{"id":248084,"date":"2026-01-23T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/248084\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:15:14","slug":"george-corbett-wlr-partnership-wlrfm-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/248084\/","title":{"rendered":"George Corbett WLR Partnership | WLRFM.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Decade of GAA Coverage on WLR with George Corbett Motors<\/p>\n

One of the most loved weekend programmes in Waterford, The Big Match on WLR, is celebrating a major milestone.<\/p>\n

This season marks 10 years of partnership with George Corbett Motors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bringing GAA Action to Listeners<\/p>\n

The Big Match remains a station favourite, with strong listenership across FM and digital platforms.
It delivers the colour, drama, and energy of GAA to listeners in Waterford and around the world.<\/p>\n

Sponsors Celebrate a Winning Partnership<\/p>\n

Fran Kehoe, General Manager of George Corbett Motors, said:
“We\u2019re big supporters of the GAA, and this has been a great partnership. The Big Match is part of people\u2019s weekends.”<\/p>\n

Michael Byrne, CEO of WLR, added:
“We\u2019re grateful to George Corbett Motors for their decade-long support. Their sponsorship helps us deliver top-quality GAA coverage.”<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Chelsey Walsh, Marketing Manager, George Corbett Motors, Michael Flynn, Sales Manager, George Corbett Motors, Michael Byrne, CEO WLR FM, Calem Meehan, CUPRA Brand Master, George Corbett Motors, Fran Kehoe, General Manager, George Corbett Motors, Johnny McCarthy, Skoda Brand Manager, George Corbett Motors, Kieran O\u2019Connor, Big Match Commentator, Seamus Barry, WLR Sports Content Manager.<\/p>\n

Commentary That Connects with Fans<\/p>\n

Long-time commentator Kieran O\u2019Connor, calling games for nearly 35 years, shared:
“You can\u2019t beat a Big Match on WLR. The GAA season lifts the mood everywhere.”<\/p>\n

The programme provides comprehensive coverage of hurling and football, at club and inter-county level, keeping listeners close to the action wherever games are played.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Match Highlight<\/p>\n

This Sunday, Waterford\u2019s league opener against Cork will be broadcast live from P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh, with thanks to George Corbett Motors.
It\u2019s another opportunity for listeners to experience top-class GAA coverage on WLR.<\/p>\n

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Fran Kehoe, General Manager, George Corbett Motors, Kieran O\u2019Connor, Big Match Commentator<\/p>\n

For the latest Waterford\u00a0News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Spo<\/a>rt<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0tune into WLR News on the hour and download the WLR App for news on demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Decade of GAA Coverage on WLR with George Corbett Motors One of the most loved weekend programmes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,144627,157,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-248084","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-george-corbett-wlr-partnership","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}