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  • 07 Oct 14
Ireland gets pop-up mental health awareness radio station
Ireland gets pop-up mental health awareness radio station
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The Hot Press Newsdesk

Theresa Lowe, Alan Shortt, Shay Byrne, Alison Canavan, Paddy Cullivan, Ruth Scott, Geri Maye, Nikki Hayes, Eoghan McDermott, Sheana Keane and Karina Buckley are among those presenting shows on Upbeat, a pop-up radio station broadcasting until October 10 in honour of Mental Health Week.

On air from 7am to 10pm, you can hear them on 99.5FM in Dublin and elsewhere at [link]stpatricks.ie/upbeat[/link]
Nikki Hayes is one of the people - Bressie, Conor Cusack, Delorentos, Lethal Dialect, Kerry coroner Terence Casey and The Hold Steady being among the others - who features in the current issue of Hot Press’ Mental Health Special.

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