“There are days when we fear that people will get fed up with our pledge drives. But then, answering the phone and talking with listeners, it is clear that our station provides a whole lot of things for people.”

The Presentation Brothers are really trying to re-engage with their mission, which is to form Christ in the young, and the way that they do that is through youth ministry and evangelisation.

Ireland's Christian radio celebrates 5th birthday by doubling its listenership figures in just two years.

Ireland's only national Christian radio station needs financial support to enable it expand its transmission area.

"We don't believe in miracles - we depend on them" explains Rob Clarke, CEO of Spirit Radio.

But proximity to RTE's bandwidth making it more difficult for Spirit to roll out service on FM across whole of Ireland.

Radio station could double its listenership if it could finance roll out of 14 transmission sites.

Over 160,000 people tuning in to the station with 'passion for life'

SJI and SVP call for a vision for Ireland which incorporates social equality for all citizens.