What sort or people listen to WLRFM

niallo76 · 11-06-2020 12:39pm

Going by WLR-Otis Redding only ever released one song 'Sittin on the dock of the bay....'in his short career.

91wx763 · 11-06-2020 12:53pm

sitkaspruce wrote: »

I think Andy Mac is covering Geoffs Holidays during the week.

It's unusual for WLR to waste effort on jingles. And that squeaky wan Karen Tompkins is back from South East radio and reading the news lately. Changes afoot ?

Aquos76 · 11-06-2020 3:54pm

91wx763 wrote: »

It's unusual for WLR to waste effort on jingles. And that squeaky wan Karen Tompkins is back from South East radio and reading the news lately. Changes afoot ?

She can also be heard on TodayFM too, she's self-employed now and covers a number of different stations apparently

sitkaspruce · 13-06-2020 3:50pm

Timmy is playing some lovely music today.

Wanderer2010 · 13-06-2020 4:20pm

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Timmy is playing some lovely music today.

Shame he always butts in halfway through the song and plays another one!

jimbojazz · 14-06-2020 9:48am

sitkaspruce wrote: »

I think Andy Mac is covering Geoffs Holidays during the week.

He go anywhere nice?

91wx763 · 14-06-2020 12:56pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Shame he always butts in halfway through the song and plays another one!

That's billhooks. Timmy plays the special long versions and never talks over the song unlike goof or those two clowns in the mornings.

sitkaspruce · 14-06-2020 1:26pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

He go anywhere nice?

Andy Mac? The broadcast centre I presume and home then after the show.

jimbojazz · 14-06-2020 2:24pm

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Andy Mac? The broadcast centre I presume and home then after the show.

No, Goof?

Wanderer2010 · 14-06-2020 2:31pm

91wx763 wrote: »

That's billhooks. Timmy plays the special long versions and never talks over the song unlike goof or those two clowns in the mornings.

Sorry, i was getting him mixed up with your man with the weird voice Ricky who is on weekends!

jimbojazz · 14-06-2020 4:17pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Sorry, i was getting him mixed up with your man with the weird voice Ricky who is on weekends!

Paddy Whelan, he was doing a set in the Uluru one night and overheard someone commenting on the music he was playing, he stopped the set and gave a full 10 minutes ranting at how he carefully chooses what he plays, blah, blah - all while dressed as an Action Man

PTH2009 · 14-06-2020 4:19pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

Paddy Whelan, he was doing a set in the Uluru one night and overheard someone commenting on the music he was playing, he stopped the set and gave a full 10 minutes ranting at how he carefully chooses what he plays, blah, blah - all while dressed as an Action Man

Heard stories of his antics not a nice guy by any means

91wx763 · 14-06-2020 5:11pm

I was told a story once that Rick had had one of his frequent bust ups with his brother (that's Des the MD of WLR to those who might not know) and got the boot or left. There was a pirate radio station on the air from up in Ballybricken at the back of O Driscolls glass shop and Rick asked to get involved but the bloke who owned it said no.

Oddly enough the regulator raided the place a few weeks later on specific information that broadcasting equipment stolen from a community station in Dublin was being used.

sitkaspruce · 14-06-2020 6:30pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Heard stories of his antics not a nice guy by any means

Bull sh1t, what proof do you have?

Wanderer2010 · 14-06-2020 8:20pm

91wx763 wrote: »

I was told a story once that Rick had had one of his frequent bust ups with his brother (that's Des the MD of WLR to those who might not know) and got the boot or left. There was a pirate radio station on the air from up in Ballybricken at the back of O Driscolls glass shop and Rick asked to get involved but the bloke who owned it said no.

Oddly enough the regulator raided the place a few weeks later on specific information that broadcasting equipment stolen from a community station in Dublin was being used.

He has always been on WLR though hasnt he? Looks like none of the bust ups were that bad that he had to get his own job.

sitkaspruce · 15-06-2020 11:07am

There was a new chap on sports over the weekend, Is Gavin Whelan finished?

91wx763 · 15-06-2020 11:25am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Heard stories of his antics not a nice guy by any means

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

He has always been on WLR though hasnt he? Looks like none of the bust ups were that bad that he had to get his own job.

No there have been several rumpuses over the 40 years !!!

sitkaspruce · 16-06-2020 5:31pm

Andy Mac is filling in for the afternoon show today (he even has his own jingle).

niallo76 · 21-06-2020 2:00pm

https://onlineradiobox.com/ie/opentempo/playlist/1?cs=ie.allirish

We're sorted lads....

