Our society president continues his tour around the nation to meet up with fellow ham operators, this time meeting with the Kildare amateur radio club EI0K 🍻 #hamradio #amateurradio @togdublin.bsky.social

That’s a wrap for the IRTS team at Europe’s largest ham radio exhibition in Friedrichshafen 🥳🍻 #hamradio #amateurradio #amateurfunk @togdublin.bsky.social

From IRTS, Jeffrey and Mark just visited the Friedrichshafen ham radio club DK0FN, thanks to Falko DM5TX for the warm welcome and hospitality 🥳 #hamradio #amateurradio @togdublin.bsky.social

Hamfest 2026 returns to Mullingar Showgrounds on 8th and 9th August, everyone's invited & free admission for all! #hamradio #amateurradio Throw back to hamfest 2025 pictures...

Join us at Mullingar Showgrounds on August 8-9 as the IRTS Hamfest returns after last year’s great debut 🥳 please mark your calendar - there will be free entry, free camping, a great chance to socialise with fellow ham operators. Contact [email protected] for more info #hamradio #amateurradio #hamfest

IRTS is pleased to announce that following the success of last year's debut, hamfest will once again return to Mullingar showground this year on the 8th and 9th of August. Please mark your calendar, for further information please contact [email protected]. #hamradio #amateurradio

That was an action packed weekend promoting the ham radio hobby! North Dublin radio club setup a demo station at Ardgillan castle and South Dublin radio club hosted a fox hunt exercise 📡 #hamradio #amateurradio

TOG Hackerspace & South Dublin Radio Club invite all to a family friendly, free to attend a radio direction finding (fox hunt) puzzle tomorrow (23rd Saturday) between noon and 4pm, location is Ballyroan Library.

Join North Dublin Radio Club (EI0NDR) at the beautiful Ardgillan Castle, on 24th Sudnay 10:00-17:00 for ham radio action & POTA activation (IE-0136). This is a free and family-friendly educational event for everyone to explore ham radio - ardgillancastle.ie #hamradio #amateurradio

Here at IRTS we wish all candidates sitting the HAREC license exam today best of luck, hope to make QSOs with you on the air soon! 🎓📻 #hamradio #amateurradio

IRTS president Jeffrey visited the Chemnitz-Süd ham radio club yesterday, big thanks to Jens DB5JH, Mario DM5AHA, Carsten DG0JCG, Jürgen DL4JWU, Wolfgang DL5WSC, and Veiko DM9TT for their warm welcome and hospitality! #hamradio #amateurradio @togdublin.bsky.social

The ComReg amateur radio survey closes tomorrow, May 8th, this is the last chance to have your voice heard! Please take a few minutes to complete it, your input helps shape the future of the hobby for our fellow operators all around Ireland. Survey link: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... #hamradio

IRTS president Jeffrey EI7IRB just visited the ham radio club DL0DM at the Deutsches Museum in Munich! Had a brilliant time meeting everyone, massive thanks to Luise DL4LA, Severin DL9SW, Martin DL5MAC for the warm welcome and hospitality! #hamradio #amateurradio @togdublin.bsky.social

Thanks to the Limerick and Clare Amateur Radio Club for a brilliant weekend in Shannon for the @irts.bsky.social 93rd AGM weekend. We had a great time meeting people, chatting radio, showing off some of what we get up to in TOG. www.tog.ie/gallery/ngga... #AmateurRadio

That’s a wrap for the 2026 IRTS AGM, congratulations to Jeffrey our newly elected society president! 🍾🎉 #hamradio #amateurradio

IRTS would like to thank Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club for hosting this year’s AGM and look forward to seeing many members in person. Make sure to take part in the great workshops and radio rally throughout the weekend! Detailed agenda at: www.limerickclareamateurradioclub.ie/site/irts/ag...

