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Consortium includes: Radio consultant Martin Block; ex-Brown Thomas executive Deirdre Kelly; ex-IDA chief executive Padraic White; and musician Ronan Hardiman. Pitch: Block's experience of a radio station start-ups at FM 104 plus marketing savvy.

Others said to be interested in this 35-plus age category are: TV3; a consortium led by Dave Harvey from Crimeline; Cork FM, which is thought to be keen to get into the Dublin market; and FM104.