Breakfast Show and eight jobs scrapped at Radio Foyle

There has been immediate and widespread support for the staff at BBC Radio Foyle in the city, following the announcement, BBC NI is planning to close 36 posts, in an attempt to save £2.3m.

Derry Now understands, as many as eight of the journalist posts at Radio Foyle are under threat, with the Breakfast Show and news bulletins being scrapped. 

This means there will be no north west based content daily until 1pm, with the Radio Foyle News at 1 programme expected to remain as normal, along with the afternoon programmes presented by Mark Patterson and Sean Coyle also being retained.

Tweeting his support of the Radio Foyle journalists, Ciaran O'Neill, Sunday Independent journalist and former editor of Derry News said: "Terrible news about the planned cutbacks to Radio Foyle which has long provided an important platform for the north west. Would say this is far from over."

Terrible news about the planned cutbacks to Radio Foyle which has long provided an important platform for the north west. Would say this is far from over. https://t.co/ptclBQHHXA

— Ciaran O'Neill (@ciarano71) November 29, 2022

Foyle MP, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood branded the planned job cuts “shocking and disgraceful''. 

Radio Foyle Journalist, Elaine McGee, thanked Mr Eastwood for speaking up for the station.

Thank you @columeastwood for speaking up for us.

— Elaine McGee (@Elaine_McGee10) November 29, 2022

The Derry Against Fuel Poverty group said: "No cuts to Radio Foyle will be acceptable. If it wasn't for Foyle, this campaign would never have been platformed. We will not let this happen."

NO CUTS TO RADIO FOYLE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE

If it wasn't for Foyle, this campaign would NEVER have been platformed

We will not let this happen pic.twitter.com/IS0tNIsjlj

— Derry Against Fuel Poverty (@derryantipov) November 29, 2022

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