Next Cosmic Mix programme features interview with Dublin’s First Citizen, Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague, due to be braodcast on Wednesday 25th April from 5-5.30pm.

Programme was recorded in the Mansion House in the Dinning Room – location of the very first Dail  when Daniel O’Connell was Lord Mayor!  So listen in for a piece of history, find out who’s on the Lord Mayor’s Award List for 2012 and get an insight into what the Lord Mayor gets up to in order to  to keep fit …..

West Dublin Access Radio Would Like to Present

The Beermats & Friends

Date : Friday 4th May 2012

Venue  The Silver Granite, Palmerstown

Doors :  8:30pm

Tickets On Sale from :

West Dublin Access Radio

1st Floor, Ballyfermot Civic Centre

The course aims to give learners grounding in both the ethos of community radio and in the practical skills. By the end of the course, learners will:

• Understand the basic principles of Community Radio
• Understand the basics of Interviewing and research
• Be capable of recording an Interview
• Understand how to conduct the interview safely
• Be able to define libel and other key legal concepts

Course Content/Specific Outcomes

Understanding Community Radio

• Define Community Radio
• Explain why Community Radio involves local communities
• Display an understanding of Community Radio relationships to local Communities

On Saturday the 25th of February  West Dublin Access Radio was honoured to receive from Ghlor Na nGeal the Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann  Award for the major Contribution to the Irish Language in the Community.  In attendance at the award ceremony which took place in Carton House were presenters Luke Fallon, David Spain and Barbara Sheehan along with Station Manager Liam Flanagan and Chairperson  Celia Flanagan.

Station Manager, Liam Flanagan explained that winning the Glhór na nGael award “ …It is a great honour for WDAR to be awarded this prize money. It is an even greater honour to be awarded the “Glhór na nGael”.   We hope to continue and promote the Irish language on community radio in the West Dublin area and are very grateful to the committee for this recognition”.