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| Broadcast area | National -  Ireland |
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| Frequency | 90-92 MHz Digital terrestrial television DAB |
| First air date | May 31, 1979 |
| Format | Popular music |
| Owner | Radio Telefís Éireann |
| Website | www.rte.ie/2fm |
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to, is RTÉ's second national radio station. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland is the only current form of Digital radio transmission in the state Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young audience.
RTÉ Radio 2, as it was originally known, began broadcasting on May 31, 1979[1]. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) "Like Clockwork" by the Boomtown Rats was the first song on air, played by Larry Gogan. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and It was developed as a response by RTÉ to the pirate radio craze sweeping Dublin and the country. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Its original slogan was "Radio 2 Comin'atcha" and as well as broadcasting popular music, it carried a number of other musical strands as well as news and current affairs. Its original broadcast frequencies were 612 kHz MW (until 2004) and later, 90-92 MHz FM. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Medium Wave (MW is a part of the Medium frequency (MF radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Original DJs included Larry Gogan, who moved over from RTÉ Radio 1, Mark Cagney, Michael McNamara, Declan Meehan, Vincent Hanley, Ronan Collins, Gerry Ryan and Dave Fanning. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and RTÉ Radio 1 ( Irish: RTÉ Raidió 1) is the principal radio channel of Irish Mark Cagney was born in Cork, Ireland. He joined RTÉ in 1977 and was part of the original line-up of 2FM, broadcasting on its first night on Vincent Hanley ( Clonmel, County Tipperary April 1954 - Dublin April 18 1987) was a pioneering Irish Radio DJ Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish Radio and part-time Television Presenter employed by RTÉ. Dave Fanning (born 1955 is an Irish television and radio personality
An all-music, mostly rock, sister station of 2FM, "RTÉ 2XM", operates on the RTÉ DAB Multiplex. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. RTÉ 2XM is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland is the only current form of Digital radio transmission in the state
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History of 2FM
In 1988 after many years presenting a nightly music show called 'Lights out' for around 6 years previously "The Gerry Ryan Show", a morning topical radio show, began broadcasts. Not long afterwards, RTÉ began radical changes to Radio 2's format. Most non-pop music programming was dropped. The station was rebranded as "2FM" in 1988. At this stage the basic schedule for the next decade or so was put in place: Ian Dempsey, Gerry Ryan, Larry Gogan, Garreth O'Callaghan, Tony Fenton, and Dave Fanning were staples of this period. Ian Michael Dempsey (born January 16, 1961) is the current presenter of Ireland's Today FM 's Radio breakfast show which runs from 7 to 9am Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish Radio and part-time Television Presenter employed by RTÉ. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and Real Name Tony Fagan name Tony Fenton is an Irish radio presenter and DJ, working with Today FM. Dave Fanning (born 1955 is an Irish television and radio personality Many of these presenters have stayed with 2FM over the years while others have moved to competitors stations.
2FM in this era was at its most popular. Its mobile broadcasting unit, the Roadcaster, made regular trips nationwide, and 2FM organised live events throughout Ireland, such as the "Beat on the Street" and "Lark in the Park". New bands would often get their "big break" by being featured on the Dave Fanning Show. Gerry Ryan's radio show became a national institution.
