Today FM & Jervis Centre haunted?

faceman

Today are moving offices from somewhere around Jervis centre to Diggs lane but ray darcy had one of the today fm night staff on this morning with her tales of weird goings on in their office at night.

She (bernie, not sure of her full name or position there) said that she sometimes hears on a monday night at about 10pm a light singing noise from one of the empty news studios in their premises. She said she was going to try record it tonight.

She also went on to say that she has sometimes seen a white figure moving down the stairs.

It prompted some calls and texts from M&S workers in jervis (which is connected to the today fm building) who have similar stories.

Seemingly there used to be a hospital there.

Anyone work there or have any tales?

Niamho!

ooh that gave me a bit of a shiver! freaky.
I always wonder how i'd react in a situation like that.
Although i know when im at home and i think i hear something (My imagination is terrible) i just Freeze. I cant move for a couple of minutes. I always think i'd stay calm but i'd say i'd be freaked out.

nicelives

The Jervis Steet Hospital used to be there, it was one of the main places victims were brought to during the Dublin bombings on Parnell and Talbot St in the 70's. Had been open for years before that so I imagine many people passed at that address.

I thought the Today Fm building was a new build in the Georgian Style when they put up the centre, I know Marks and Spencers is definitely all brand new but didn't know the hospital had ever extended that far.

Interesting stuff though. I've seen a few things in my life (not in Jervis btw) and although they never meant any harm, it's always been a very unnerving experience.

BaZmO*

They just mentioned it now (and this thread) and played a clip of a load of white noise and claimed that there was a voice talking over it. Hmmm....

death1234567

What a load of outrageous nonsense. They put a microphone in the room said that there was a whisper on it. Talk about deluded. Any actual proof for this "haunting", .......though not.

dellas1979

And they quoted nicelives too!

There have been a few sightings by different people?

So, death12........ does that mean they are all deluded?

Oryx

I thought that recording was just noise as well, I didnt hear any variation or anything resembling a voice. I thought giving it so much focus made them look foolish.

Nice to hear boards.ie getting a mention, tho.

6th

Yeah for Boards.ie Paranormal Forum!

They did a Halloween show last year (or 2006) where they talked about happenings in the building and its been mentioned a few other times.

Anyway if they are reading this then they should really get a few of us in to check it out

mukki

great to hear boards.ie on the radio over breakfast,


then again....maybe i should get a life

PhilCurran

They just read out my email I sent them!

I worked in M&S for a few years & every few weeks there would be an incident these ranged from sounds to apparitions to one poltergeist like encounter that happened when I was in the building... on the floor below where it happened!

stevenmu

death1234567 wrote: »

What a load of outrageous nonsense. They put a microphone in the room said that there was a whisper on it. Talk about deluded. Any actual proof for this "haunting", .......though not.

If we only ever discussed things that were scientifically proved this forum would be pretty dead, in fact it would be pointless, we would discuss them in the physics or biology forums instead. Please read the forum charter.

kshiel

I did hear the recording they made on the radio this morning but missed what happened or was said after, had to bring the little man into school. Great to hear they mentioned here though.... on the second play of the recording you could hear a different sound, what it was or could be is anyones guess at this stage, it would be nice or interesting to see futher investigation on the matter. Maybe they could bring a group in for advice on how to go about it.....

nicelives

dellas1979 wrote: »

And they quoted nicelives too!

That's Gas, should have been a bit more controversial.

Predhead

I used to work in Champion Sports in Jervis when I was in college, a good few years ago now. Normally there'd be a couple of us in the stock room way upstairs. I can't remember the area that well but it was like a car park just outside the stock room - for deliveries etc - and a service lift we used just across from the stockroom entrance where we'd take those huge wheely bins full of cardboard down to the basement.

Anyway, I'm coming to my very short point now! One evening, myself and another lad were in the service lift and, just the two of us and the bin, and I heard a voice, clear as anything say something, unwelcoming, can't remember exactly what it was but along the lines of 'leave'. I know that sounds lame but...! I didn't say anything when I'd heard it, just felt very uneasy. When we got out of the lift I said to my colleague, ''did you hear something in the lift before''..and he looked at me and said yeah, and told me exactly what I'd heard!

It was kinda scary getting the lift after that!! Especially on your own!

Latchy

faceman wrote: »

Today are moving offices from somewhere around Jervis centre to Diggs lane but ray darcy had one of the today fm night staff on this morning with her tales of weird goings on in their office at night.

She (bernie, not sure of her full name or position there) said that she sometimes hears on a monday night at about 10pm a light singing noise from one of the empty news studios in their premises. She said she was going to try record it tonight.

She also went on to say that she has sometimes seen a white figure moving down the stairs.

