Down Community Radio to showcase live broadcast

Down Community Radio to showcase live broadcast

13 March 2024

DOWN Community Radio will be broadcasting loud and proud in the streets of Downpatrick ahead of St Patrick’s Day.

The station will be heard through the town’s PA system – a move that has been welcomed by local SDLP councillor Conor Galbraith.

He said: “Having worked alongside Dr Tim Campbell in the St Patrick Centre and Down Community Radio I am delighted to confirm that the town’s PA system will be handed over to Down Community Radio to create a vibrant setting for our town’s celebrations and generate some much-needed sense of community in the run-up to what is arguably the biggest day in the calendar for Downpatrick.

“This will also be an opportunity to advertise what is happening in Downpatrick with a live broadcast being provided by the radio station.

“We have seen in the past how utilising community radio can become a real mainstay on such community events, as has been done in west Belfast during Féile an Phobail and in the Mourne area with FuseFM.  

Cllr Galbraith added: “In the wake of the tragic flooding incident in November it is important that we generate as much positive community spirit as possible. This is an opportunity to celebrate together as a community and to sell all that our town has to offer as the final resting place of Ireland’s patron saint.

“Therefore I would encourage as many people as possible to get their radios tuned in to 105FM in the run up to St Patrick’s Day and take part in this great community initiative.”