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Our very own Robert featured in Irish newspaper
You can read this article and learn more about who Robert Quinn is, how he became involved with WRP, and his passion for music and radio, here
Listen to LEFT OF THE DIAL here.
You can read this article and learn more about who Robert Quinn is, how he became involved with WRP, and his passion for music and radio, here
Listen to LEFT OF THE DIAL here.
Our team members celebrated our anniversary at the Dissident Club on June 20th. 10 listeners were invited to meet the hosts and technicians, they were given their prizes (a DAB+ Radio receiver by Roberts). The evening was a success. Many thanks to all who attended and to Taha, manager at the Dissident Club.
In this episode of Turning Points, Patricia Killeen met Fr. Jim Doyle, the current Irish Chaplain to Paris, in the Chapelle Saint-Patrick on Rue des Irlandais in the 5th arrondissement.
Jim studied civil engineering in Galway, Ireland, graduating in 1994. He then worked as a site engineer with SISK in Limerick for over two years before his first major turning point: joining CONCERN, a well-known NGO. Between 1996 and 1999, he volunteered with CONCERN on schools, roads, and water projects in Cambodia and Burundi.
A second major life-changing event occurred in Burundi when he felt the calling to be a priest. After leaving Africa, he embarked on philosophy studies in the seminary of Ars sur Formans near Lyon. He subsequently studied theology at St. Patrick’s College in Maynooth, Ireland and was ordained a priest in 2006. He ministered in Wexford, in the diocese of Ferns, until 2022, when he was appointed chaplain to the Irish community in Paris.
The Doyle family’s story is unique in 21st-century Ireland. Jim is a civil engineer, and his younger twin brothers have doctorates in engineering; today, all three are priests. Jim also chatted about his chaplaincy work, which can be very varied, ranging from baptismal and marriage preparation to prison and hospital visitation and celebrating the weekly 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
The Irish Catholic church has been present in the Latin Quarter for over 400 years. Since 1770, it has been based at 5 rue des Irlandais, which houses the Chapelle Saint-Patrick and the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Ireland’s flagship cultural centre abroad.
The Chapelle Saint-Patrick is a centre of worship and pastoral outreach to the Irish in Paris. It also welcomes many ex-pats living in Paris and tourists wishing to attend Mass in English.
Tune in to the top 30 songs from UK Radio each Sunday at 4pm. Find out which new hits are most aired this week across the Channel. Tom Watts, from Capital Radio, delivers the freshest music each weekend exclusively to WRP.
World Radio Paris brings you the Official World Chart Show from Hollywood each Saturday at 4pm. Host PJ Butta Counts down the 20 most popular hits on the planet this week mixed in with artist interviews and music news.
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, WRP and Roberts will give away a DAB+ radio unit each day from June 3rd to June 14th. Winners will be invited to collect their prize and share a drink with our show hosts on June 20th. Stay tuned for details on how to enter this competition.
WRP is now available in your car continuously from Cannes to Nice thanks to our new transmitter on the hills above Cannes. Welcome to our new listeners on the Côte d’Azur on DAB+ Digital Radio Band.