It prompted some calls and texts from M&S workers in jervis (which is connected to the today fm building) who have similar stories.

Seemingly there used to be a hospital there.

Anyone work there or have any tales?

i worked in Jervis street hospital back in the 80s but cant recall any spooky goings on or tales of sorts that i can remember .

As i am still alive i cant have gone back to haunt the place either .

Predhead

latchyco wrote: »

i worked in Jervis street hospital back in the 80s but cant recall any spooky goings on or tales of sorts that i can remember .

As i am still alive i cant have gone back to haunt the place either .

It's actually a Billy Bragg song

Latchy

Predhead wrote: »

It's actually a Billy Bragg song

which , topic/ my post ? i was being serious (honest )

Predhead

My error there sorry!

I meant the song - 'A New England' - It was originally by Billy Bragg. Thought you'd like to know incase you didn't!

Latchy

Predhead wrote: »

My error there sorry!

I meant the song - 'A New England' - It was originally by Billy Bragg. Thought you'd like to know incase you didn't!

Oh my sig right :rolleyes: .


It seems to only pop up in some posts and not others , Didn't realise it was a billy brag tune ,have to check it out .I really like Kirstys version.

Thought for a minute billy brag was haunting the old jerve lol ...

Predhead

Haha yeah her's is good alright.

Should check out Billy Bragg, got some great stuff.

Latchy

Predhead wrote: »

Haha yeah her's is good alright.

Should check out Billy Bragg, got some great stuff.

Yeah i will do ,he's being around for quite a bit now and familier with some of his stuff .

I am off out for a bit now but will return soon to see if any spooks (or things that go bump in the night ) are found .................:eek:

monkeyfudge

nicelives wrote: »

I thought the Today Fm building was a new build in the Georgian Style when they put up the centre, I know Marks and Spencers is definitely all brand new but didn't know the hospital had ever extended that far.

It looks old enough. It's on you left as you walk down Abbey Street towards O'Connell street. It's just a little after the Luas Station.

I've heard about the hauntings in the Marks and Spenser's before too. I thought it was funny that one of the speakers at that World Ghost Convention in Cork last year said that you only get hauntings in old buildings and even gave Marks and Spenser's as an example of a modern place that you wouldn't find a ghost.

nicelives

monkeyfudge wrote: »

It looks old enough. It's on you left as you walk down Abbey Street towards O'Connell street. It's just a little after the Luas Station.

Will have to have another look at it, I know it is Georgian style but thought it was built at the same time as the Jervis centre, you can access it from within the centre or from the outside. Maybe the frontage is the original as opposed to replica and the building itself is modern which is sometimes required by planners to maintain the street scape.

BaZmO*

monkeyfudge wrote: »

It looks old enough. It's on you left as you walk down Abbey Street towards O'Connell street. It's just a little after the Luas Station.

Is it not on the right hand side?

6th

Its the left as you walk towards O'Connell Street down Abbey Street, monkeyfudge wins the prize.

petals

ok dunno whether that's scary or just weird!!!

WindSock

ooOoo, I´m getting chills down my spine just by reading this thread. I´ll have to check it out now

faceman

Wonder who is taking up the lease from today fm now?

psychic-hack

Hi there everyone, this is my first time posting on boards.
I just wanted to explain what happened in the building on Abbey St. that Today FM was originally located in.....I'm the journalist who witnessed some strange happenings of a paranormal kind there - so here goes.
It all began over 10 years ago when the station was known as Radio Ireland. They moved into the building which was formerly a nurses residence, and was attached to Jervis St. Hospital. Several staff swear they saw "something" in the studios and on the stairs. Some were on shift work, others were working normal hours, so it can't be put down to tiredness. For my part I heard what seemed to be a woman's voice humming a lullaby late at night in the corner of the newsroom. I ignored it for a long time, thinking a radio was left on. But when I finally went over the corner to switch it off, I found it hadn't been on, and the humming stopped. Yet when I walked away, it started again. Oddly enough this wasn't frightening. I sent an email around the last week we were there explaining what happened and that I also saw a grey figure descending the stairs. It seems I was not alone - one guy saw the figure passing through the studio walls ( remember the studio walls would not have been there in the original building). Someone else heard a cough behind them when they were alone in a studio, and another person saw a chair move by itself. At least eight people in total witnessed something inexplicable there. Again, no one felt any real fear, possibly because it was a benign entity, but after hearing all those stories I was glad my nights with the newsroom ghost were over!
Incidentally the M&S staff in the adjacent building seem to have had much more manifestations than we did. One report was of the sound of children singing nursery rhymes ..... what they didn't know is, the newsroom is on that same floor. Strange.

6th

Thanks for dropping in with that info, nice to hear some stuff from someone who actually witnessed it.

