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rWotD Episode 2926: Goldbeat Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Thursday, 8 May 2025, is Goldbeat.Goldbeat was an AM radio station broadcasting on 828 kHz in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. It was launched in 1995 as Townland Radio, but was purchased in 1997 by media tycoon Owen Oyston who had already bought and relaunched Belfast Community Radio in 1996 (now Belfast CityBeat). The Oyston group relaunched Townland Radio as Goldbeat 828, but the station folded in 1999 along with sister station Heartbeat 1521 AM (formally Radio 1521) in Craigavon. Both AM licences were handed back to the then UK regulator The Radio Authority (now Ofcom). At the time only one other radio licence in the UK had ever been handed back to the regulator.After years of campaigning by locals for the re-advertising of a radio licence for Mid-Ulster, Ofcom awarded an FM licence for the area to Belfast CityBeat (now owned by CN group) in 2002. Belfast CityBeat launched Mid FM from the same premises previously occupied by Townland Radio/Goldbeat at Park Avenue, Cookstown in County Tyrone. In 2006 Belfast Citybeat sold their majority stake in Mid FM to Northern Media, owners of 7FM in Ballymena.Mid FM was rebranded to 6FM in 2006 and changed name again to Q106/7 FM in November 2011.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:42 UTC on Thursday, 8 May 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Goldbeat on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Olivia.
Now, our David Hogg finds out about Craigavon Talking Newspaper…
Gamewekk 1 is here! We are looking ahead to Rebels @ UCD while alos welcoming Harp Bowl winners, the Craigavon Cowboys on to look ahead to their year back in the Premier Division.
On the outskirts of East Belfast is a house that might be considered as one of the most important houses in modern Irish history; Craigavon House. Built for James Craig senior in 1870 to the designs of the Waterford-born architect Thomas Jackson it was once a glorious mansion but now sits in a state of semi-dereliction off the Holywood Road.For me, Craigavon House evokes the imagery of the Home Rule crisis in Ulster, whether that be the unveiling of Edward Carson as the leader of Unionism in September 1911 on the lawns outside, or whether that be the footage of Carson reading the text of the Ulster Solemn League & Covenant from the steps outside to assembled journalists in September 1912, or indeed the audacious gunrunning operation by the Ulster Volunteers in April 1914 which was planned and executed from the Billiard Room of this house. This place acted as a nerve-centre for Unionist's resistance to home rule in Ireland.However, it's history goes back much further than 1911 and I'm very grateful to have been shown around this wonderful house by Carol Walker – Director of the Somme Association – and I began by asking her about the origins of the house…Send us a textSupport the show
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Craig Cooney is a husband, dad, pastor, author, and one of the most insightful guys I've ever met. He currently serves as the Senior Leader of HOPE Church in Craigavon.In this episode we dive into how to navigate transitions well by understanding the 6 stages of every transition, and most importantly, how to get unstuck TODAY (from a Biblical, practical, and personal perspective).In this episode:2:30 Craig's journey into pastoral leadership and helping people through transitionary periods4:08 Transition Stage 1: Disruption5:14 Transition Stage 2: Detachment8:58 What does it mean when God brings the pressure in a situation that doesn't make sense16:48 Transition Stage 3: Separation18:38 Transition Stage 4: Disorientation19:54 When life doesn't match up with your expectations25:08 Finding hope when everything continually goes against you32:45 Why do men find so much of their identity in their work (fame, success, money, etc.)?36:35 Transition Stage 5: Discovery and Dreaming40:49 Transition Stage 6: Emergence43:19 What it takes to finally pull the trigger and take the action you know you need to take50:30 Encouragement for those looking to get unstuckResources Mentioned:Daily Prophetic InstagramThe Daily PropheticThe Threshold by Craig CooneyThe Tension of Transition by Craig Cooney---⏯️ Learn How to Achieve Freedom From Fitness on My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/vincedelmonte
Craig Cooney is a husband, dad, pastor, author, and one of the most insightful guys I've ever met. He currently serves as the Senior Leader of HOPE Church in Craigavon.In this episode we dive into how to navigate transitions well by understanding the 6 stages of every transition, and most importantly, how to get unstuck TODAY (from a Biblical, practical, and personal perspective).In this episode:2:30 Craig's journey into pastoral leadership and helping people through transitionary periods4:08 Transition Stage 1: Disruption5:14 Transition Stage 2: Detachment8:58 What does it mean when God brings the pressure in a situation that doesn't make sense16:48 Transition Stage 3: Separation18:38 Transition Stage 4: Disorientation19:54 When life doesn't match up with your expectations25:08 Finding hope when everything continually goes against you32:45 Why do men find so much of their identity in their work (fame, success, money, etc.)?36:35 Transition Stage 5: Discovery and Dreaming40:49 Transition Stage 6: Emergence43:19 What it takes to finally pull the trigger and take the action you know you need to take50:30 Encouragement for those looking to get unstuckResources Mentioned:Daily Prophetic InstagramThe Daily PropheticThe Threshold by Craig CooneyThe Tension of Transition by Craig Cooney---⏯️ Learn How to Achieve Freedom From Fitness on My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/vincedelmonte
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Charlotte Curran
Tá tús curtha le hathbhreithniú breithiúnach in aghaidh Chomhaire baile Ard Mhacha, Dhroichead na Banna agus Craigavon théis dhóibh diúltú glacadh le iarratas le ainm sráid I gCnoc Chois Coille I bPort an Dúnáin a bheith dhá theangach.
