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About Me

Well. My name is Rob O'Connor and I host the Irish Beats show on Beat 102-103, broadcasting the most stupendous and sublime Irish music across the South East, each and every Saturday and Sunday night between 6 and 8pm (www.beat102103.com)

I'm a musician myself playing a band called Acrojunk. What relevance is this you may ask? Well, it's a case of the lunatics taking over the asylum I suppose. If you're making music and would like to get your stuff played on the radio, send it onto the address below. It doesn't matter if you're signed/unsigned, rock/pop/electro or a washboard bluegrass orchestra - as long as the music's good, it'll get a spin. Now, I'm off to make a cup of tea ...


Rob O'Connor,
Irish Beats,
The Broadcast Centre,
Ardkeen,
Waterford.

My Blog

Playlist, Saturday 3rd May 2008

6-7PM 01. Don't Forget - Gemma Hayes02. At the Sea - Pugwash03. Paper Planes - Ebo04. Ramalama (Bang Bang) - Roisin Murphy05. Dead Record in a Vinyl Desert - Good Tiger06. Everything Flows - Super Ext...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:55:00 PST

Playlist, Sunday 27th April 2008

Robotnik aka Chris Morrin was our guest this evening. As well as waxing lyrical about the relative merits of Nintendo and Sega flagship characters, he also performed an amazing live tune, incorporatin...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:56:00 PST

Playlist, Saturday 26th April 2008

Guess who's back? No, it's not Slim Shady - it's Rob O'Connor! Back from his holidays while Irish Beats was being looked after by the delectable Danny O'Dwyer .... anyway, guests on the show tonight w...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:54:00 PST

Playlist, Sunday 13th April 2008

Kilkenny pop/alt/rock/ambient/whateveryerhavin'yerself group Good Tiger were the guests in studio tonight. We also had another Interesting Fact competition to win a pack of CDs. The winner informed us...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:31:00 PST

Playlist, Saturday 12th April 2008

Mark Geary + Joe Chester were the guests tonight. Plenty of other music beside - Harty cup ended in a draw. REPLAY!6-7PM 01. Tongue - Bell X102. Borrowed Time - Giveamanakick03. Galway Girl - Mundy &a...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

Playlist, Sunday 6th April 2008

Live acoustic hip-hop! Great interview tonight with The Infomatics, who’ve just released their debut album "Kill or Create." On a completely unrelated note, sad to hearthat Charlton Heston passe...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:52:00 PST

Playlist, Saturday 5th April 2008

So far so good with Jaded Sun and keeping it slightly bonkers with Wallis Bird, along with new tunes from Gemma Hayes, Mark Geary and GIVEAMANAKICK! 6-7PM 01. Dead Record in a Vinyl Desert - Good Tige...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:46:00 PST

Playlist, Sunday 30th March 2008

A moritorium on "howya" texting - only random facts and free thinking allowed. "If I had opposable thumbs i could take over the world! Muahahaha!" "I hate maths... Number 5 is after my soul." "My tedd...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:52:00 PST

Playlist, Saturday 29th March 2008

A bushel of musique nouveau tonight - new singles from Pugwash, Robotnik, The Spikes, Mark Geary and many more. Also had an interview with Ms. Ubiquity Maria Doyle Kennedy - who’s just released ...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:30:00 PST

Playlist, Saturday 22nd March 2008

6-7PM 01. Maybe This is Not Love - Joe Chester02. Facing Down - Pocket Promise03. Lull - Lines Drawing Circles04. Don’t Rescue Me - Christine Deady05. Mr. Kill - Cathy Davey06. The New Resistanc...
Posted by Irish Beats on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:02:00 PST