However by 2000, this schedule was looking very stale. In addition, 2FM suffered the high profile departure of Ian Dempsey to independent national radio station, 100-102 Today FM. For the similarly named Australian Radio station see 2Day FM Radio Ireland Ltd trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish Both Today FM and the emerging Independent Local Radio sector had eroded 2FM's once unassailable listenership base. Today FM continues to sign up disillusioned 2FM staff, with Tony Fenton being the most recent departure, in September 2004. September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August
In 2000, John Clarke, a new Controller of 2FM, was brought in to sort out the station. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He rebranded 2FM with a new blue and red logo (as "RTÉ 2fm") and re-arranged the schedule. Ryan Tubridy was poached from RTÉ Radio 1 to present "The Full Irish" breakfast programme. Ryan Tubridy, born, is an Irish Television and Radio presenter employed by Radio Telefís Éireann. Though in 2005 he returned to Radio 1, being replaced by Ruth Scott and Rick O'Shea who in turn were replaced after 5 months by Marty Whelan in September 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick O'Shea Paul Crossan ( Real Name Paul Crossan')(born May 7 1973) is an Irish Radio Personality Martin Whelan (born June 7, 1956) is an Irish radio and television personality DJ Mark McCabe arrived to present a dance music show at weekends. Mark McCabe is an Irish performance DJ and radio presenter He is best known for his 2000 chart-topper Maniac 2000, a recording of a live Later, more changes saw Larry Gogan being moved from his lunchtime slot to "drive time". A news programme, Newsbeat, was added to the schedules in response to criticisms that RTÉ 2fm was not fulfilling its remit as a public service broadcaster. Newer alternative DJs such as Canadian Jenny Huston, Dan Hegarty and Kerbdog front-man Cormac Battle have also joined the line-up in recent years. Not to be confused with Anjelica Huston. Jenny Huston (born August 24 1973) is a DJ and former television Kerbdog were an Alternative rock band from Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland who began writing in 1991. Cormac Battle (born July 11 1972) is the Kerbdog and Wilt front-man and current presenter of Irish national radio station
On 12 January 2007 RTÉ announced another revamp of 2fm, with the axing of Marty Whelan's show and Larry Gogan's move to the weekend. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The presenters of FM104's The Strawberry Alarm Clock moved to the station, as FM104 will continue to broadcast its breakfast show under the latter title the 2FM version is known as the Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show (initially referred to in pre-publicity as the 2FM Alarm Clock, however the name was changed after FM104 threathened legal action). For the Brisbane Austereo Station 4MMM that used to be Called FM 104 click here The Strawberry Alarm Clock is a breakfast programme on FM104, an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin. During this 2007 revamp Will Leahy formerly of the Saturday Show was promoted to the weekday Drivetime slot, which broadcasts from the RTÉ Limerick studios. This leaves Gerry Ryan the only original Radio 2 presenter to retain a weekday programme with the station. The new schedule launched on 5 March 2007. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
RTÉ 2FM like RTÉ Radio 1 technically broadcasts 24 hours a day however programming from 2:00am until 6:00am most days is replays of programmes done earlier on RTÉ 2FM along with live news updates on the hour.
Criticism
RTÉ 2fm still faces criticism that for a youth station, many of its DJs have been there for a very long time. Larry Gogan, Gerry Ryan and Dave Fanning have worked with the station since the beginning. Many other DJs have spent the best part of twenty years with the station.
The station has also been criticised for its constant changing of the schedule and is known not to keep stuck to a particular schedule for very long. This leaves listeners sometimes wanting to turn into a particular DJ only to find out that they have been moved to a new timeslot. The latest "reinvention" took place on July 31, 2006 to coincide with the departure of Dave Fanning to weeknights on RTE Radio 1. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Fanning (born 1955 is an Irish television and radio personality RTÉ Radio 1 ( Irish: RTÉ Raidió 1) is the principal radio channel of Irish He will however present a pre-recorded music show on Sunday evenings from 19:00 - 21:00 on RTÉ 2fm.
Nevertheless, RTÉ 2fm remains the most popular music-driven station in Ireland.
RTÉ 2fm is the only RTÉ broadcast station which is entirely commercially funded, receiving no contributions from the television licence. Television licences around the world The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago notes that two-thirds of the countries in Europe and half
It has also been criticised for not playing enough contemporary Irish music.
Weekday DJ's
Jim Nugent and Colm Hayes (2007 - present) Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
Affectionately known as Colm and JimJim, Colm and Jim Jim moved their Strawberry Alarm Clock from FM104 in 2007 to host the new 2fm Breakfast Show in place of Marty in the Morning. The Strawberry Alarm Clock is a breakfast programme on FM104, an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin. For the Brisbane Austereo Station 4MMM that used to be Called FM 104 click here The show began on March 5 2007, with Colm & Jim Jim continuing their popular style of morning radio on a national stage. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Famous for their chat, sketches and prank calls the duo have had many successes in the ratings and at the PPI Radio Awards where they have won a total of seven awards. Jim-Jim's songs including "I'm Mick McCarthy's Baby", "Engerland Are S**t" and '[Who's Yer Sexy Joe?]]"[1] are among some of the most popular mp3 emails in recent years.
