Tom Dunne is set to go head to head with 2fm’s Gerry Ryan and his former stationmate Ray D’Arcy as he leaves Today FM to present a new 9am to midday “magazine-style talk show” on Newstalk.
If award-winning DJ Tom Dunne says it's a great song, you'd be remiss not to have a listen. Now he's compiled the best of it into Alternative Irish Anthems, a two-disc set containing selections from Ireland's most beloved artists, from international successes such as U2 to local heroes like The Frames.
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To coincide with the release of the Today FM DJ’s double-CD compilation tracking the history of alternative rock in Ireland, Tom Dunne talks to Jackie Hayden about the state of Irish music, singer-songwriters versus guitar bands and the role of Irish radio.
The latest radio listenership figures suggest that the once embattled Today FM is finally emerging as a credible national alternative to RTE. In the second of a three-part series, Jackie Hayden meets IRMA winner, Hot Press Readers' Poll champion and Pet Sounds-smith Tom Dunne