Harry Palmr · 21-06-2020 5:58pm

I used to have a url stream in winamp for Tempo FM but they closed it. Anyone know of any others? I hate having to have a web page open to listen to music on desktop

Johnboy1951 · 22-06-2020 12:51am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I used to have a url stream in winamp for Tempo FM but they closed it. Anyone know of any others? I hate having to have a web page open to listen to music on desktop

This is what the web page is showing to me

http://eu7.fastcast4u.com/proxy/opentemp?mp=/;

Will play in VLC - in a browser will show Shoutcast page if you drop the trailing ' ; ' .

Harry Palmr · 22-06-2020 9:17am

Brilliant, that works. Thanks.

Snorlaxx · 27-06-2020 7:53pm

Its embarassing how most of their shows are now recorded and the recording stops over and over, been off now for 2mins

Harry Palmr · 08-07-2020 10:06am

Damien Tiernan is having an absolute 'mare!

Is he in the Dungarvan studio, that would explain some of it - always gives the impression of being made of string and spit.

Muttley79 · 08-07-2020 10:35am

They are the only radio station I know where it either goes into complete silince for a minute while somebody is playing with the controls,listening to the DJ talking in the background while a song is on.ads been played halfways through a conversation.will they ever get their act together in there.its been run by a bunch of monkeys.very amateurish.then DT tries to put on this stupid pat shortt talk on the radio!!

91wx763 · 09-07-2020 10:42am

Muttley79 wrote: »

They are the only radio station I know where it either goes into complete silince for a minute while somebody is playing with the controls,listening to the DJ talking in the background while a song is on.ads been played halfways through a conversation.will they ever get their act together in there.its been run by a bunch of monkeys.very amateurish.then DT tries to put on this stupid pat shortt talk on the radio!!

Other station equipment is available and available very locally

https://www.totalbroadcast.ie/

vriesmays · 25-07-2020 5:01pm

Not a mention of Eric Sweeney on their website. The Irish Times have an article about his death.

91wx763 · 25-07-2020 7:28pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Not a mention of Eric Sweeney on their website. The Irish Times have an article about his death.

Damien Tiernan sympathised with his family during the week.

Mugser · 31-01-2021 11:45pm

An acquaintance of mine who recently suffered a family bereavement told me that when they got the invoice from the funeral directors that WLR's fee on it was something of the order of €150 for them posting on their website and a couple of on-air mentions.

Just doesn't sit right with me.

Harry Palmr · 31-01-2021 11:59pm

Was that their official death notice? All media charge for them, classified adverts. I wouldn't begrudge them that income in these times. 200 notes is typical.

Yellow_Fern · 01-02-2021 12:10am

You could claim doctors are such bad people, profiting from peoples suffering but its not like that.

Wanderer78 · 01-02-2021 9:23am

Yellow_Fern wrote:

You could claim doctors are such bad people, profiting from peoples suffering but its not like that.

Undertaking costs a fortune though, I'm always shocked when I see those bills

91wx763 · 01-02-2021 3:07pm

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Undertaking costs a fortune though, I'm always shocked when I see those bills

You'd be lucky to get change out of €6,000.

In UK you can get direct cremation, cadaver moved in cardboard coffin from mortuary to oven in 1980's former ambulance, splash of holy water put on box if you had faith by bloke in council overalls, ashes come back in the post a few weeks later, all about £500

Aquos76 · 01-02-2021 3:26pm

91wx763 wrote: »

You'd be lucky to get change out of €6,000.

In UK you can get direct cremation, cadaver moved in cardboard coffin from mortuary to oven in 1980's former ambulance, splash of holy water put on box if you had faith by bloke in council overalls, ashes come back in the post a few weeks later, all about £500

That would be the top end of the scale, we buried my dad last March and we ordered a mid range coffin, we looked after all catering costs ourselves and we had to purchase a double grave in Ballygunner which was done through the undertaker and our final cost was €4,500 including the double plot. We had cars on both days along with my dads remains had to be transported back from a hospital in Dungarvan. Credit Union death insurance pays €3,300 directly to the undertaker.

91wx763 · 01-02-2021 3:48pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

That would be the top end of the scale, we buried my dad last March and we ordered a mid range coffin, we looked after all catering costs ourselves and we had to purchase a double grave in Ballygunner which was done through the undertaker and our final cost was €4,500 including the double plot. We had cars on both days along with my dads remains had to be transported back from a hospital in Dungarvan. Credit Union death insurance pays €3,300 directly to the undertaker.

Sorry to hear about your father.

I think the CU death insurance scheme is now under review, I arranged my mother's (probably forthcoming

) funeral with her a few years back and the undertakers went on about it a lot but it seems the insurers have changed the rules, I can see some people being caught short after relying on it.

blacksuir · 01-02-2021 9:35pm

91wx763 wrote: »

You'd be lucky to get change out of €6,000.

