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25/03/11 Statement on the closure of Féile FM “The management committee of Féile an Phobail regrets to announce that broadcasting on our community radio station Féile FM is to be suspended forthwith. For some time we have been heavily subsidising the station but now have reached a stage where the overhead costs are unsustainable. In the current economic climate advertising and sponsorship opportunities [...]

31/01/11 Afternoon Delight – 10.30 – BBC1 on Monday 31st January Once a week Féile FM’s Senior Citizens -  Jimmy, Colette, Sean and friends blast the airwaves with their own feisty, funny and issue-driven radio show ‘Afternoon Delight’. Observationally shot, this moving film takes us into the homes and hearts of a generation who struggle in an entertaining and inspiring way with issues that face many [...]

09/12/10 Check out this fantastic website! Check out Lettucebid, a new locally-based small business. Lettucebid is a unique, bespoke hospitality auction site where you can bid for deals on restaurants meals, hotels rooms, golfing, villa breaks and sports & activities, auctions starting at up to 80% off. Check out the Christmas party specials for your upcoming parties! Why not click the [...]

28/10/10 Cathy Davey calls into Drivetime for a chat today! No. 1 independent Irish artist Cathy Davey releases her third single, ‘Dog‘ on October 22nd, followed by an extensive Irish tour in October, featuring gigs in Clare, Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Kilkenny, Dublin, Cork, Wexford, Limerick and Waterford. Cathy will be raffling 10 exclusive framed copies of art she drew for ‘The Nameless’, one at each show [...]

22/10/10 New Féile FM Breakfast Show Well, here at FFM HQ we’ve been working away on some great programming which will be coming your way very very soon. One programme in particular that we have been revamping over the last week is The Breakfast Show! We’re delighted to tell you, no matter what age you are, there’s tunes to suit all [...]

22/10/10 Lowly Knights on Monday 25th October Drivetime Make sure to tune in to Drivetime this Monday so you can catch the sensational sounds of The Lowly Knights. Queen Alexander, a real beauty with dubious wisdom, sent Court Jesters to search the land high and low for the bravest men and women to join her and serve at her pleasure. The jesters didn’t [...]

21/10/10 Commonwealth Hero’s on “What’s on in West Belfast” Today From 2:30pm Today Féile FM’s Glen Phillips has the pleasure of speaking with two of the North of Irelands Medal winning boxers, Paddy Barnes and Tommy McCarthy. They’ll be in the studio today telling Glen all about the experience in Delhi and what life has been like since returning home to Belfast. Paddy Barnes – Commonwealth games [...]

14/10/10 Paddy Gallagher on the Ant & Dick show this afternoon from 12 This afternoon on the Ant & Dick show we have the great pleasure of having a telephone interview, all the way from India, with Ireland’s newest hero, Commonwealth gold medal winner Paddy Gallagher. During the final the Gleann club fighter Gallagher stormed into a 4-1 lead but seemed to be tiring in the second round [...]

13/10/10 The Good Fight on Drivetime Monday 18th Oct Make sure you tune in to James Simpson and Drivetime this Monday as he’ll be talking to one of Irelands hottest bands “The Good Fight” “And on an entirely different note, The Good Fight leave a big impression in front of a big crowd as the young band make a play for next-most-likely-to status. Ringing [...]

05/10/10 A Northern Light on the E&J Showcase Thursday! On the E & J Showcase this Thursday night (October 7th), the guys will be chatting to Belfast band, A Northern Light, who will have their first radio airplay of their new EP, ‘Chase The Ghosts Away’. Tune in and text/email us with your thoughts on the new single! To text the studio, text ‘FEILE’ [...]

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