MARCH 2009

ICR fm Takes To The Streets For Moville St. Patrick's Day Parade

Inishowen Community Radio (ICR fm) will be broadcasting live this St. Patrick's Day from 1-3pm covering all the fun and frolics of Moville's annual Parade. This will be the first outing of the local community stations recently acquired Outside Broadcast Unit (OBU) and everyone at the station is excited at the prospect, especially locals Eddie Dee and Trudy McLaughlin, the presenters on the day!

"The OBU is a tremendous addition to our facilities and will increase the stations range of broadcasting opportunities and ways of engaging with our communities," said Station Manager, Jim Doherty. "The equipment is the best modern technology can provide and we greatly appreciate the support of Donegal County Council's Community Enterprise Unit who helped fund it."

Trudy and Eddie will be broadcasting from the Cosy Cottage and want everyone to come along on the day. "I'm really looking forward to it," Breakfast Show presenter Eddie Dee said. "This is a first for me and the station and I hope everyone has a great time on the day. It's an exciting prospect and we will have loads of prizes, donated by local businesses, to give away on the day."

The live show will include loads of interviews with local people and a few special guests, including St. Patrick himself! Trudy McLaughlin is hoping to meet lots of people on the day. "We're looking for people to come up for a chat with us, send greetings and make requests and generally get involved in the show. We're going to play a wide range of music too to cater for every taste. It will be a show for all the family. As the show will also be streamed live over the internet even your family and friends abroad can feel as if they're here on the day," she said.

Anyone who can't make it to Moville on the day can still send messages and requests by contacting the station by email at studio@icrfm.ie or texting 086 831000. There will be a big ICR presence at the Parade as the station is entering a float (Fingers crossed for our second win!!) and loads of staff and volunteers about the place on the day.

"At ICR we're always trying to find way's of making the station more accessible to our community and to get the people here participating more in the life of the community. This is especially important in the dreadful times we're now going through. A strong sense of community, where people support and promote local activities is vital. We're committed to playing our part in that and the new OBU is a great asset in that and we congratulate Donegal County Council for supporting us," said Jim Doherty.

So don't forget, the show goes out live from 1-3pm on 105 and 107.6 fm or the internet on www.icrfm.ie and everyone's invited along to ICR's first live outside broadcast.

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