Wheels come off Newstalk as Paul Williams drives Shane Coleman to distractionRadio Review: The hosts bring real needle to their Odd Couple routine over cyclist issueFri Mar 31 2017 - 15:46
Pat Kenny irons things out with the Dáil’s ‘Untuckables’Radio Review: Ray D’Arcy shows the odd flash of prickly pedigree in a show that is sleepwalking through the schedulesFri Mar 24 2017 - 09:45
Ryan Tubridy is transitioning from young fogey to old codgerRadio review: He scorns political correctness like a grumpy old man, but in one respect he is still young at heartFri Mar 17 2017 - 10:00
The ‘fake news’ about Tuam: Sean Moncrieff blows a gasketRadio Review: Newstalk host takes Catholic Leaguer Bill Donohue to task over claim of baby mass grave ‘myth’ and ‘hoax’Fri Mar 10 2017 - 10:50
Joe Duffy offers hope to a 50-year-old woman trapped in a nursing homeMoving tale of quiet desperation on ‘Liveline’, while Moby is an antidote to gloom on digitalFri Mar 03 2017 - 05:00
Going on ‘Newstalk Drive’? Don’t make Sarah McInerney angryThe radio presenter is never less than lively – especially when she takes a swipe at Pat KennyFri Feb 24 2017 - 14:00
Al Porter could become ‘a real star of Irish radio’Radio review: Porter’s show sounds footloose and carefree. By comparison, Matt Cooper seems out of touchFri Feb 17 2017 - 05:00
The Meath Gaeilgeoirs who couldn't get on and the commuters who love their drivesNewstalk’s absorbing documentary recounts the rivalry of ‘planters’ from ConnemaraFri Feb 10 2017 - 05:00
Radio review: 'Dermot and Dave still talking loudly and saying nothing'The Today FM duo's incessant banter is still tiresome despite their new slotFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:00
Radio: Standing up to Trump – a story of Scots resistanceMoncrieff is back to his offbeat best while Joe Duffy glumly hears tales of rural desperationFri Jan 27 2017 - 14:00
Bertie Ahern loses his bottle as Pat Kenny gazes into Brexit’s crystal ballFormer taoiseach says EU Brexit discussions won’t linger on ‘who threw the bottle out of the pram’Fri Jan 20 2017 - 14:00
Paul Williams simmers down as Tubridy swipes at snowflakesRadio review: Northern Ireland and 'cosseted millennials' let the broadcasters show their true feelingsFri Jan 13 2017 - 14:00
Radio review: no cure for the common hospital crisisThe A&E trolley crisis has a wearily familiar sound. A bit like Joe Jackson’s Leonard Cohen tapesFri Jan 06 2017 - 15:14
Radio review: No escape from the jaws of the past as a grim year endsJim Lockhart hosts a grim chart countdown of the great musicians who died in 2016Fri Dec 30 2016 - 14:00
Insurgent Newstalk targets stagnant RTÉ but 2016’s real revolution occurs off the airwavesIn a year when the commercial talk station turned angry and the national broadcaster stayed still, the music radio sector provided ominous omensFri Dec 23 2016 - 14:00
Radio review: Matt Cooper stands back as Simon Coveney sets low barMinister for Housing’s reminder of humanitarian acts sounds calculated on Last WordFri Dec 16 2016 - 14:00
Radio review: Alison Curtis proves a little politeness can go a long wayThe Today FM presenter is only slightly bland as she takes over from Anton SavageFri Dec 09 2016 - 13:00
Harrowing stories sap Ryan Tubridy's seasonal spiritRadio Review: RTÉ presenter is shaken by a terrifying tale of child sex abuseFri Dec 02 2016 - 14:00
Katie Hopkins trolls Pat Kenny as renters tell Joe Duffy of scary timesRadio Review: ‘Liveline’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘The Niall Boylan Show’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 14:00
Sporting cliches abound as Trump’s election kicks off a whole new ball gameRadio Review: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Documentary on One: Sin-é – Jeff Buckley’s Irish Odyssey’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Nov 18 2016 - 14:00
High Noon for queasy liberals as George Hook ramps up the rhetoricRadio review: ‘High Noon’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Marty in the Morning’Fri Nov 11 2016 - 17:08
Bad behaviour brings out the best in Anton SavageToday FM’s morning presenter takes a surprisingly tough line with a GAA star’s gambling addiction, while Cormac Ó hEadhra’s scorn stifles the raison d’être of the Late DebateFri Nov 04 2016 - 14:00
Paul Williams’s hard-boiled breakfast offering not easy to stomachRadio Review: ‘Newstalk Breakfast’, ‘Newstalk Drive’ and ‘Liveline’Fri Oct 28 2016 - 14:00
Taboo or not taboo: listening to stories of domestic violenceRadio Review: Ryan Tubridy, incensed by what he hears, and Tom Dunne, as Peter Hook talks about Caroline Aherne, handle the topic sensitivelyFri Oct 21 2016 - 14:00
Joe Duffy lets callers express their inner TrumpReview: ‘Liveline’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Business’ and ‘High Noon’Fri Oct 14 2016 - 19:13
