Tag Archives: Rick O’Shea

Shameless Pimping: Electric Ireland #tweetemhome Race from Dublin – Galway

  By Sinead Keogh | December 7, 2011 - 7:08 pm | Celebs, Competitions, Events, Site News
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So this is the story. Electric Ireland (the ESB) are holding a charity race from Dublin to Galway and back. Three celeb teams – Team A Joe Rooney and Mundy in the DeLorean supporting Concern; Team B Katie Van Buren and Andrew Stanley in the New York Taxi supporting the Irish Cancer Society, and Team C Brent Pope and Keith Barry in the Renault Trophy supporting the ISPCC – are competing to bag €20,000 for their chosen charity. Each team has to bag petrol for their tank by having their hashtag used on Twitter, mentioned on Facebook, and by doing various challenges along the way… and each team has an online supporter. Culch.ie is the official supporter of Team A, Joe Rooney, Mundy and our lovely driver Ian O’Flynn. It takes place Thursday 8th and Friday 9th, each day we’ll be stopping in towns along the way to do challenges. … There’s more →

Darren And Rick Go Dry For July

  By Darren Byrne | June 29, 2009 - 11:48 pm | Site News, The Culch
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Right, in a moment of madness, Mr. Rick and I have been set a challenge to give up alcohol for the month of July. He is a bit too cocky for his own good, but I am quietly confident too. Well, not so quietly: Who would have thought this would be my first webcam video?? Follow our progress on Twitter - @darrenbyrne, @rickoshea and hashtag #drinkorpink

Zombie’s Guide to Podcasting - 10 Tips

  By Rob Cumiskey | June 10, 2009 - 3:08 pm | Infected, The Culch
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‘Infected’ is a weekly column by Venntertainment.com documenting Pop Culture in Viral Marketing. ‘Infected’ will also include sporadic ramblings on other random ‘viral’ topics…watch this space! Last week, we talked about the top tools available to Marketers. On Darren’s recommendation, we’re discussing one of those tools this week. Week 5 Idiots Zombie’s Guide to Podcasting 1. Get a quality Mic So, so important. I recommend Studio Projects B1 and a preamp, going through a simple tool like Garageband on a Macbook. Alternatively, the Zoom H-4 is a very portable and affordable quality mp3/Wave recorder. You record directly onto the drive and then export to Garageband for editing. Listeners Zombies know quality when they hear it. 2. Pick a good space If you don’t have a studio, make sure that you pick somewhere nice and quiet, with good absorption. You want rooms with carpets, curtains and soft furniture rather than echoey … There’s more →

Accept No Imitations - Rick O’Shea

  By Darren Byrne's Waistcoat | May 16, 2009 - 8:30 am | Random Whimsy, The Culch
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Culch.ie sent us on a mission. It meant leaving our families, friends and toilets that are higher than three inches from the ground but we accepted. To boldly go where so many have gone before - and come out with something new. Well this ‘aint new. From the land of imitation Rolex, Ray Bans, Gucci and more, the roaming culch.ie correspondents give you the first of a scandalous series. But wait, there’s more! A message from the Chinese radio DJ Rick O’Shea: 再見 (Bye!)