Russell Padmore

1 month ago | independent.ie | Russell Padmore

For about a decade unlicensed broadcasters disrupted the Irish media landscape by flooding the airwaves with programmes which were local and RTE was shaken by the competition. Today broadcasters in the region, like Highland and Ocean, owe a debt to pirate radio stations, like NWCR in Buncrana, KTOK in Donegal Town and DCR in Letterkenny, which paved the way for local alternatives to RTE.

2 months ago | donegallive.ie | Russell Padmore

I may have spent many years working with the BBC and other international broadcasters, but I owe my successful media career to pirate radio stations in Ireland and notably Donegal in the 1980s. For about a decade unlicensed broadcasters disrupted the Irish media landscape by flooding the airwaves with programmes which were local and RTE was shaken by the competition.

Oct 20, 2023 | gript.ie | Russell Padmore

The European Union is continuing efforts to clamp down on companies misleading consumers by dishonestly claiming food products are from sustainable sources. From next year Brussels plans to make it mandatory for food producers to use just one harmonised or unified system to calculate eco-scores, which will give consumers easily understood information on labels, as well as prevent greenwashing by companies.