Gerry Ryan (1988 - present) The Gerry Ryan Show
The Gerry Ryan Show, began in 1988, and quickly became one of Ireland's most popular radio programmes. Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish Radio and part-time Television Presenter employed by RTÉ. In 1990, Ryan won a Jacob's Award for the show. In recent years, listenership figures for The Gerry Ryan Show have declined somewhat, but the most recent JNLR statistics of August and November 2007 show that he has reversed that trend and increased his listenership. [1]
Nikki Hayes[2] (2003 - present) The All Request Lunch
Nikki Hayes (born May 6, 1979) joined 2fm in November 2003 when John Clarke, the Head of 2fm, called her and asked her to cover The Sunday Cruise, Aidan Leonard's show, for 8 weeks. Nikki Hayes (born May 6, 1979) is a DJ on RTÉ 2fm since November 2003 Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) From that short experience came her own slot during the weekends. When Rick O'Shea moved to present his now defunct breakfast show with Ruth Scott, Nikki replaced him and in doing so was given her own weekday show which was broadcast from Monday until Thursday from 20:00 until 22:00. Rick O'Shea Paul Crossan ( Real Name Paul Crossan')(born May 7 1973) is an Irish Radio Personality She has since moved to a new weekday show 'The All Request Lunch' which broadcasts from 12. 00 until 14:00.
Rick O'Shea[3] (2001 - present) Breakfast with Rick and Ruth and The Rick O'Shea Show
Rick has presented a number of different shows on the station since his arrival in 2001. Rick O'Shea Paul Crossan ( Real Name Paul Crossan')(born May 7 1973) is an Irish Radio Personality At the beginning of his career he presented a night-time show before being moved to an earlier slot from 20:00 until 22:00 in January 2003. At one point this was the most listened to night-time show in the country. Having moved from night-time radio in 2004 to the breakfast show, which he co-presented with Ruth Scott for two years. He currently broadcasts a weekday afternoon slot from 14:00 until 17:00. Rick is a keen blogger [4].
Will Leahy[5] (1999 - present) The Saturday Show and The Will Leahy Show
Will Leahy is a native of Limerick and is a practicing solicitor. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Will is the former presenter of the extremely successful Saturday Show which was broadcast from RTÉ Limerick from 12:00 until 15:00. A popular feature of the show was "Beat the Sports Guy" whose theme tune is a parody of "Rock the Casbah". " Rock the Casbah " is a Song by The Clash, released on their 1982 Album Combat Rock. Phone-in contestants attempt to guess which sports star Andrew O'Connor is talking about after receiving a number of clues. They can also ask questions with "yes" or "no" answers. When a negative answer is reached, the contestant is disqualified and another contestant is invited on air until they have finally "beat the sports guy".
Will was also joined on The Saturday Show by Astrid, billed as the "resident agony aunt" on the official website but she's also "more controversial than that". She hails from Sweden and was previously an in-demand porn-star who regularly produced top quality top shelf adult films. The requests to bring back the RTÉ 2fm studio webcam poured in as Astrid recalled her "acting" days in Sweden. DJ Gary was born in West Dublin and came to RTÉ 2fm on a work experience programme in the summer of 1999, which led to him staying a little longer than originally planned. He was prize co-ordinator for The Saturday Show and he also presents a 21st birthday request slot.
Since March 5 2007, Will has moved to the weekday afternoon slot. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The Will Leahy Show which is broadcast from Limerick from Monday until Friday from 17:00 until 19:00. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster The show was launched to much success and features contributor Laura Woods who presents the TV Guide, Eamon Horan who replaced Andrew O Connor as the Sports Guy and Louise Lennox the chef. Laura Woods is an Irish television and radio personality Biography Early years As a teenager Woods was involved in acting with the Trinity Will and the gang have had many high profile celebrity guests such as Gwen Stefani, Richard Hammond and Enrique Iglesias. The Will Leahy Show has also garnered a reputation for live music guests and are fortunate enough to have a piano in their Limerick studio. Within their first year on air, Will and his team raised over 50,000 euro for charity during the Will Leahy Cheesy Telethon Tour.
