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A Brad Pitt lesson in making the most of a brief encounter with a Hollywood star

A Brad Pitt lesson in making the most of a brief encounter with a Hollywood star

Radio: Ireland is beautiful, Bono’s extraordinary – Dermot and Dave masterfully spin a five-minute chat into a three-hour show on Today FM

Fri Jan 20 2023 - 05:00
Nose picking, pimple squeezing and expectorating: Newstalk’s stomach-turning breakfast radio

Nose picking, pimple squeezing and expectorating: Newstalk’s stomach-turning breakfast radio

Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman test their listeners’ appetites, but their theatrical chalk-and-cheese act is strangely comforting

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
Jolly Marty’s new year cheer is quickly displaced by Liveline tales of hospital horrors

Jolly Marty’s new year cheer is quickly displaced by Liveline tales of hospital horrors

Radio: Marty Morrissey’s on-air geniality fades from memory as Katie Hannon hears callers’ stories of woe

Fri Jan 06 2023 - 05:00
Ronan Collins’s voice catches, then he weeps for a moment before signing off after 37 years

Ronan Collins’s voice catches, then he weeps for a moment before signing off after 37 years

RTÉ DJ is not the only one shedding a tear, judging by the correspondence he has received since announcing he’d be stepping down from his Radio 1 show

Fri Dec 23 2022 - 14:31
RTÉ’s historic changing of the guard is going off without a hitch. Well, almost

RTÉ’s historic changing of the guard is going off without a hitch. Well, almost

As Ronan Collins prepares for his final regular weekday show on Radio 1, Montrose management has been solving the succession question

Thu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
Cormac Ó hEadhra’s mad scientist comes out to play on Drivetime

Cormac Ó hEadhra’s mad scientist comes out to play on Drivetime

Radio: The Drivetime host is enjoyably giddy presenting solo this week, but a special zing returns when he’s side by side with his cohost Sarah McInerney

Fri Dec 16 2022 - 05:00
Normality bites: falling audiences and stagnant schedules challenge post-pandemic radio

Normality bites: falling audiences and stagnant schedules challenge post-pandemic radio

Radio review of 2022: RTÉ stations lost listenership as lockdown eased and interests fractured, while Today FM and Newstalk were stable without being stagnant

Sat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy bores into Wonderful Life stories

Ryan Tubridy bores into Wonderful Life stories

Radio 1 host successfully uses his cultural obsessions to draw out a guest, and there’s a rare outbreak of optimism on Liveline

Fri Dec 09 2022 - 05:00
Unapologetic, unrepentant and scornful, Seán Moncrieff hits his stride

Unapologetic, unrepentant and scornful, Seán Moncrieff hits his stride

Radio: The host’s off-beam but engaging broadcasting style has seen him become Newstalk’s most durable fixture

Fri Dec 02 2022 - 05:00
‘Compare the cowardice of Harry Kane and his chums to the Iranian team they played against’

‘Compare the cowardice of Harry Kane and his chums to the Iranian team they played against’

Radio: The England soccer team’s abortive armband protest in Qatar exercises the Newstalk host Kieran Cuddihy

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00
Matt Cooper rarely makes a slip on The Last Word. But this week he FX up

Matt Cooper rarely makes a slip on The Last Word. But this week he FX up

Radio: That a minor error is even notable testifies to the steady, assured way the journalist has hosted Today FM’s drivetime show for nearly 20 years

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Raw tales from Blackrock College are as disturbing as anything from the Magdalene laundries

Raw tales from Blackrock College are as disturbing as anything from the Magdalene laundries

Radio: Liveline and Documentary on One’s cataloguing of sexual abuse is public-service broadcasting in the truest sense

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 06:03
Gut-wrenching, essential radio: Blackrock College sexual abuse accounts are tough to listen to

Gut-wrenching, essential radio: Blackrock College sexual abuse accounts are tough to listen to

Radio review: Documentary on One recounts the horrific experiences of Dublin brothers Mark and David Ryan at the hands of a trusted priest

Tue Nov 08 2022 - 13:05
Ian Dempsey is in his usual irrepressibly good cheer. Then he drops the H-bomb

Ian Dempsey is in his usual irrepressibly good cheer. Then he drops the H-bomb

Radio: It’s a shock to hear the habitually buoyant Today FM presenter express hatred on Wednesday morning’s breakfast show

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
‘This is the grimmest item we’ve ever done, but we’re laughing. It’s Irish people’s idea of entertainment’

‘This is the grimmest item we’ve ever done, but we’re laughing. It’s Irish people’s idea of entertainment’

Radio: Brendan O’Connor ranges across social, political and deeply personal matters with John Banville, Tara Flynn and Rory O’Neill

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 05:45
Flippant filler and hot-button issues: Joe Duffy brings us the upmarket tabloid of Irish radio

Flippant filler and hot-button issues: Joe Duffy brings us the upmarket tabloid of Irish radio

