Media Coverage - ISAT
 

• Dan Smyth, General Secretary, ISAT will be on Radio 4 FM, Breakfast on 4 with Gareth O'Callaghan on Monday next 24th August at about 7.50AM.
  Expected to talk for about 5/7 minutes on Sleep Disorders in general, genetic links to optimum amount of sleep required etc.
  
  Breakfast on 4 with Gareth O'Callaghan: Ease into the day with a selection of music, intelligent chat and all the news, traffic and sport headlines. 6-9am Monday to Friday
  Find out more about Gareth’s show »
  Gareth O'Callaghan has been broadcasting since he was 17 years of age. His radio career began in 1979, where he worked for a variety of legendary pirate radio stations including Radio Dublin, Radio Nova and even aboard Ross Revenge, a ship in the middle of the north sea which was home to Radio Caroline. Gareth trained as a journalist with the BBC during the mid-1980s and returned to work with Ireland’s national broadcaster in 1987 where he quickly became one of the stations Top 10 radio presenters of all time.
  
  Gareth, who is a qualified psychotherapist specialising in psychology and spirituality, took a break from his radio career in 2005 to focus on working in the field of mental health and behavioural wellbeing. During this time, Gareth worked directly with young people affected by eating disorders, bullying, anxiety and depression. Gareth is a regular speaker on mental health issues, self esteem and self-worth in schools and colleges around the country.
  
  Gareth is a published author of a number of novels and his autobiographical book, A Day Called Hope, became an Irish Times No 1 bestseller and is now published in 15 countries.
  
   

• Good For You 103.2 Dublin City FM

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  about the show	Join Olivia Crinion and Sorcha Corcoran every Monday at 1pm for Good For You, the healthy eating show.
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  Listen in Mon 27 July 2009 when Dan Smyth of ISAT will be interviewed about sleep apnoea

   

   

  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10 30 Live on the Tubridy Show RTE Radio 1

  Tuesday 25 March 2008 on Ryan Tubridy's RTE Radio 1 Website.
  Sleep, sleep disorders and the effects of sleep deprivation are the issues for discussion with Dr Richard Costello of Beaumont Hospital, Dan Smyth of the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust, and first-time parent Maya Derrington.  You can contact the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust via their website on www.isat.ie. 
  It is necessary to listen to the radio sound clip of the show from the beginning. RealPlayer needed to listen to the broadcast.
   
• Sun 16 Mar 2008.  The Sunday Business Post published an excellent "inside story" in their Agenda magazine by Susan Mitchell entitled "Sleep at any Price".  Getting people to sleep is now a $20 billion industry – but do any of the pills, potions and pillows really work?  Our intrepid representative Dan Smyth provided excellent input to the article. © Thomas Crosbie Media, 2008
   
• Thu, 3 Nov 2005 20 00 24: ISAT News Review Click Here >>
  A News Review of Sleep Apnoea / Apnea from around the world.
   
•   Fri 21 Oct 2005.  TV3 News.  TV3 News bulletins at 5:30pm, 6:30pm and 11:15pm highlighted issues relating to Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.  The participants featured among others, Professor Walter McNicholas,  Consultant Respiratory Physician; Director, Respiratory Sleep & Pulmonary Function Laboratories, Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Mr. Dan Smyth, Chairman ISAT and the staff of TV3 News. 
  
  
   
•   Cork 103FM. Wednesday 5 Oct 2005.
  Cork 103 FM, the new portal site from Cork 96FM and 103FM the new Munster based ISP and part of the Cork based radio station, today carried an excellent and very informative discussion on sleep apnoea and sleep disorders with ISAT Chairman Dan Smyth.  The resulting response to ISAT emanating from Cork and the surrounding Munster region has been staggering.
   
•   NewsTalk106FM. The Orla Barry Show.  Wednesday 5 Oct 2005.
  NewsTalk 106 FM is Ireland’s first ever talk radio station which on a daily basis delivers entertaining, informative and relevant radio for Dubliners.  Today the Orla Barry Show carried a very interesting discussion with ISAT Chairman Dan Smyth.  We thought for a moment that Orla was going to suggest some alternative bed usage to induce a good nights sleep!
   