Ruth Scott Breakfast with Rick and Ruth and The More Music Drive
Ruth Scott (born April 4, 1977 having moved in 2004 to the breakfast show, which she co-presented with Rick O'Shea for two years, she has now returned to late evening radio where she will presents the Frequency from Monday to Thursday from 19:00 until 21:30. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Rick O'Shea Paul Crossan ( Real Name Paul Crossan')(born May 7 1973) is an Irish Radio Personality She also presents the Saturday Show, formerly presented by Will Leahy. Ruth starred in Celebrity Jigs and Reels and can also be seen on the Afternoon Show on RTÉ TV.
Damien Farrelly The Frequency
Formerly a presenter of the weekday afternoon show, he can now be heard on the Frquency from Mondays to Thursdays from 21:30 until midnight. Damien starred on Celebrity Jigs and Reels - New Years Special
Dan Hegarty[6](2003 - present) The Alternative To Sleep
A mix of genres and sounds - new, old, and completely overlooked are played every Monday to Thursday from midnight until 02:00. Also included are snippets from the archives of the RTÉ 2fm Sessions.
Weekend DJs and their shows
In June 2003 Jenny Huston began work at 2fm. Not to be confused with Anjelica Huston. Jenny Huston (born August 24 1973) is a DJ and former television She immediately made her mark with her eclectic music savvy, bringing a diverse mix of alternative rock to the ears of Irish listeners. Within months, Huston's programme had built a substantial and enthusiastic following. Since then she has earned a high amount of respect in the Irish music industry, not least for her willingness to support homegrown talent and the valuable airtime she gives to emerging Irish artists. In that short timespan she has received two nominations for Best Irish DJ at the Meteors. The Meteor Ireland Music Awards (colloquially called "The Meteors") are the national Music Awards of Ireland.
The Waiting Room (2003 - present) Playing new and timeless indie, rock and pop music, this can be heard every Friday from 20:00 until 22:00. It was Jenny's very first show, originally broadcast from Monday until Thursday from 20:00 until midnight, but was then moved to Friday nights only. Irish International and Leinster rugby star Denis Hickie proved to be a hit when he stood in for Jenny while she was on holiday before the summer and so he returned to the airwaves on Friday 20 October 2006 from 20:00 until 22:00 for one night only. Denis Anthony Hickie ( Irish name: Donnacadh Antoine Ó hIceadh) born 13 February 1976 in Dublin, Ireland is a retired [8] Denis is an avid music fan with a varied taste in music and is also a regular gig goer. The Annex (2005 - present) Three hours of rock, indie and grunge anthems can be heard every Saturday from 18:00 until 21:00. The Snug (2005 - present) broadcast every Sunday evening from 19:00 until 20:00, this magazine show takes a light look at current affairs with some music thrown in too.
Michael Cahill Michael has been with 2fm since 1995 and has presented a variety of shows including The Early Show and The Big Afternoon. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Michael can currently be heard on Saturday Mornings from 10:00, and according to recent JNLRs has the number 3 rated show on the station. (JNLR: Feb 2007). In 2005 Michael was also appointed as one of the stations new producer's. In the last 12 months he produced The Saturday Show, and currently produce's The Will Leahy Show.
Cormac Battle[9] The Wireless This is broadcast every Sunday from 20:00 until midnight. Cormac Battle (born July 11 1972) is the Kerbdog and Wilt front-man and current presenter of Irish national radio station On Cormac's show you can hear the latest new and alternative music, including band interviews, sessions and live recordings.
