STAFF
Carmelle Keane Acting Station Manager and Outreach & Training Coordinator | |
Seán Coogan Broadcast & Programming Coordinator | |
Glebas Vorobjovas Production Coordinator | |
Eamon Lau Administrator & Bookkeeper | |
Broadcast / Production Assistants – Áine Briody (News Producer) – Marc Joyce (Social Media) – Sean Larkin (Social Media) – Sophie Pike (D15 Today Producer) |
Board Members
David Hughes – Chairperson
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- MA Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Keele University
- Secretary to Tolka River Project. A drug Rehabilitation Project.
- Director of Health and Safety Authority.
- Director of Empower Community Company previously Blanchardstown Area Partnership.
- Former Director of Institute for Public Administration.
- Former Deputy General Secretary of INMO.
- Former Executive Council Member of ICTU.
- Former Irish representative to EPSU.
- Award winning Broadcaster and Programme maker with 92.5 Phoenix FM.
Brian Greene – Vice Chairperson: Brian Greene
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- Brian is a former Manager and Production and Technical Coordinator with Phoenix FM. He continues to volunteer with Phoenix FM as a technical advisor.
- Brian currently works as Outreach and Training Coordinator with Dublin Community Television.
- At a national level in community media Brian is Chairperson of Craol, Community Ireland Ireland.
- A graduate of DCU he holds a masters in Social Media Communications and a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
- When not making TV and Radio Brian is a keen public speaker and is President of Castleknock Toastmasters in the organisation’s centenary year.
Alan Connolly – Company Secretary
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- Chairman, Coolmine Therapeutic Community Ltd
- Chairman, Coolmine Housing Association Co Ltd
- Director of DLR Property Ltd
- Member of the Audit & Risk committees of DDLETB and LGMA.
- Former Chairman of 92.5 Phoenix FM, Producer/Presenter of various programmes, Narrator ‘Speak Up For Change’ – Craol/BAI radio series.
- Served on the boards of the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and Draíocht.
- Former General Manager IPBMI.
John Sherwood – Treasurer
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- Director and Treasurer
- John is an accountant and has a BA in economics from Trinity College Dublin.
- Previously Audit Manager in Oliver Freaney & Company, he has worked extensively in the retail clothing industry.
- Currently Finance Director of a chain of clothing stores.
Yetunde Joyce
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- Member of the Secretariat of Fingal Public Participation Network
- Director Strategy and Operations of Loving and Affectionate Family Blanchardstown
- Member of Phoenix FM, Programming, Training and Technical Committee since June 2021
- A community facilitator that has worked with online radio for 2 years.
- Worked in Local Employment Services, Retail, Telecommunication, IT, Project Management, Food and Pharmaceutical industry. Experienced in Training and Development
- Graduate with Honours in Biology Education Obafemi Awolowo University
- Degree in Project Management from ICT IBAT College, Dublin
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers. Griffith College, Dublin
- Post Graduate in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise. (PgCert/Pg. Cert.) University College Dublin (UCD)
Fergus Lynch
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- Cathaoirleach, Coiste Bunaithe Coláiste na Tulchann
- Member of Board of Management, Luttrellstown Community College
- Member of Meitheal, Coláiste na Tulchann
- Former Head of Dublin County Council Community Department
- Former Senior Administrative Officer, Environmental Services, Fingal County Council
- Former Head of Corporate Affairs, Fingal County Council
- Former Director, Blanchardstown Area Partnership
- Former Director, Perceptions (Publicity & Event Management) Ltd.
- Former Publisher / Editor, Community Voice Newspaper
- Founder Director of Phoenix FM and Anna Livia FM
- Former Producer/presenter of several Phoenix FM programmes, including Phoenix Newsline, D15 Today, Anseo is Ansiúd, Phoenix Folk etc.
Anne Monaghan
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- Resident of Dublin 15 in excess of forty years.
- Former public servant from a managerial role leading a Corporate Affairs function within a government state agency.
- Comprehensive experience in Corporate Governance, Legal Compliance and Human Resource Management.
- Professional development in HRM, Training & Development, Change Management and Mediation.
- Current local community involvement role as Vice-Chair (previously Chair) of my Residents Association.
Nic Calinoiu – Volunteer Representative
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- Nic is a Telecom and Electronics engineer with a passion for music and podcasts.
- He is currently working as a Senior Engineer in Klas Telecom.
- Nic holds a PhD in Automation, micro and nanoelectronics from University of Poitiers, France.
- Before that he got his engineering degree from the Military Technical Academy in Bucharest.
- He presents “Muzica Romaneasca” radio programme which runs every Saturday from 13:00 to 14:00 on 92.5 Phoenix FM.
- He’s fluent in French, Romanian and English.
- Nic has started playing music since high school in Romania as the school’s DJ.
- He spent 3 years as a DJ in his hometown in Bals and continued while he was a student in Bucharest for another 2 years.
- Nic is also a volunteer at the Romanian Saint Columba Orthodox Church and a football coach at Stella Maris Academy in Dublin 15.
Jeff Murphy
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- Jeff Murphy spent 37 years working for the HSE in mental health services including community and addiction services.
- Was a member of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, on the local union committee and on the National Executive.
- He has 30 years of experience dealing with issues of local and national importance liaising between staff and management.
- Since retirement, Jeff has been a volunteer presenter covering issues relevant to Dublin 15 promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly in the local community.
- He regularly co-presents on the D15 Today show on Phoenix FM which reports on community, local and national issues.
- Jeff previously served as a Board member of Phoenix FM from 2013 to 2016. He currently serves on the Board of CRAOL, the representative body for community radio in Ireland.
- In addition, Jeff spent three years as a member of the Fingal Public Participation Network working with community groups in the Fingal and Blanchardstown area.
Brenda Byrne
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- Has been a community activist in Blanchardstown for many years.
- Brenda is Head of Administration in Empower , the local development company and Local Area Employment Service for Fingal, supporting individuals, families and community groups.
- Brenda is a long time shareholder in the Cooperative Society and was elected as a board member at the 2023 AGM.
David Miskell
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- Professional & Regulatory Officer, Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation.
- Registered General Nurse – Trinity College Dublin/Tallaght University Hospital
- BA, LLB, University of Galway. MA IR/HR, Smurfit Business School.
- Professional Diploma, Professional Regulation, University College Dublin.
- Resident of Dublin 15 for 6 years, originally from Sligo.
- David joined as a volunteer with Phoenix in April 2023. He was formally elected to the board at the July 2023 AGM.
Kathleen Joyce
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- Kathleen is employed by the Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group (BTDG) as the Coordinator of the Special Primary Health and Social Care Initiative (SPHaSCI) which is a traveller specific programme. The programmes is based in Parslickstown House, Blanchardstown and covers the Dublin 15 area.
- Kathleen joined 92.5 Phoenix FM as a volunteer in May 2022, representing BTDG.
- She was appointed to the Broadcasting, Technical, and Technology Development Committee in June 2022.
- She was co opted onto the board of D15 Community Broadcasting Cooperative Society in March 2023 and formally elected to the board at the July 2023 AGM.