Street Wise Athlone: Episode 52 – Town Centre

Gearoid O' Brien talks about the history of the town centre, Leonard and Mags Donaldson speak about some of their memories of the Royal Hoey Hotel, Cllr Frankie Keena tells us how Athlone’s Christmas Market came about, and artist Paul McGahey remembers another popular craft fair in the area.

Street Wise Athlone broadcasted on weekly on Wednesdays at 2:30pm (01/12/2021-07/12/2022) on Athlone Community Radio 88.4fm, https://athlonecommunityradio.ie/listen-live/ and on the TuneIn Radio app: http://tun.in/seJVD

Street Wise Athlone is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) with the Television Licence Fee.

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Street Wise Athlone: Episode 51 – Church Street

Gearoid O' Brien talks about the history of Church Street, and Cllr Aengus O’ Rourke talks about the changes to Church Street since the one-way system came into place in 2018.

Street Wise Athlone broadcasted on weekly on Wednesdays at 2:30pm (01/12/2021-07/12/2022) on Athlone Community Radio 88.4fm, https://athlonecommunityradio.ie/listen-live/ and on the TuneIn Radio app: http://tun.in/seJVD 

Street Wise Athlone is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) with the Television Licence Fee.

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Street Wise Athlone: Episode 50 – Laneways off Church Street

Gearoid O' Brien talks about the history of some of the laneways off Church Street, and we speak to people on the streets about their memories of the area.

Street Wise Athlone broadcasts on Wednesdays at 2:30pm and repeats on Thursdays at 10am on Athlone Community Radio 88.4fm, https://athlonecommunityradio.ie/listen-live/ and on the TuneIn Radio app: http://tun.in/seJVD

Street Wise Athlone is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) with the Television Licence Fee.

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