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
When waiting lists are discussed and shouted about in Northern Ireland, we are usually talking about our disintegrating healthcare system. But there is a second waiting list crisis – that of households seeking social housing.As at March of last year, there were 44,426 applicants on the social housing waiting list. Of these, over 10,000 were regarded as homeless and more than 31,000 were in housing stress. Nor is the situation improving. There was a 20% jump in applicants for social housing in Derry and Strabane last year. House building is not catching up – instead it is increasingly falling behind. There were a mere 922 completions of social housing units of accommodation – houses and apartments – in the 2021/22 year across all of NI. At this rate, it would take four decades to meet the demand.Meanwhile, the private sector has been exploiting the opportunity. There are now as many private sector tenancies as in the whole of the social housing sector – the Housing Executive and housing associations combined. And there are complaints that some private sector properties are of very poor standard.Another symptom of the crisis is the massive increase in demand for temporary accommodation. Total spend across Northern Ireland has jumped from £5.8m in the 2018/19 year to £23.7m in the 2022/23 year. In Derry and Strabane this has risen from £930,000 to £5.8m over that same four year time period. The increase for Belfast is much smaller, having increased from £1.6m to £3.7m in that time. In the latest Holywell Conversations podcast, housing campaigner Marissa McMahon, who works with both Participation and Practice of Rights (PPR) and the Simon Community, discusses the scale of the crisis and how this can be addressed. Paddy Gray, emeritus professor of housing at Ulster University and a seasoned housing association board director, considers how social housing providers can boost construction.Despite the shortfall, there are significant development programmes being taken forward. Belfast city centre is awash with city centre apartment construction. In Derry, the focus is more on the suburbs, where some very large schemes are underway. A new Cashel estate on the Buncrana Road will eventually produce 2,500 new homes, including 800 social housing units. That is a joint scheme between private developer Braidwater and Apex Housing Association. Apex has appointed Kevin Watson Construction to build out another new development of 250 homes at Springtown, which was approved against advice from planning officials. And Apex has led on the construction of more than a thousand new homes in the Skeogh area of Derry over the last eight years. Choice Housing Association is now to construct an additional 244 homes in the same area. Choice, in partnership with South Bank Square Ltd, is also building another 252 properties on the Waterside, by the Gransha roundabout. It is too soon to determine what impact, if any, these new developments will have on community integration. The Housing Executive reports that social housing segregation remains most common in the urban parts of Belfast, Derry and Craigavon. But it is proud of its Shared Housing programme, which has grown to 69 schemes comprising 1,973 homes, delivered by 11 housing associations across all council areas. The Housing Executive says that people want to live in mixed communities, pointing to the Life and Times Survey, which indicates that 79% of respondents would like to live in an integrated, non-segregated, housing community. But the main priority for tenants is to live close to relatives and friends, which creates a drag on cross-community integration.There are other signs of progress, with a big fall in the number of households that have had to be re-housed because of sectarian and other intimidation. In 2002/3, there were over 1,000 households seeking assistance because of intimidation. By 2022, this had fallen to 171 households. There has been a comparable fall in properties acquired after forced evacuation, under the SPED scheme, the use of which fell from 382 properties in 2003/4, down to nothing in 2021/2 and just one in 2022/3. At least there are some positive signs of progress. Disclaimer: This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Priscila Reid
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Charlotte Curran
In this episode, I discuss the collapse of the gospel-centered movement with Jamie Bambrick. Jamie Bambrick is the Associate Pastor of an evangelical Church of Ireland congregation in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, as well as a husband, father of two boys, and above all else, follower of Jesus Christ. Though he vehemently rejects the label ‘YouTuber', he happens to make some Youtube videos in his spare time, some of which people actually watch. Why The Gospel-Centered Movement Collapsed www.youtube.com/@jamie.bambrickwww.twitter.com/j_bambrickwww.wearecontramundum.com Subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatAwokening --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/great-awokening/support
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Paul Reid
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Peter Loughran is the HC of the Craigavon Cowboys, he joins Colum Cronin and tells the tale of how he became a Ravens fan, then shares some stories from his time attending the Mark Clayton camp at McDaniel College in the United States and playing with the Kouvola Indians in Finland. Peter talks about his efforts to improve both as a player and a coach and how the transition into coaching wasn't always easy but he persevered. You can find Peter and the Craigavon Cowboys on Instagram
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Priscilla Reid
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Jamie Bambrick
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon with Craig Cooney
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon
Sunday Morning at Hope Church, Craigavon