Larry Gogan The Golden Hour (1991 - 2006) and also famed for his Just A Minute Quiz
One of the original 2fm DJs, Larry presented a show from Monday to Friday from 14:00 until 16:00 From March 5 2007, Larry has presented a new show on Saturday and Sunday. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
Former DJs
Specials
2fm Live
2fm Live[10] is broadcast every Saturday night from 21:00 until 22:00 and features live music from either a festival or major concert that has happened, usually in Ireland (although in January 2007 there was a show that featured Sigur Rós live from Reykjavík). Ryan Tubridy, born, is an Irish Television and Radio presenter employed by Radio Telefís Éireann. Sigur Rós ( are an Icelandic Post-rock band with melodic classical and minimalist elements For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. It was previously broadcast every Sunday night from 23:00 until midnight, incorporated into Cormac Battle's The Wireless show. Cormac Battle (born July 11 1972) is the Kerbdog and Wilt front-man and current presenter of Irish national radio station Battle's voice is still featured in the show where he narrates between songs.
2fm Live has featured music from the Oxegen, Electric Picnic and music festivals. Oxegen is an annual Music festival, held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. Electric Picnic is an annual boutique arts and Music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall Stradbally, County Laois in In early 2006, acts that were featured included Kaiser Chiefs and Arcade Fire. Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an Indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo Post summer editions have included Gnarls Barkley, Snow Patrol (live from the Heineken Green Energy Festival in Dublin Castle), The Frames (live from Electric Picnic 2006) and Razorlight (live from 2006) as well as The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Editors and Feeder all live from the previous summer's Oxegen festival. Gnarls Barkley is an American musical collaboration between Multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton from New Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish governmental complex formerly the fortified The Frames are an influential Irish band based mainly in Dublin. Electric Picnic is an annual boutique arts and Music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall Stradbally, County Laois in Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Editors are a British Indie rock band from Birmingham who formed in 2002 Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas The Red Hot Chili Peppers set from Oxegen 2006 was broadcast live as it happened over the internet. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Oxegen is an annual Music festival, held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken.
On Christmas Eve 2006 from midnight to 01:30, a special edition was broadcast of snippets taken from Oxegen 2006 which included The Who, The Magic Numbers, Damian Marley, The Feeling, Placebo and Goldfrapp. Oxegen is an annual Music festival, held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Magic Numbers are a four-piece Indie rock band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second The Feeling is a five-piece BRIT award -nominated British band from Sussex and London. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Goldfrapp are a British Electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of Electronic dance music. The following night the same occurred, only this time for the Electric Picnic 2006, where the list included Pet Shop Boys, Antony and the Johnsons, Sparks, The Blue Nile, Gary Numan and Basement Jaxx. Electric Picnic is an annual boutique arts and Music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall Stradbally, County Laois in The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize -winning music act from New York City. Sparks is an American rock and Pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards and Russell Mael (vocals The Blue Nile is an adult alternative / pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s On St. Stephen's night the Red Hot Chili Peppers broadcast from Oxegen was repeated while on 27 December Arctic Monkeys' Oxegen set was broadcast once again.
In 2007,2fm Live has tended to feature two bands on each hourly show. These have included The Rapture at the Electric Picnic being broadcast alongside the aforementioned Sigur Rós concert, Antony and the Johnsons from the 2006 Electric Picnic alongside The Kooks live set from Oxegen 2006 and the "Manchester special" of New Order and Elbow, both live from the Electric Picnic in 2006. The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians will be gathered together at the return of Christ; even Christians who have died The Kooks are an Indie band based in the United Kingdom. The band was formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, and currently consists of four members New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Elbow are a Nationwide Mercury Prize winning English Alternative rock band
Live music is also broadcast throughout the week on other shows on the station including those of Dan Hegarty and Jenny Huston. Not to be confused with Anjelica Huston. Jenny Huston (born August 24 1973) is a DJ and former television Dan usually broadcasts live music on Thursday nights while Jenny tends to do so on Friday nights. Jenny has in recent times broadcast three songs from The Automatic's set from Oxegen, some of the Super Furry Animals set from the Electric Picnic, and highlights of David Kitt also from the Picnic. The Automatic, (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U Super Furry Animals (also known as " SFA " the " Furries " and the " Super Furries " are a Welsh Rock band David Kitt (born in 1975 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish Choice Music Prize nominated Musician. On Dan's show, recent features have included bits of Gary Numan's live set from the Electric Picnic, as well as Julie Feeney and Humanzi at the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Humanzi are an Irish rock band based in Dublin, Ireland. Album & Singles Humanzi released their debut album ‘Tremors’ on Fiction/SFR The EuroSonic Festival is an annual music competition run by Eurosonic. Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Countdown to 606
For the past six years, RTÉ 2fm have provided help for students facing the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate in a series of programmes that run before and throughout the examinations. The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary The Leaving Certificate ( Ardteistiméireacht) commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert (Irish Ardteist) is the final course in the Irish Entitled Countdown to. . . (followed by the date that the exams commence, e. g. 606 in 2007, 706 in 2006, 806 in 2005. . . ), the show is hosted by Gerry Ryan Show reporter, Evelyn O'Rourke.
