forward to other items on the programme
Rural Report with Cathal Daly from Sheep’s Head
Dominic Hallahan and John Walsh talk about radio reporting on island life involving a range of islands
Ultan Murphy from the national school reading “The Match”
John Walsh interviews Rachael Harrington, Chair, Bere Island Tourism and Environmental Group and Lela Sidley PRO for the group
NEWS Bulletin with Helen Riddell Part One
Mark Costigan reports on the official opening of Lonehort Gun Battery by Minister Sean Kyne (Minister with responsibility for the islands)
Dominic Hallahan, Eugene Glendon and John Walsh discuss the project
MUSIC Old Town Road - Billy Ray Cyrus - Introduced by Ultan Murphy
‘Postcard from the Past’ with Leon Pollinger (former New York fireman and great friend of Bere Island)
Dominic and John discuss training for young people for the radio
MUSIC Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Interview of historian Diarmaid Ferriter by Mark Costigan on his book ‘On the Edge’ about Irish islands
Interview with Dominic Hallahan talking to Jim Hanley on issues of sport
John Walsh has a discussion about the Grassroots Radio Project – under which Bere Island Community Radio operates, with Laura May and Sarah Robinson from University College Cork
Mark Costigan talks to Eimear O’Herlihy about the literary festival scheduled for July in Bantry
MUSIC Nancy Spain - Christy Moore
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Third Broadcast from Bere Island Community Radio. Full running order is below.
Eileen Murphy and Angela O’Sullivan introduce the show
Eileen interviews local election candidate Noel Harrington
MUSIC I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
Eileen and Angela discuss the political interviews
Rural Report Michael Crowley Adrigole
Eileen sends best wishes to the Cork hurlers
MUSIC Giant - Calvin Harris
Interview with local election candidate Danny Collins
MUSIC Sucker - The Jonas Brothers
Interview with local election candidate Finbarr Harrington
MUSIC 2002 - Anne Marie
Rural Report Ger Harrington Glengarriff
NEWS Bulletin with Helen Riddel Part One
Interview with local election candidate Holly McKeever Cairns
MUSIC Hit the Diff - Marty Mone
Interview with local election candidate Patrick Gerard Murphy
Angela O’Sullivan and Mark Costigan speak on the issue of training
MUSIC My Favourite Five with Joanna Riddell
Rural Report with Mark Golden and Cian Murphy Castletownbere
MUSIC The Streets of New York - The Wolf Tones
NEWS Bulletin with Helen Riddell Part Two
‘Postcards from the Past’ - Angela interviews her mother Anne O’Sullivan
Interview with Leon Rossiter the Project Manager for the building of the Buddhist Temple at Dzogchen Beara near Castletownbere
MUSIC Molly and Amy music programme
MUSIC Irish traditional music
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Second Broadcast from Bere Island Community Radio. Full running order is below.
Eileen Murphy interview on the importance of voting in the local elections
MUSIC Christy Moore “The Hills of Donegal”
A piece from the St Michael’s National School Children on Bere Island
Interview with Issie O’Donovan on her survival of a dual cancer diagnosis
MUSIC You’ll Never Walk Alone
Interview with Ruth Brennan who works with Irish Islands Marine Resources Organisation on an EU project related to Coastal Communities
John Walsh and Angela O’Sullivan discuss fishing
Angela interviews Una Ni Charra and discusses the teaching of Irish on Bere Island and on the Beara Peninsula
MUSIC The Fields of Athenry - Paddy Reilly
NEWS Helen Riddell with the Beara News Part One
Siobhan Hawke discusses her plan to publish a cookery book which acts as a social history
Terence O’Sullivan being interviewed by Mark Costigan
Angela O’Sullivan speaks about the Park Run
MUSIC Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Angela and John discuss the issue of funding.
Interview with Finian O’Sullivan the Chair of Fisheries Local Action Group
MUSIC Mary Orpen’s Favourite Five
John speaks about the West Cork Island Community Sports Hub
Report on the Kinsale Outdoor Education Centre training on Bere Island with students from the Castletownbere Community School.
A piece from the St Michael’s National School Children on Bere Island
NEWS Helen Riddell with the Beara News Part Two
Interviewtem on the charity Walk up Hungry Hill
Sinead Harrington with a report on the Bere Island Park Run
Dominic Hallahan and Dorothy Brophy with a discussion about the public library in Castletownbere
John Walsh interviews Tadhg O’Sullivan and the Allihies Rural Report
Interview with Jim O’Sullivan about Beara Tourism walks
Dominic Hallahan, John Walsh and Angela O’Sullivan Discussion
Amy and Molly play some of their favourite music
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First Broadcast from Bere Island Community Radio. Full running order is below.
Interview on the issue of a nurse for the island With Angela Sullivan and Ger Sullivan
Aoife Scott Along the Wild Atlantic Way
West Cork Stone Symposium Festival report by Paul Moore
“Homework Oh Homework” a poem recorded and edited by the children of St Michael’s National School
Big Tom 4 Country Roads
Farming report interview with Jamie Hayes
“Coleman Sullivan from Eyeries” Rural Report
Van Morrison There’ll be Days Like This
Tim Leary on Whiddy Island for a Rural Report
Helen Riddell doing the 1st Beara News
Fast Facts ‘The Bere Essentials’ report into the Castletownbere Traffic Plan (Mark Costigan)
Report on traffic with Colum Harrington and Brendan Murphy
John Walsh. Mark Costigan and Dominic Hallahan discuss the traffic issue
The Favourite Five with Teresa Hall
John Walsh and Dominic Hallahan discuss the Bere Island Park Run
Finola Crowely talking about the Park Run
Helen Riddell with Beara News part two
Dominic Hallahan speaking with Jim Hanley, Divisional Chairman of the Beara GAA
National school children’s theatre
Rural Report with Paul Shea from Lehane Mór
John Joe O’Sullivan speaks to Marc O’Hare regarding life on Bere Island many years ago
Music ‘Me and Bobbie McGee’ Kris Kristopherson
‘Career Information’ item. Ger Sullivan talks about a shipwright course
Bere Island Community Radio’s first broadcast wrap up with Dominic Hallahan and Mark Costigan
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