Feb 22nd, 2010
by Darragh.
We were delighted to be approached by, and subsequently welcome on to site, the Motor Mouth team from the new motoring show on Newstalk 106-108fm.
Daragh Ó’ Tuama, who presents the weekly show (Monday evenings, 10 to 11pm) has been a long time user of Boards.ie and is interacting on the Motors forum with our members and moderators to (a) get feedback on what people want to hear on the show, and (b) cover the issues important to those passionate about the area.
It’s a nice mix between taking conversations happening online into a broader, more established media space where, perhaps, industry experts feel they can communicate more effectively and getting constructive advice on content from the target audience.
Reaction so far has been favourable and we wish Daragh and team the best of luck. You can join in the conversation here and read the Motor Mouth show page here.
Posted in: What's on Boards.ie.
Tagged: Media · motors forum · newstalk · radio
Feb 21st, 2010
by Darragh.
Continuing our line of interviews, I got to sit down on Friday with François Pienaar, rugby legend, ex Springbok captain and, of course, the man recently portrayed by Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, Invictus, chronicling the 1995 win by South Africa of the Rugby World Cup.
Our Rugby Forum members were invited to put their questions to him, and what followed were many interesting, insightful and very knowledgeable questions for Pienaar about his career, his current thoughts on rugby, his tips for the Irish team and of course his thoughts on the portrayal of him and his experiences in the movie.
http://www.vimeo.com/9625516
Pienaar had just been through an intense day of interviews and I was grateful for the limited time we had. Apologies for the dodgy sound quality – I really should bring Dav to these things to do the camera work!
You can read member’s reactions to the video and any comments or feedback they’ve had here.
My thanks to all the members who submitted questions – apologies I couldn’t get them all in – and to François Pienaar for his time, patience and generosity, to the team at WHPR and to Guinness.com/Area22.
Posted in: From the HQ.
Tagged: exclusive · Francois Pienaar · interview · members questions · q&A · rugby · sport
Feb 21st, 2010
by Darragh.
Are you under 30? Have you got something to say about how Ireland and where its future might lie?
RTÉ’s The Frontline would like to hear from you. Their show tomorrow, Monday 22 February is looking at how people under 30 feel about the country and have invited Boards.ie members to have their say.
With unemployment figures showing that one in three men between the age of 20 and 24 is now unemployed we’re asking how they, and their contemporaries feel about Ireland and where it’s going.
Are they getting the supports they’re entitled to? Do they feel let down or abandoned? Do they feel it’s time to leave Ireland?
Or has the country served them well so far, maybe they feel this is simply a bump in the road?
We’re looking for people who might be interested in attending the show as an audience member on Monday night, preferably, but not limited to, people under 30.
We’re live on RTÉ One at 930 from the Donnybrook studios and it’d be great if people could email thefrontlineaudience@rte.ie for more details.
We have a thread running in our Politics forum where members are having their say. If you’d like to read, or to join them, just click here.
Posted in: What's on Boards.ie.
Tagged: interaction · Politics · RTE · The Frontline