It’s Not Over review: Trapped by the TroublesTHEATREclub’s sprawling drama is a rebuke to official views of the North’s recent historyThu Oct 13 2016 - 15:17
Radio: Cyclists get a rough ride as Pat Kenny revs up his outrageReview: A harrowing revelation shocks Ray D’Arcy from his normally ironic poiseFri Oct 07 2016 - 14:00
Radio: No pain, no gain as Ian Dempsey looks to create a buzzReview: Today FM host endures tattooist’s needle as a troubled friendship plays out on 'Off the Ball'Fri Sept 30 2016 - 16:17
What Paul Williams could learn from Sean O’RourkeRadio review: Paul Williams is becoming Newstalk’s Mr Controversial while once-feared news presenter Sean O'Rourke enjoys himself, even as he’s outfoxed by the PresidentThu Sept 22 2016 - 16:00
Dublin Fringe reviews: RIOT is the festival's most exhilarating spectacleRIOT - Can a great night out also count as a political act?Mon Sept 19 2016 - 16:05
Rocky restart for Newstalk as hosts struggle to land a punchRadio review: ‘Breakfast’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘High Noon’, ‘Newstalk Drive’ and ‘Sean Moncrieff’Fri Sept 16 2016 - 14:30
Dublin Fringe reviews: “A brilliant show I never want to suffer through again”The latest Dublin Fringe festival reviews, featuring Release the Baboons, The Humours of Bandon and To Hell in a HandbagThu Sept 15 2016 - 12:00
Dublin Fringe reviews: Penny Arcade leaves us longing for more'Hope Hunt'/'Wrongheaded' double bill dissects effects of patriarchy as 'Megalomaniac' shows vaulting ambitionTue Sept 13 2016 - 14:00
Dublin Fringe begins: reviews from the opening weekendThe opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesqueMon Sept 12 2016 - 14:00
Radio: Tough topic for Ray D’Arcy while Liveline goes lameReview: ‘Liveline’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Sept 09 2016 - 14:00
RTÉ has a serious stab at radio comedyApart from satirical shows such as Callan’s Kicks, comedy has been a bit ad hoc on RTÉ over the past 30 years. A new radio project aims to change thatTue Sept 06 2016 - 06:00
Matt Cooper goes looking for a slice of that big Apple pieRadio review: ‘The Last Word’, ‘Lunchtime’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’Fri Sept 02 2016 - 15:00
Folk hero: Richard Fariña’s wild ride from Tyrone to GreenwichThe late writer and musician made a big impression in the 1960s, whether playing with Bob Dylan or fishing in Ireland. Just beware of his tall tales of Castro and the IRAFri Aug 12 2016 - 17:00
Ryan Tubridy and Anton Savage – masters of silly-season banterRadio review: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Second Captains’Fri Aug 12 2016 - 14:00
Jonathan Healy sets high standards as death and doom fill the airRadio review: ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Seán Moncrieff’Fri Aug 05 2016 - 16:11
Radio: George Hook’s usual appetite for nostalgia finally tips into gluttonyReview: Seán O’Rourke, The Right Hook, Marian Finucane and Off The BallSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Forecast for the future not too bright on ‘Morning Ireland’Review: ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Liveline’Sun Jul 24 2016 - 20:18
Kentucky Noah too much bad science for Matt CooperRadio review: Creationist guest prompts smug reaction from Today FM host, as Ray D’Arcy discusses mid-life crises and Theresa May’s shoesFri Jul 15 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brenda Donohue finds the sunny sound of the suburbsReview: ‘Like Family’, ‘Inside Culture’, ‘Neil Delamare’s Sunday Best’, ‘The Ian Dempsey Show’Fri Jul 08 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brexit parting is such sweet sorrow for Sean MoncrieffReview: ‘Moncrieff’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Breakfast’Fri Jul 01 2016 - 16:00
Joan Burton, the C-word and a revenge pornography ordealRadio review: Threats to women were to the fore of Sean O’Rourke’s shows after the murder of Jo CoxFri Jun 24 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Irish unity elusive as Matt Cooper pushes the Brexit doorReview: ‘The Last Word’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Off the Ball’, ‘The Last Hook’Fri Jun 17 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brendan Howlin sets the record straight for Miriam O’CallaghanReview: ‘Sunday with Miriam’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’Sun Jun 05 2016 - 13:17
Radio: Kinahan-Hutch coverage heats up as reporters descend on murder sceneReview: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Moncrieff’, ‘Liveline’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’Fri May 27 2016 - 17:04
Radio: Cormac Ó hEadhra’s fireworks end RTÉ’s night with a bangReview: ‘The Late Debate’, ‘Talking Point with Sarah Carey’Fri May 20 2016 - 16:00