•   Irish Independent Newspaper. Wednesday 5 Oct 2005.
  The Irish Independent Newspaper carried a number of articles on sleep related issues today.  SLEEP DEBT: the price for our busy lives - An early start, a hectic day and late to bed.  Sound familiar? Lisa Jewell wakes us up to the dangers of not getting enough shuteye.  Read the article.
  
  'I DIDN'T HAVE ENERGY TO DO ANYTHING'  William Morris, from Co Carlow, suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness for several years. The 43-year-old was eventually diagnosed with sleep apnoea and is now receiving treatment for his condition.  Read the Article.
  
  HOW TO GET SOME SLEEP.  Eight important rules to try and abide by to get a good nights sleep.  Read the Article.
   
•     South East Radio, Wexford. Interview with ISAT Chairman.
  Wednesday 6 July 2005.
  The ISAT Chairman, Mr. Dan Smyth Completed an interview on South East Radio today (Wednesday 6th July)  lasted 25/30 minutes and went very well. Phone was hopping afterwards.
   
•     Sunday Business Post. Agenda.  Rude Health: Sleep Apnoea
  Sunday, April 10, 2005 - By Markham Nolan
  Ever find yourself inexplicably tired? Ever dozed off at your desk, or missed your stop, sleeping with your face pressed against a bus window?  If the answer is yes, there's a good chance you could suffer from sleep apnoea, a condition which saps the energy of as many as 60,000 people in Ireland, many of whom have no idea why they're so tired.  Read the full article here.
   
•     Consumers' Association of Ireland  March 2005 edition of Consumer Choice (Consumers Association of Ireland), posted to members only.  Article on 'Sleep Disorders', with details on Sleep Apnoea, and ISAT.  You can subscribe to the magazine at http://www.consumerassociation.ie/subscribe.html
   
•     98FM Radio Station Dublin. Fri, 18 Feb 2005.  The Morning Crew at 7.30AM.  Live interview conducted with the Chairman of ISAT.
   
•     Irish Examiner. Tue 15 Feb 2005.  Wake up to a Brand New Yawn.  Almost one in 10 Irish people has trouble sleeping.  Journalist Rita de Brun explains in the features area on page 15 why sleep is vital and examines the treatment options.  An in-depth article, which includes comment from ISAT Chairman Mr. Dan Smyth.
   
•     RTE 1 Television - The Big Bite - Tue 30 Nov and Wed 1 Dec, 2004.  As part of our Awareness Programme, Dan Smyth (Chairman) and Professor Walter T. McNicholas, Consultant Respiratory Physician; Director, Respiratory Sleep & Pulmonary Function Laboratories, Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin appeared as part of a panel, on RTE 1, The Big Bite (David McWilliams) on Tuesday 30th November (tomorrow) at 2.10PM. The show is re broadcasted on Wednesday 1st December at 8.00AM. The discussion covers Insomnia, Narcolepsy and Sleep Apnoea. 'The Big Bite' is a brand new concept Irish Daytime Programming - a live discussion programme on the issues affecting Irish people.  David McWilliams is a widely respected broadcaster and commentator appearing on radio and television as well as writing a weekly opinion column.
   
•     RTE 1 Television - The Afternoon Show - Wed, 27 Oct 2004.  Dan Smith, Chairman of the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust and Dr. J. J. Gilmartin (Consultant Respiratory Physician) Merlin Park Hospital, Galway talk about sleep apnoea.
   
•     Irish Independent.  Thu, 26 Aug 2004. (Jobs and Careers Supplement) Caroline Allen interview with Dan Smyth.
   
•     Cork 103FM Radio Interview.  Thu, 19 Aug 2004.  Interview with ISAT Chairman Dan Smyth.
   
•     Highland Radio, Donegal.
   
•     Anna Livia Community Radio, Dublin.
   
