Calls for RTÉ to clarify recruitment of ex-Newstalk hosts Ger Gilroy and Kieran Cuddihy
RTÉ’s sports department was ‘not happy’ with the appointment of Gilroy, Oireachtas committee hears
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Ger Gilroy brings maverick spirit to new RTÉ podcast Howler
Former Off the Ball presenter sounds accomplished in his new venture for the national network, but faces challenges
Podcaster Ger Gilroy on moving to RTÉ, his upstart attitude and starting over: ‘Your job is to win, right?’
After 24 years at the helm of Off the Ball on Newstalk, Gilroy has jumped to RTÉ to present a new daily sports podcast, Howler
Cathal McCarron’s interview a gamble the Tyrone player lost
You want to have sympathy for McCarron the addict but it’s harder to have it for the person
Setanta happy to reveal ‘we’re pretty much wearing everything we own’
Advertisers believe the League is watched by accident-prone gamblers
One More Thing: Key Capital ponies up to fund growing Balls
Balls Media score fresh capital as it eyes further digital expansion, perhaps including sports for the ‘Sunday Business Post’
How Irish digital media companies are betting on sport
SportsJoe.ie, Balls.ie and The42 are racing to win audience and advertiser support
Radio: A shock jock who’s not inured to the horrors of the past
Niall Boylan of 4FM has a personal angle on the Tuam scandal while John Bowman revisits an anti-jazz campaign
Radio: A taste of women’s suffrage, then it’s back to the locker room
Miram O’Callaghan interviewed the great-granddaughter of the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst on RTÉ while the sports stars on Newstalk indulged in boorish male banter
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