Radio: On Liveline, the midweek downpours bring out Duffy’s inner stand-up, as he showers listeners with permachuckling bonhomie

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
‘In the 1980s, almost everyone in the National Front came from an Irish family’

‘In the 1980s, almost everyone in the National Front came from an Irish family’

Author and activist Matthew Collins was once a self-described ‘bootboy’ who grew disenchanted with his erstwhile comrades

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 05:20
Ooh ah... Ireland’s World Cup party seems well and truly pooped

Ooh ah... Ireland’s World Cup party seems well and truly pooped

Radio review: The celebrations of the Republic of Ireland women’s soccer team reverberated across Newstalk’s programmes this week

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 05:00
George Hook, bumptious and off-colour, returns to Newstalk

George Hook, bumptious and off-colour, returns to Newstalk

Radio: The retired presenter divides opinion, as always, but he brings a palpable lift to Newstalk Breakfast

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
Jennifer Zamparelli doesn’t normally censor herself. Then she reaches a line she won’t cross

Jennifer Zamparelli doesn’t normally censor herself. Then she reaches a line she won’t cross

The RTÉ 2FM host’s personal taboo might seem curiously genteel for a broadcaster with such an irreverently lippy persona

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 05:30
‘It’s like a different planet,’ says an awestruck Ray D’Arcy. ‘You have to experience it for yourself’

‘It’s like a different planet,’ says an awestruck Ray D’Arcy. ‘You have to experience it for yourself’

Radio: The National Ploughing Championships is a fixture on the airwaves for the first time since 2019

Fri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
We Are an Archipelago review: Island lives collide in an entrancing performance piece

We Are an Archipelago review: Island lives collide in an entrancing performance piece

Dublin Fringe Festival 2022: Blending poetry with music, Erin Fornoff weaves a beguiling tale of an unlikely friendship

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 10:06
Drivetime encounters are often bruising. This week they turn particularly fractious

Drivetime encounters are often bruising. This week they turn particularly fractious

Radio review: A tetchy tone runs through Cormac Ó hEadhra’s discussion with Neale Richmond and Richard Boyd Barrett of rising energy costs

Fri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
Hotel Happiness: Big ideas get lost in an anticlimactic production

Hotel Happiness: Big ideas get lost in an anticlimactic production

Dublin Fringe Festival 2022: Despite its intriguing premise, Chaos Factory’s two-handed drama is disappointingly prosaic

Tue Sept 13 2022 - 09:25
Oops, This Is Toxic review: Candid revelations and cultural observations make for a riotous comic show

Oops, This Is Toxic review: Candid revelations and cultural observations make for a riotous comic show

Dublin Fringe Festival 2022: Comedian Julie Jay uses a conventional stand-up format to deliver uncomfortable truths and irresistible laughs

Mon Sept 12 2022 - 13:03
Pig Brain review: Dystopian farce takes aim at online paranoia and digital mores

Pig Brain review: Dystopian farce takes aim at online paranoia and digital mores

Dublin Fringe Festival 2022: Ambitious drama promises more than it delivers but is powered by Emma Finegan’s kinetic performance

Mon Sept 12 2022 - 11:13
In the face of horror, Claire Byrne is calm, Ryan Tubridy uncharacteristically emotional

In the face of horror, Claire Byrne is calm, Ryan Tubridy uncharacteristically emotional

Radio review: Byrne manages to find some light relief in a week of unimaginable darkness

Fri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Sean Spicer on Newstalk: An intriguing interview with Trump’s disarmingly gormless press guy

Sean Spicer on Newstalk: An intriguing interview with Trump’s disarmingly gormless press guy

Radio review: Kieran Cuddihy's interview with the ex-White House press secretary lacked his usual peppery zeal

Fri Sept 02 2022 - 05:00
There’s a frisson of one-upmanship between Ryan Tubridy and Joe Duffy

There’s a frisson of one-upmanship between Ryan Tubridy and Joe Duffy

Radio review: Tubridy favours portentousness, Duffy a more personal angle. One works better than the other for their Michael Collins commemorations

Fri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
With his jaundiced eye and sarky humour, it’s business as usual for Brendan O’Connor. Then his poise deserts him

With his jaundiced eye and sarky humour, it’s business as usual for Brendan O’Connor. Then his poise deserts him

Radio review: The Radio 1 presenter keeps his head when all about him are losing theirs. But awkwardness can creep in

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00
‘Witch with a capital B’: Edwina Currie takes aim at Liz Truss on Newstalk

‘Witch with a capital B’: Edwina Currie takes aim at Liz Truss on Newstalk

Radio review: The former Conservative MP was one of Pat Kenny’s guests this week

Fri Jul 22 2022 - 01:10
Ryan Tubridy, always ready to laugh at himself, confesses he’s a big fan of the Trumps

Ryan Tubridy, always ready to laugh at himself, confesses he’s a big fan of the Trumps

