Written by Brian Daly | 02 March 2010

Phantom 105.2 is proud to support this 15th annual St. Patrick's Festival from March 12th-17th.  There's plenty happening across the city so check out stpatricksfestival.ie for event details and locations. As part of this years festival, Phantom 105.2 will be hosting screenings of a unique Dublin documentary film at the Light House Cinema, Smithfield.

Bananas on the Breadboard is a 50 minute documentary celebrating life and traditions in the markets area Dublin. Through a series of interviews with local people and location and archive film, the documentary tells stories from the fruit and vegetable market, the former fish market and Smithfield. It also tells the story of street trading synonymous with this part of the city which many local families, particularly women, have been involved in for generations.  Bananas on the Breadboard was commissioned by people living and working in Greek Street and the general markets area. More info.

Date:
Saturday 13th 2pm / Sunday 14th 2pm / Wednesday 17th March 4pm

Venue:
Light House Cinema, Smithfield

Tickets:
€6.00 each (Conc €4.80)
Family tickets for four (2 adults, 2 children) will be available at the special price of €20.00.
Booking through lighthousecinema.ie or Telephone: 01 879 7601

01 March 2010

Here at Phantom 105.2 we value your opinions and feedback.  We'd be thrilled if you'd give us your opinions on the music that we play by taking a short survey where we'll ask you to rate some of the tunes we play.  

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Written by Brian Daly | 21 February 2010

If you are looking for something to tickle your taste buds, then open up the The '90s Lunch Box.... bite into a tasty Brit Pop sandwich with some Blur. Pulp and Oasis or maybe spice it up with a side order of some Red Hot Chilli Peppers. All served up by your host, Michelle Doherty who'll insure that your cuppa is Brimful of Asha between 1 and 2pm! Fancy desert?  We recommend the Smashing Pumpkin Pie or perhaps a chilled delight from Massive Attack or Portishead. 

Whatever takes your fancy we're ready to take your order! Request your tunes by text to 51052, tweet us @phantom1052 or e-mail us from your 'puter or via our iPhone App!

The '90s Lunch Box every weekday from 1-2pm where we serve up the best of the decade with a smile!

Written by Brian Daly | 25 January 2010

Here's the short list for for the Choice Music Prize - Irish Album of the Year 2009.  The winner, Adrian Crowley "season of Sparks"  was announced on March 3rd at an event in Vicar St., Dublin. This year Phantom's Cathal Funge is a member of the Choice Prize judging panel.

Use our handy listing to explore the nominated artists and add some great new albums to your collection!

#	Artist	Album	Download it!	Buy CD!
	And So I Watch You From Afar	And So I Watch You From Afar		Get CD
	Bell X1	Blue Lights on the Runway		Get CD
	Codes	Trees Dream in Algebra		Get CD
	Adrian Crowley	Season of the Sparks		Get CD
	Dark Room Notes	We Love You Dark Matter	Download	Get CD
	The Duckworth Lewis Method	The Duckworth Lewis Method		Get CD
	Julie Feeney	Pages		Get CD
	Valerie Francis	Slow Dynamo
	Laura Izibor	Let The Truth Be Told		Get CD
	The Swell Season	Strict Joy		Get CD

Related news story: Choice Prize Shortlist Revealed (13/01/10)
Adrian! Come out come out wherever you are! Choice Prize Report  (04/03/10)

Tune to ICON with Cathal Funge (Weds 10pm-Midnight) for the best new and emerging Irish Music.

Follow the Choice Music Prize on Twitter (Hash tag: #cmp09) or befriend them on Facebook.

Written by Brian Daly | 18 January 2010

We know that many of you would like to respond to the Haiti Emergency so we've put together a list of some of the NGO's that are currently responding to the disaster.  You can donate immediately and securely to any of the following organisation who are doing incredible work in Haiti. Do it now!

Organisation	Online Donation	Telephone/Other	More Info	Twitter
UNICEF Children	Donate Online	(01) 878 3000	Blog
Trocaire	Donate Online		Blog
Concern	Donate Online	1850 410 510	Blog	Twitter
Haven Partnership	Donate Online	Cheques can be sent to Haven, the Malthouse, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.	Blog
Irish Red Cross	Donate Online		Blog
Goal	Donate Online

Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if there are other chairties that should be added to the list or if you are hosting an event to raise funds for any of the above appeals.

Written by Brian Daly | 11 January 2010

We're currently playing 'Cousins' on-air but here's a chance to check out all the tunes from Vampire Weekens, "Contra".  Check out Vampire Weekend online.  Contra is available in all good record stores now and download.

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Written by Brian Daly | 08 January 2010

We've decided to show all you Blackberry users some love!  You can now listen to Phantom 105.2  streaming live on Blackberry devices using the Nobex Radio Companion.  It's free and you can download it by clicking on the button below.

Once you've downloaded the app, you just have to search for "Phantom 105.2" and add it to your favourites.

This means that Phantom is now available to listen to on 75% of Smartphones available on the market!  So whether you have a Nokia, iPhone or Blackberry mobile device, Phantom is there!

Please note: You should be aware that this app may download a significant amount of data while it's running, so please make sure that you have an appropriate data plan if you connect through your mobile network or on a public wi-fi network.

Questions?
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Written by Brian Daly | 26 November 2009

The new Phantom iPhone app is now available free for iPhone and iPod Touch devices worldwide! You gan get the Phantom App from iTunes right now! With our new app you can:

- List to Phantom in crystal clear 48K AAC+ stereo sound
- See the name of the song "Now Playing"
- View our Twitter Feed (great for latest music news and Phantom events)
- E-mail your requests directly to the Phantom studio!

It;s the radio app with a social dimension! You can download the app now from the App store on your iPhone or by clicking on the App Store logo below (you need to have iTunes on your computer)

 

Please note: You should be aware that the Phantom app may download a significant amount of data while it's running, so please make sure that you have an appropriate data plan if you connect through your mobile network or on a public wi-fi network.