Any chance you know what the building will be used for now?

psychic-hack

I believe Arnotts - who have bought out the former Debenhams store in Jervis - are considering moving offices in there. But don't quote me on it!

Keano

How did you you feel at night time on your own in the news room - were you not totally freaked out on your own?

nicelives

Thanks a mill for that Psychic-Hack, very interesting, also didn't realise it was the original nurses residence, thought it was totally redesigned for studios and other rooms that go with that.
Not that it makes much difference though if the modern Marks and Spencers buliding next door experiences the same thing.
Fascinating stuff.

paul4690

Ive been hearing ghostly footsteps around the service lift latey, thought nothing of it until last wek wen some of the lads wer talking bout hearing voices and electronic toys(mainly dolls) turning on by themselves

R.F.R

My uncle is a sparks, and was working on the electrics when they were originally redeveloping the place and while he was there he swears to have seen a ghostly image of a woman and a small child!

He flipped out and had to take the rest of the day off it freaked him out so much!

Riamfada

R.F.R wrote: »

He flipped out and had to take the rest of the day off it freaked him out so much!

I love that.

Sparks: "Seen a Ghost, going home, union rules"

TechFreak

I spoke to a former manager of Boots in Jervis who told me about an incident in a locked cash office were money appeared to move on the table on camera on its own.

On another occasion two woman in the same office were carrying out a count of the previous days takings when a portion of a bundle the money they counted disappear off the table in front of them ,despite none of them standing up or moving.

The doors remaind locked and they recounted and confirmed the missing money.

The money was eventually located behind the safe out of arms reach.

And I was informed it took quiet the effort to move the safe to reach the location.Weird.

BaZmO*

Haha. That's not weird, that's called thieving!

"No seriously, I didn't take the cash. It was a ghost! I swear!"

TechFreak

BaZmO* wrote: »

Haha. That's not weird, that's called thieving!

"No seriously, I didn't take the cash. It was a ghost! I swear!"

Manager seemed to believe them.And considering they were the one's who told him they'd be pretty dumb criminals.

BaZmO*

TechFreak wrote: »

Manager seemed to believe them.And considering they were the one's who told him they'd be pretty dumb criminals.

I think I'll still keep my cynical hat on for this one.

themacdaddy

Hi All,

I used to work there part time. I have never seen anything there but used to be a wierd vibe off the place. Bernie (in the OP's post) is the cleaner and she is a pretty grounded person...not the type pf person to be telling porkies. I will talk to a few friends that work there later and see if they have ever experience anything when they were in the Jervis.

themacdaddy

OK, I was talking to my mate who works there. Apparently there was a ghost in the commercial production studio. One of the news girls often heard it at night. Also they have seen things randomly move on their own. For example one of the news readers went into the studio and the chair was spinning around by itself!! There was no one else in the place as its the night shift.

I will talk to a few more people and see if they have any stories.

Riamfada

Whats the building being used for now, the Today FM studios, not Arnotts

themacdaddy

Grimes wrote: »

Whats the building being used for now, the Today FM studios, not Arnotts

I am not 100% sure but think it has not been filled yet. Probably due to the old economic recession

Futurecrook

I've heard stories of unexplained incidents from an ex who used to work in M&S and had no belief in the paranormal whatsoever. Apparently alot of the staff experienced things and didn't like to be in the store room on their own because of the "atmosphere".

focus_mad

I used to work there and you'd be walking along the service corridors late in the eveing by yourself... My god its as unnerving as anything Iv ever experienced!!! My gran said that the mental aslyum section of the college used to be there or up where the bridal shop is now.

DyldeBrill

Yeah I listened to fm104 when the were in the show window for charity, if I'm not mistaken It was in the jervis.A man rang in and told a story of a woman that had died there.He rang in because jeremy had said he heard weird noises while he had been staying there.

tbh I wouldnt believe a thing that comes out of that jeremy fellas mouth

MrMojoRisin

DyldeBrill wrote: »

Yeah I listened to fm104 when the were in the show window for charity, if I'm not mistaken It was in the jervis.A man rang in and told a story of a woman that had died there.He rang in because jeremy had said he heard weird noises while he had been staying there.

tbh I wouldnt believe a thing that comes out of that jeremy fellas mouth

Agreed. Everytime Ive heard him talking about something, he just talks through his [EMAIL="h@le"]h@le[/EMAIL]. Why do these people get on the radio at all ?

stomprockin

*bump*

A friend of mine dads a cleaner in the Jervis shoping center. He had some scary incidents there recently and one of the security lads uploaded some cctv footage.


It's 6.10am and one apple hits him from the smoothie bar and then the other one moves around the floor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts035-uXblk

stomprockin

From the same Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvqwcLrnlOA

maccored

thems interesting vids