The series provides listeners with useful study tips and daily analysis of the papers during exam time. Regular contributors include "The Maths Guru" John Brennan from the Ballinteer Institute (who lights up like a €3000 Christmas tree at the mere mention of vectors), Brian Mooney from the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Eamon McGuire (Irish), who regularly talks about Rosie the dog and "Stair na bloody Gaeilge". John Brennan may refer to People John Brennan, UK Big band singer John Calder Brennan (1908–1996 historian and Federal In Mathematics, a vector space (or linear space) is a collection of objects (called vectors) that informally speaking may be scaled and added Brian Mooney, ( b 2 February 1966) is an Irish former footballer who made his name as a skilful winger in the English football league. Also featured are English teacher Jim Lusby, history expert Sean Delap (who used to teach presenter Evelyn), "celebrity biologist" Terry Flanagan and geography expert Michael Doran, who got lost somewhere in Spain after the geography exam on Monday June 11, Corinne Gavanda (French), Pauric McGrath (art history), Brian Wall (chemistry), Pat Doyle (physics), John Morris of the Institute of Education on Leeson Street (economics), Susanah Lopez also from Leeson Street (Spanish), Arthur Russell from Leeson Street (accountancy), Anne-Marie Twomey in Wexford (metalwork), Donal Power (who was supposed to discuss agricultural science but alas he got lost somewhere in the highlands of Scotland and hasn't been seen since). Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. This article is about the American Professional wrestlerFor the Colombian radio personality see Julio Sanchez Cristo Brian Wohl (born April 14 Clive Adamson Superintendent Clive Adamson was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. John Morris could refer to John Morris (actor, actor most famous for voice roles in the Toy Story films John Morris (composer, film The Institute of Education ( IoE) is a constituent college of the University of London, dedicated to Postgraduate study and research in the field of Leeson Street ( is a thoroughfare in south Dublin, Ireland. Originally known as Suesey Street it was renamed in 1728 after the Leesons a family of local brewers Arthur Russell may refer to Arthur Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935 Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Arthur Wexford (derived from Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (in some sources spelled "Waes Fiord" – veisa meaning "mudflat stagnant pool" Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
In 2007, the series began on Monday May 28 and ran on weekday nights between 19:00 - 20:00 until Friday June 15. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history
On Monday June 4 while talking to Craig Doyle on Leaving Cert Memory Lane, Evelyn revealed she only got 26 points in her Leaving Certificate. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Craig Doyle (born 17 December 1970 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland) is an Irish television and radio presenter Other guests to have featured in 2007 include TG4 weatherman Daithí Ó Shea, sportsreader Eamon Horan, former Miss World, Rosanna Davison, "comedian" Maeve Higgins, Paul Howard (of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly fame). TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish Socialite and model and was the winner of the Maeve Higgins (born in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish comedian Paul Howard is a Journalist with the Irish Times on Saturday an Irish Newspaper. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a fictional Irish rugby jock created by journalist Paul Howard. Home economics expert Sandra and business expert William went to see George Michael the other night. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning
See Also
- BBC Radio 1 a similar radio station in the United Kingdom
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