Address: University of Illinois
Location: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Email: andrew@funferal.org
Website: www.funferal.org/
O''Baoill writes: "The word ''funferal'' first appeared in James Joyce''s "Finnegan''s Wake", and is seen as an amalgam of funeral and fun-for-all, encapsulating some of the themes of that book."
The site includes a wealth of information about Irish media and politics as well as other links to media around the world. Sabryna Cornish is a guest columnist who posts articles on the site. The website is supported by selling merchandise and donations via PayPal.
O Baoill is currently a Ph.D. student of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the program of Institute of Communications Research. O Baoill is a native of Galway, Ireland. He is a life-long political activist. "By participating, I''m learning by doing, examining issues and taking part in the process in the practices, and talking about advocating in academic work. [By] Learning about the complexities of them, I''m able to write and learn," O Baoill said.
O Baoill has a M.A. in communications and cultural studies from Dublin City University and a B.S.C. in mathematics from NUF, Galway. He is the former member of Ireland''s State Broadcasting Complaints Commission. He has worked as a market analyst in Eircom, Ireland''s leading telecommunications provider. O Baoill also is a licensed radio experimenter and an experienced broadcaster.
He founded the flirtFm, Ireland''s first permanent studio radio stations that gained exposure from the community-radio movement. As a result, he''s authored a comprehensive blog post on how to set up a community radio station.