Yesterday we were out in Ticknock Forest, IE-0116 for our Easter Monday POTA activation. Great to get EI0TOG on the air, make plenty of contacts, and enjoy a good day out in the Mountains. Thanks to Declan EI9HQ, Paraic EI2LH, Tomasz EI3106 & Jeffrey EI7IRB for taking part. #POTA @irts.bsky.social

Today I did a POTA activation with @togdublin.bsky.social on the 40m and 20m bands in Ticknock Forest. Jeffrey (EI7IRB) led the activation using the club callsign EI0TOG. We have also taken part in the IRTS 70cm and 2m County Contests. #POTA #HamRadio @irts.bsky.social

On the afternoon of Easter Monday (tomorrow 6th), we're inviting hams to take part in 2m & 70cm counties contests, both SSB & FM modes are welcome, exchange includes signal report + serial number + county name, please refer to irts.ie/contests for scoring details and rules.

TOG Hackerspace is heading to Ticknock Forest for a POTA activation on Easter Monday, 6 April. We’ll be on air as EI0TOG, with EI7IRB leading the activation. Come along in person or listen out for us on the bands. More info: www.tog.ie/2026/04/pota... #POTA #HamRadio @irts.bsky.social

A lovely bit of radio experimenting in the space last night. Daniel EI8ICB was testing a home-made 4m antenna and managed a QSO with EI3IXB, David Gardiner from South Dublin Radio Club. Hard to beat seeing homebrew gear working on air. 📡 @irts.bsky.social

Got something for the Echo Ireland journal? Pleases send your articles to [email protected] (new address) 📬. Radio news still goes to [email protected]. Keep those stories coming! 🎙️

IRTS Examination Board has now announced the next HAREC exam will take place on Saturday 16th of May at Clayton Hotel near Dublin airport. Space's limited, please submit the application irts.ie/exams. Please address further inquiries to Mick EI6IKB [email protected]

We're seeking nominations for this year’s awards, categories include exceptional service, education/training service, news/media excellence, affiliated club representation, and hobby promotion. Send nominations with rationale to [email protected] before midday March 20th. More at: irts.ie/awards

Radio shack showcase 📡 QRP home brew CW rig, covering 80m-10m bands, touch activated twin paddle, accessories include ATU, SWR metre, antenna switch (photo courtesy of Tony Breathnach EI5EM)

The first YOTA Contest of 2026 is on Sunday, Mar 15 (10:00–22:00 UTC)! Operators EI5LA, M0UEL, M0VUF & F4IEY will be on air operating as EI0Y, with thanks to the EI7M contest group for their hospitality. Hope to hear plenty of stations joining in! Read more: yotacontest.mrasz.org/rules-2026

Welcome Pádraig Ó Lúnaigh EI8JAB as our new QSL Outwards Manager, and thanks to Andreas Kull EI9IOB for four years of great service! Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB, our ComReg Liaison Officer, keeps communication open with ComReg, email him at [email protected] for any regulatory or licensing questions.

Spring’s here - perfect for outdoor radio fun! 🌤️ IRTS reminds everyone to stay safe. Membership includes public liability insurance (irts.ie/insurance). Licence exams are twice yearly, start studying now with free materials at irts.ie/study. Enjoy the season!

Thanks everyone for an amazing ham radio rally at Coolmine today!

The 2026 Coolmine Rally, run by Phoenix Amateur Radio Club, takes place on Sunday 15 February 2026 at Coolmine Community School, Dublin D15 FW97, with doors opening at 10 a.m. Mark EI4FNB, IRTS awards curator, will attend, so this is a good chance to arrange the return of trophies.

Thanks Andreas Kull EI9IOB for his outstanding service over 4 years as QSL office manager. Contact [email protected] if you wish to apply for this role. And welcome Stefan Zalewski EI4KU as HF Manager and Richard Hendy MI3CQR as Automatic Station Coordinator - best wishes for their success!

The Coolmine Rally is on Sunday 15 Feb, IRTS will be present for casual chats about our work. IRTS awards curator Mark Kilmartin will also be collecting award trophies from the previous winners, please return yours so they can go to the new recipients. For more details: www.irts.ie/cgi/thisweek...

Thanks to Limerick Clare Amateur Radio Club for hosting IRTS AGM Weekend 18th-19th April at Traceys Oakwood Hotel. Full events ahead—stay tuned for accommodation & booking details!