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Summer break for ICRfm Sports Show  29.05.08

INISHOWEN Community Radio's popular Sunday Sports Show is taking a break for the summer.
The 3-hour live programme, which has been running since last October, has proved a great success with the local sporting community and will be back in its usual slot come September. While the Sunday Show is off-air for the next couple of months Inishowen sports will not be neglected as a special one-hour sports programme Sportstime will go out on Mondays and Fridays at 4pm.
Station manager Jim Doherty explains the changes. "The decision to reschedule was not easy but under the circumstances we had little option. The main idea behind the programme is that it be as 'live' as possible, with reports from games and events and interviews with sports people as they happen.
"In the summer period the sports schedules have changed with little live action on a Sunday afternoon.
Jim Doherty
Even now in the GAA season, very few games take place on a Sunday afternoon with many played on Saturdays and evenings. There would be little point in presenting a live show on Sunday when most of the material on it would be pre-recorded."
The Sunday Sports Show surpassed all expectations at the station and demonstrated the great interest that exists for local sports in Inishowen.
"One of the most gratifying things about the show is the involvement of local sports people and local media.
"We have excellent contributors and their enthusiasm and knowledge is what makes the show so good. We're certainly looking forward to getting the show back on live in September and getting that energy back on stream".
If you would like to contribute to the Sunday Sports Show when it returns or to the new Sportstime programme over the summer, you can express your interest by calling 07493 29105 or email jimdoherty@iol.ie
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