• RTE Radio 1 - Summer Days - Wed, 11 Aug 2004.
  The Chairman of ISAT, Dan Smyth took part in a comprehensive discussion on the Tom McGurk morning show Summer Days between 9 - 11am.  Every weekday morning, Tom McGurk guides us through the lazy days of summer, from politics to popular culture, to your favourite classic summer songs. If you can't be around to hear the show live, then a copy of the most recent show is available to download, using Real Audio. Or, you can listen to any of the show's from the last week by clicking here. Series Producer: Marian Richardson On-air Phone: 1850 715 900; GB & N. Ireland: 08457 85 77 77; Office: 01 2083279; Fax: 01 2082634; Email: summer@rte.ie.
   
•     Anna Livia Radio Dublin - Tue, 10 Aug 2004. 
  Dan Smyth, Chairman, ISAT interviewed at length on matters relative to Sleep Apnoea and the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust.  Listeners in the Dublin area should be aware that regular Information Meetings will commence for the Leinster area in Dublin in September 2004. Click here for further information.
   
•     Highland Radio Donegal - Tue, 10 Aug 2004. 
  Dan Smyth, Chairman, ISAT gave a very worthwhile interview on the Sean Doherty Show.  It was very well received locally resulting from the many enquiries since.  Visit Highland Radio Website. You can listen online.
  
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•     TV3 Ireland AM - Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:45am
  ISAT Chairman Dan Smyth appeared on TV3's Ireland AM with Mark Cagney and Claire Byrne at 8:45am and presented a comprehensive overview on Sleep Apnoea in Ireland and on the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust. 
  Ireland AM - the nation's favourite breakfast show - is hosted by Claire Byrne and Mark Cagney. Each weekday morning they're joined by Ireland's top personalities and the people who are making the news. 
  The show keeps you up to date with all that's happening in the worlds of entertainment, fashion, TV and film and asks the questions that matter to you on issues ranging from health to wealth, and from shopping to job-hunting. There's news every fifteen minutes, business updates and sport along with weather and a few laughs from Alan Hughes.
   
•     Irish Independent Thu 5 Aug 2004. Features
  Sleep apnoea affects as many as 60,000 people in Ireland, but few seek help for a condition that could put them in mortal danger every day. Anne Dempsey reports. 
  The recent news that waiting lists to treat a life-threatening disorder in Ireland are more than two years long, and that death is eight times higher if the condition is left untreated, has produced little more than a national yawn.  If we'd been talking about cancer or heart disease, we would have woken up to such headline news.  But when the subject is sleep apnoea, the nation goes into snooze mode, because few people know what sleep apnoea is, or realise the size and scope of the problem.  Click Here.  Also see ISAT News Review.  This story was also carried in the Belfast Telegraph - Click Here >>
   
•     Irish Independent Fri 23 Jul 2004. Health
  Two-year waiting list for care of sleeping disorder.  Respiratory consultant and physician Professor Walter McNicholas, Consultant Respiratory Physician; Director, Respiratory Sleep & Pulmonary Function Laboratories, Sleep Disorders Unit, who works at the clinic in St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, told an Oireachtas committee yesterday that the situation was now urgent.   Professor McNicholas, who is currently president of the European Respiratory Society (2003-2004), described as "rudimentary" the treatments currently available in this country for Sleep Apnoea - a respiratory-related disorder that stops a person breathing while they sleep.  He insisted there was a need for more resources and qualified technicians to work in the clinic if the service was to improve.  Click Here
   
•     RTE 1 Television - The Health Show Thursday 1 November 2001
  Dr. Walter McNicholas, Respiratory Physician in Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin explains how sleep apnoea is an inability to breathe and is a serious, potentially life threatening condition that is far more common than generally understood. >>
  
  
•     RTE 1 Radio The Pat Kenny Show  >>  Wednesday 31 October 2001
  Philip Boucher Hayes, Pat Kenny's resident reporter is sitting in for Pat Kenny for this week from 10.02am-12 noon.  Interview with Dr. Walter McNicholas, Respiratory Physician in Vincent's Hospital and Dan Smyth, both of ISAT.
  
  
•     Time change hits people with sleep apnoea
  Posted Irish Health website: Sat 27/10/2001 >>
  
  
•     The Examiner, Tuesday 23>> & Friday 25>> October 2001

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