4FM :: The Presenters at 4FM Ireland's new multi-city easy listening radio station

Features this week:

1st February 2010

On tonight's programme, why the city fathers in Dublin want us to return to the speed of horses and carts. One of them will be here to explain.

As mortgage rates rise, we'll have experts here to help you keep the bank robbers from throwing you out.

The long wait goes on at Hillsborough, we'll be updating the latest situation on the North and power sharing.

The new warning about the dangers to your ears of mp3 listening.

I'll be talking to a controversial atheist and the Eamon Lillis trial - did the press reaction go completely overboard?

And on this - the 1st February, the 1st day of Spring in the old Irish calendar we look back at the religious and historical legend of the day.

Music tonight from Sonny and Cher, the Bee Gees, Aslan, Small Faces and Colin Devlin.

2nd February 2010

On tonight's programme - It must be Spring - they're jumping up and down in LA for Oscar nominations, we'll be catching up.

I'll be talking to the women who's written a book about the living gospel of Oprah Winfrey.

Also tonight, the possibility of huge numbers needing lots of points this year's CAO applications.

I'll be going to Venice with Karen Creed, Shane Byrne will be contemplating the Irish rugby team for the match against Italy and two passionate women debate the fat/thin argument.

Music from Fleetwood Mac, Louis Armstrong, Thin Lizzy, Boyzone and Bob Dylan.

3rd February 2010

On tonight's programme, the man organising the protest of the Pope's visit to Britain runs up against Mary Kenny.

What will happen to Cancer sufferers in Cork if the union persist with industrial action.

I'll be talking to the leader of a group of Irish surgeons who are heading to Haiti.

The chairman of 'Love Irish Food' will be giving his opinion on the latest consumer report.

I'll be talking to a man described by Time Magazine as one of the most influential in the world - who will explain how the advertisers get into your brain.

And we'll hear from Casey Edwards, a famous and beautiful 30 year old Australian who decided never to work again and not to care about it.

Music tonight from Frank Sinatra, the Kinks, Hot Chocolate, The Police and Gavin Glass.

Listen Again:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Contact the Show:

Call us: 1850 4 104 94

Text us: 53544

(20 Cent per text)

Mail us: tom@4fm.ie

the presenters behind the music/
Tom McGurk/

ABOUT TOM

Tom McGurk is one of Ireland’s most distinguished journalists and broadcasters and has been working in the Irish media for over 35 years. He has also worked in the UK media for ten years.

Current television credits include presenting major sports coverage with RTE Television and in the past Tom has presented a variety of lifestyle and news programmes and also reported on Channel 4 news and BBC’s Newsnight. Tom is a recipient of a Jacob’s Award for his radio documentary work and has also co-produced the Emmy award winning documentary series ‘The Long Journey Home’.

Featured on the Show:

Eamon Ryan, T.D., Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, joined Tom McGurk in studio at 4FM.

Marco Pierre White was in studio talking food with Derek Davis,

An Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D., joined Tom McGurk in studio at 4FM.

Brian Cowen TD with Tom McGurk at 4FM

Gloria Hunniford, came in for a chat.

Rose of Tralee, Aoife Kelly, came in to tell Tom about the road campaign she's fronting - He Drives, Dies.

Hollywood legend Martin Sheen, star of the West Wing, joined us in studio.