Radio review: RTÉ presenter laughs at nerdy pastimes but wears his values on his sleeve, while Matt Cooper gets mad as hell

Fri Jul 15 2022 - 05:00
‘I’m going to call it a day’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley gets a grilling on Newstalk

‘I’m going to call it a day’: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley gets a grilling on Newstalk

Radio review: Jonathan Healy interrogates Johnson about his son, in a striking piece of radio

Fri Jul 08 2022 - 06:24
Claire Byrne, now free of TV, delivers deft radio

Claire Byrne, now free of TV, delivers deft radio

Radio review: When a prime time RTÉ slot becomes vacant, Katie Hannon is ready for it

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 06:00
Ray D’Arcy dives into a particularly piddling subject, even by his standards

Ray D’Arcy dives into a particularly piddling subject, even by his standards

Radio review: The RTÉ host needn’t sweat the wee stuff given visits by the A-listers Jessie Buckley and Marian Keyes

Fri Jun 24 2022 - 06:00
Joe Duffy sounds wounded after Liveline’s transgender discussion. Selflessness or a self-inflicted injury?

Joe Duffy sounds wounded after Liveline’s transgender discussion. Selflessness or a self-inflicted injury?

Radio review: Joe Duffy courts controversy but sounds wounded as contentious discussion draws fire

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 06:15
The Jackie Healy-Rae way to liven up a three-hour radio show

The Jackie Healy-Rae way to liven up a three-hour radio show

Radio review: Newstalk presenter sometimes hits the wall in his lengthy show, while Pat Kenny can still go the distance

Fri Jun 10 2022 - 05:00
Dublin Airport delays: ‘Major catastrophe’ or ‘first-world problem’?

Dublin Airport delays: ‘Major catastrophe’ or ‘first-world problem’?

Cormac Ó hEadhra grilled guests and Joe Duffy calmed listeners on radio this week

Fri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
With Joe Duffy frequently absent, Katie Hannon sounds increasingly at home on Liveline

With Joe Duffy frequently absent, Katie Hannon sounds increasingly at home on Liveline

Radio: Liveline’s guest host dissects the aftermath of the Texas school shooting

Fri May 27 2022 - 05:00
Pat Kenny’s bad news diet: ‘There’s only so much you can take’

Pat Kenny’s bad news diet: ‘There’s only so much you can take’

Radio Review: Newstalk host tackles tricky topics in characteristic fashion

Fri May 20 2022 - 05:00
Today with Claire Byrne can sound more like a Dáil committee than a flagship radio show

Today with Claire Byrne can sound more like a Dáil committee than a flagship radio show

Radio: She’s an assured interrogator of current affairs, but a certain stolidity creeps in

Fri May 13 2022 - 05:00
Stephen Donnelly and Simon Harris get a breakfast grilling on Morning Ireland

Stephen Donnelly and Simon Harris get a breakfast grilling on Morning Ireland

Radio: The Ministers are unconvincing despite – or because of – their detailed explanations

Fri May 06 2022 - 05:00
Lucy Kennedy and Colm Hayes don’t sound like they miss RTÉ at all

Lucy Kennedy and Colm Hayes don’t sound like they miss RTÉ at all

Radio: The hard-working Classic Hits duo are just different enough to create on-air chemistry

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 00:00
Anton Savage always sounded incongruous on Today FM. He’s found his voice on Newstalk

Anton Savage always sounded incongruous on Today FM. He’s found his voice on Newstalk

Radio: The Saturday morning host provides an agreeable start to the weekend

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 05:00
Katie Hannon, alert and empathetic, knows what makes Irish life tick

Katie Hannon, alert and empathetic, knows what makes Irish life tick

Radio Review: As Joe Duffy’s default Liveline stand-in, she never gets bogged down

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy drops the politeness and gets blunt: ‘This is a horrible thing to have to share’

Ryan Tubridy drops the politeness and gets blunt: ‘This is a horrible thing to have to share’

Radio: The host is unabashed in his repugnance for Putin and admiration of Zelenskiy

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 05:00
Ciara ‘don’t call me Ciara’ Kelly and Shane ‘call me Shane’ Coleman hone their double act

Ciara ‘don’t call me Ciara’ Kelly and Shane ‘call me Shane’ Coleman hone their double act

Radio review: The Newstalk Breakfast duo provide diversion as well as information

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 05:00
Matt Cooper doesn’t like good news, but he cheers up when it turns bad

Matt Cooper doesn’t like good news, but he cheers up when it turns bad

Radio review: The Today FM host refuses to get carried away by bad news or good

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 05:00
Pierre Zakrzewski, my old classmate, was charismatic, selfless and loyal

Pierre Zakrzewski, my old classmate, was charismatic, selfless and loyal

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 05:00
The 2 Johnnies resume business as if nothing ever happened

The 2 Johnnies resume business as if nothing ever happened

Radio review: Back on 2FM after a short ban, the pair seem unchanged by the recent controversy

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 19:20
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