Galway West Interviews – General Election 2024

With just a few hours left before voting begins across Ireland to elect our new Government, we’ve been interviewing Candidates Running in Galway West over the past two weeks to give a sense of profile outside the debates. Not all candidates running were available for interview from our pool –…

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International Award for Flirt FM Sports Presenter

We are delighted to share that “The All-Star Sports Show” presenter Conall Diggin has won Best Sports Jornalist at the second International Student Broadcasting Championships. Conall faced competition from finalists in fellow college radio stations in; North Carolina State University, USA (WKNC 88.1); Texas A&M University, USA (KANM), Santo Torres,…

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Going Coastal Festival 2024

Going Coastal, a weekend of contemporary original music from Ireland’s western edge, takes place in Galway City from November 29th to December 1st. Featuring an exciting and diverse line-up of emerging and established artists, the festival spans three days across iconic westend venues The Blue Note, Bierhaus, and Róisín Dubh,…

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Galway Safe and Sound Campaign Launched

Galway City is participating in the ‘Safe and Sound’ campaign to promote positive social behaviour and respect while enjoying the night time economy. The campaign is a call to action for visitors and residents to enjoy all Galway City has to offer after 6pm from theatre, sports, pubs, cafes, cinema…

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SU Launch Election Handbook

University of Galway Students’ Union today launched their General ElectionHandbook ahead of the General Election on Friday 29 th of November.The Handbook comes as part of an awareness campaign about the General Electionbeing run by University of Galway Students’ Union. To read the guide in tap here

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Dance: “DOLORES” gives voice to Lolita

DOLORES gives voice to a once-silenced girl in this immersive feminist reimagining of Nabokov’s poetic and disturbing novel Lolita. This urgent, critically-acclaimed work from dance theatre innovators Junk Ensemble is coming to Galway with performances Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th November at The Black Box, following its fully sold-out premiere run at Dublin Dance Festival in 2018. Flirt…

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2024 Election Coverage Policy

Flirt FM is a community Radio station based in Galway city, operating under a community licence, is a member of CRAOL and operates under the principles of the AMARC Community Radio Charter for Europe and is licenced for FM broadcast by Coimisiún na Meán. Due to the number of candidates…

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How to Register to Vote

Flirt FM Alumi and now Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission Brian Dawson speaks to Oonagh Cassidy in a walk through of how to register to vote in Ireland, or make sure your details are correct. Tuesday 11th November 2024 is your last opportunity to make sure your details…

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