An Opera for Carlow creative team

The second feature for Athena Media’s latest radio documentary series An Opera for Carlow, was broadcast on last Wednesday’s RTE Lyric FM’s In Tempo programme.

This one year project will follow the story of a community based music project in Carlow led by conductor Fergus Sheil where the professional music team will work with the people of Carlow to create, perform and stage a new opera at Carlow’s new arts centre Visual.

In our second feature, we profiled Community youth choir, Aspiro, who will be one of the community groups taking part in the opera. And we found out what the choir members and its director, Mary Amond O’Brien, think about this unique project.

Athena Media will be creating regular radio features for In Tempo over the next 10 months as well as a full one hour radio documentary at the conclusion of the project.

The next feature will be broadcast on Paul Herriott’s In Tempo programme on RTÉ Lyric FM in Septemember 2010. We talk to Irish opera singer Regina Hanley about this exciting project and her involvement in the production. It will also be available as a podcast online.

If you missed out on the live broadcast you can subscribe to the podcast series here

Listen to An Opera for Carlow feature here

You can also find the podcasts by subscribing to the Athena Podcast RSS feed  here

For more information on the Carlow Opera project click here

Course details:

Date: September 4th 9am-5pm

(1 hour break)

Venue: The Presentation Room, The Digital Depot, Thomas St, Dublin 8

Fee: €135

Athena Media offer discounts for companies sending more than one person to the same course.

This full day course is aimed at people new to podcasting or to those who would like to simply refresh their skills. It is designed for those who want to learn the basics of online content, audio and video podcasting, and will enable them to become familiar with the terms, technology and potential power of podcasts. On completion you will be able to create your own video and audio podcasts.

The course is led by two of Ireland’s most experienced podcasters, Helen Shaw and Joe Conway, who launched their first podcast channels in March 2006.

The course will include:

• Awareness and understanding of the basics of podcasting
• How to use podcasting to improve your website
• How to create an RSS feed
• How to make, edit and package a podcast- audio or video
• How to release podcasts on the internet through portals like iTunes or Youtube
• How to maintain online support and profile once podcasts are on the internet

A support handbook will be provided to each participant.

For more information on the Podcasting 101 & Podcasting 2 course click here

Places on this course are limited. To book a place contact Niall at 01 4885851 or by email at
paula@athenamedia.ie.

Create Exchange is the main audio resource for collaborative arts in Ireland.

Their podcast series is a new initiative. Create are the national development agency for collaborative arts

Have a listen to the podcasts HERE

Course details:

Date: June 19th 9am-5pm

(1 hour lunch)

Venue: The Presentation Room, The Digital Depot, Thomas St, Dublin 8

Fee: €135

Athena Media offer discounts for companies sending more than one person to the same course.

This full day course is aimed at those fresh to podcasting and designed for people who want to learn the basics of online content, audio and video podcasting, and become familiar with the terms, technology and potential power of podcasts.

The course is led by two of Ireland’s most experienced podcasters, Helen Shaw and Joe Conway, who launched their first podcast channels in March 2006.

The course will include:

• Awareness and understanding of the basics of podcasting
• How to use podcasting to improve your website
• How to create an RSS feed
• How to make, edit and package a podcast- audio or video
• How to release podcasts on the internet through portals like iTunes or Youtube
• How to maintain online support and profile once podcasts are on the internet

A support handbook will be provided to each participant.

For more information on the Podcasting 101 & Podcasting 2 course click here

Places on this course are limited. To book a place contact Paula at 01 4885851 or by email at
paula@athenamedia.ie.

The Children’s Rights Alliance is a coalition of over 90 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to secure the rights and needs of children in Ireland, by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Their podcast series focuses on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and different aspects of children’s rights in Ireland.

Have a listen to the podcasts HERE

Field of dreams series available as podcast

Field of Dreams is a three part series exploring an alternative take on sports and telling stories which inspire. Produced by Athena Media with the support of the BAI (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) Funding Scheme Sound & Vision, the series was broadcast on Newstalk on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th,2010.

If you missed out on the live broadcast you can subscribe to the podcast series here

All three episodes are available on our podcasts RSS feed and also on our Radio podcasts channel.

Club Heroes MP3

Sister Act MP3

Count Us In MP3

FLAC is an independent human rights organisation dedicated to the realisation of equal access to justice for all. To this end it campaigns on a range of legal issues but also offers some basic, free legal services to the public. And to celebrate 40 years of this service FLAC have released a new audio and video archive featuring interviews with some of FLAC’s founding members and chairpersons.

Listen to the interviews HERE

Visit the FLAC website for a selection of shorter clips HERE

Here’s an interesting podcast we’ve come across called Engaging Ireland. Engaging Ireland provides travel tips and guides to places of interest in Ireland.

Have a listen to the podcasts HERE

Thanks for all the suggestions about great Irish podcasts.  Send us your suggestions for unusual or new Irish podcasts, particularly from non broadcast sources to info@podcastingireland.ie

Science Spin is a weekly popular science podcast presented by science writer Seán Duke.

Have a listen to the podcast HERE

Don’t forget to send us your favourite podcast suggestions to info@podcastingireland.ie

Great new initiative from www.teachnet.ie podcasts that help teachers use technology

Listen to the teaching podcasts HERE

Remember to send us your favourite podcast suggestions to info@podcastingireland.ie