In UK you can get direct cremation, cadaver moved in cardboard coffin from mortuary to oven in 1980's former ambulance, splash of holy water put on box if you had faith by bloke in council overalls, ashes come back in the post a few weeks later, all about £500

I know in parts of West Waterford depending on what you go for you could have a four digit figure in change out of €6,000.

blacksuir · 01-02-2021 9:37pm

Aquos76 wrote: »

That would be the top end of the scale, we buried my dad last March and we ordered a mid range coffin, we looked after all catering costs ourselves and we had to purchase a double grave in Ballygunner which was done through the undertaker and our final cost was €4,500 including the double plot. We had cars on both days along with my dads remains had to be transported back from a hospital in Dungarvan. Credit Union death insurance pays €3,300 directly to the undertaker.

I heard someone say that the grant is not available to anyone. They were not entitled to it anyway when they looked for it in Dungarvan.

Aquos76 · 01-02-2021 9:57pm

blacksuir wrote: »

I heard someone say that the grant is not available to anyone. They were not entitled to it anyway when they looked for it in Dungarvan.

Its not a grant, its insurance that you pay for on a yearly basis. My dad had it set that it came out of his account automatically each year. Depending on the credit union it costs between €60-€95 a year

friendlyfun · 22-02-2021 11:23am

Damien is having a go at a bit of go of the Bishop Phonsie.

91wx763 · 22-02-2021 11:38am

friendlyfun wrote: »

Damien is having a go at a bit of go of the Bishop Phonsie.

And why not ?

On the topic, I had a beravement last week and it was 10 in the church- NON NEGOTIABLE- because in the words of the priest and undertaker it would be 12 for you and someone would want 14 tomorrow and so on and on until in a fortnight's time the church was full.

What was it about old Ireland, the important people were the church, the guards and the schoolteacher? Not much has changed then.

Appalling to see the bishop not doing the same as his own local priests.

Aside @Aquos76 and me were having a chat in this thread about funerals, well I am now awaiting the bill........ Seems the credit union death benefit in the branch we are dealing with is €2000.

Yellow_Fern · 22-02-2021 12:44pm

91wx763 wrote: »

You'd be lucky to get change out of €6,000.

In UK you can get direct cremation, cadaver moved in cardboard coffin from mortuary to oven in 1980's former ambulance, splash of holy water put on box if you had faith by bloke in council overalls, ashes come back in the post a few weeks later, all about £500

What irks me about cremation is how after the burning the bones dont come out as dust. They come out as chunks, so they put the bone chunks through a grinding machine to produce the dust everyone wants. Someone has to oversee it and pick out the pace makers and that. Inhumation just seems so much more peaceful and natural.

Cabaal · 23-02-2021 9:26am

Yellow_Fern wrote: »

What irks me about cremation is how after the burning the bones dont come out as dust. They come out as chunks, so they put the bone chunks through a grinding machine to produce the dust everyone wants. Someone has to oversee it and pick out the pace makers and that. Inhumation just seems so much more peaceful and natural.

The most natural would be leaving the body unburied,
Burial and cremation are human creations really, but both have been used by our species for many thousands of years.

The real difference now is we use lots of material that really shouldn't be put into the ground (plastics and cheimicals).

Personally, I like the idea of a natural graveyard, no fancy coffin, no silly expensive headstones. https://www.greengraveyard.com/

Just a shame there's a real lack of these types of graveywards in Ireland

Wanderer78 · 23-02-2021 10:10am

Cabaal wrote:

Just a shame there's a real lack of these types of graveywards in Ireland

A relative is buried in tramore, they've strict plot rules and limitations, I think it's a better idea, prevents a lot of plot nonsense

Yellow_Fern · 01-03-2021 12:10pm

Cabaal wrote: »

The most natural would be leaving the body unburied,
Burial and cremation are human creations really, but both have been used by our species for many thousands of years.

The real difference now is we use lots of material that really shouldn't be put into the ground (plastics and cheimicals).

Personally, I like the idea of a natural graveyard, no fancy coffin, no silly expensive headstones. https://www.greengraveyard.com/

Just a shame there's a real lack of these types of graveywards in Ireland

They have that in India for Parsi people. Looks a bit ghastly but certainly very natural.

BBM77 · 01-03-2021 4:03pm

Cabaal wrote: »

The most natural would be leaving the body unburied,
Burial and cremation are human creations really, but both have been used by our species for many thousands of years.

The real difference now is we use lots of material that really shouldn't be put into the ground (plastics and cheimicals).

Personally, I like the idea of a natural graveyard, no fancy coffin, no silly expensive headstones. https://www.greengraveyard.com/

Just a shame there's a real lack of these types of graveywards in Ireland

Someone can try out leaving bodies unburied near your house and we'll see if you still think it is a good idea.

During the summer when you are having BBQ's.

What sort or people listen to WLRFM

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