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‘To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed’: Pat Kenny signs off after more than four decades of daily radio

Radio: Vetaran broadcaster is flooded with messages from wellwishers as he leaves his weekday slot on Newstalk

‘I’m not going anywhere,’ says gloriously cranky Pat Kenny as he prepares to move on

Radio: On Newstalk, the veteran host’s coverage of flooding is as thorough and idiosyncratic as ever

Michael O’Leary takes aim at ‘liar’ Donald Trump and ‘idiot’ Elon Musk

Ryanair boss lashes US president and Tesla chief in media interviews

Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly splutter over e-scooters

Radio: The Newstalk Breakfast hosts won’t need to change much as they move slots, while Rick O’Shea needs to stay on as Arena host

2025 in radio: RTÉ and Newstalk’s tit-for-tat talent raids only add to an uncertain future

After a seismic year of poaching presenters and refreshing rosters, Ireland’s revamped stations can’t ignore the shift online

New Drivetime double act’s routine seems almost too good to be true

Hannon and Colm Ó Mongáin are still getting to know each other on RTÉ’s current-affairs radio show

Anton Savage is biggest winner to emerge from Newstalk’s schedule overhaul

Commercial station’s roster revamp moves proven presenters in logical fashion, setting it up as less risky alternative to RTÉ Radio 1

‘Removing a Jewish name is quite a big thing’: Kieran Cuddihy takes on the big debate

Radio: Liveline host tentatively covers Herzog Park controversy, while Pat Kenny remains entertainingly unguarded

RTÉ’s Morning Ireland needs a refresh

It would be easy to leave the State’s most popular radio programme untouched. But that would be a mistake

‘Christ, I’m angry’: Ciara Doherty’s striking interview with Andrew McGinley

Radio: Stand-in host is comfortable with tough topics, while Ciara Kelly courts controversy on Newstalk Breakfast

Onus on broadcasters to be ‘transparent’ about pundits’ interests, says media regulator

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Media to hear from Ivan Yates

The Ivan Yates affair is a symptom of a wider problem in the Irish media

When the news and PR sectors intersect to the degree that they do in Ireland, it becomes fair to ask whose interests the news ultimately serves

RTÉ’s Radio 1 revamp: Who impresses most on day one – David McCullagh, Kieran Cuddihy or Katie Hannon and Colm Ó Mongáin?

RTÉ Radio 1 has seen its biggest shake-up in decades. Its new presenters face a marathon, not a sprint

Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issues

Move follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political matters

Where was the broadcast media’s due diligence on Ivan Yates?

It’s time the media C-suite removed the mote from its own eye

Brendan O’Connor wears his RTÉ Radio 1 crown lightly as the new pretenders arrive

Popular yet provocative host is RTÉ Radio 1’s big performer

RTÉ Radio 1 most popular station as 2FM loses 24,000 listeners since last survey

Latest JNLR figures come ahead of a huge upheaval to RTÉ Radio 1’s daytime scheduling

Ivan Yates’s business activities: broadcasting, lobbying, property and horse breeding

Former Newstalk presenter is a director of companies involved in broadcasting, lobbying, property and horse breeding

Claire Byrne signs off from Radio 1 after ‘15 wonderful years’ with RTÉ

Byrne is set to rejoin Newstalk and host the weekday morning slot being vacated by Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny’s unguarded observations are now almost endearing

Radio: Veteran host tackles difficult issues in trademark style, while Drivetime deputy Claire Brock grills RTÉ boss

David McCullagh: ‘There’s plenty of people in the long grass hoping I’ll fall flat on my face’

The RTÉ presenter on his new book, From Crown to Harp, taking over Radio 1’s Today show and what people say to him on the street

RTÉ’s twisty new soap opera stars Ray D’Arcy and, now, Brendan Courtney

The host sounds awkward standing in for his departed colleague

Connolly v Humphreys: five takeaways from the latest debate

Former minister and former barrister pressed on past work, and on their plans for Áras an Uachtaráin land

After last week’s radio reshuffle, what is the difference now between RTÉ and Newstalk?

The departure of Ray D’Arcy led to a cascade of announcements, including Kieran Cuddihy succeeding Joe Duffy on Liveline

Who is Patricia Monahan, planner of RTÉ’s reshuffle? ‘She’s the opposite of a snowflake’

‘She has a very pleasant exterior, but she is tough’

Ray D’Arcy and team caught off guard by RTÉ decision not to renew contract, sources say

Discussions between presenter and senior management understood to have quickly broken down

Kieran Cuddihy Late Late Show appearance pulled following Newstalk intervention

Cuddihy, RTÉ’s new Liveline presenter, advised by employer that he remained under contract

RTÉ Radio unveils new schedule: Kieran Cuddihy’s move to host Liveline one of many changes

Newstalk announced the presenter was leaving the station on Thursday night

Jim Gavin omnishambles: Jack Chambers ducks responsibility, Éamon Ó Cuív twists the knife

RTÉ Drivetime and Newstalk Breakfast propel a week of political theatre as Fianna Fáil’s presidential race implodes

Ray D’Arcy the latest top earner to leave RTÉ as salary bill continues to fall

Many of the broadcaster’s highest earners – and biggest names – have left of late

‘It’s been a privilege’ - Mary Wilson and Áine Lawlor host final Morning Ireland

RTÉ to unveil replacements shortly, but The Week in Politics presenter is to remain at broadcaster

RTÉ host Colm Ó Mongáin goes nuclear on rudderless Liveline

Radio: Fabled phone-in show is drifting despite talents of guest host, while Brendan O’Connor underlines his interview skills

‘A vicious, unrelenting scam’: David McWilliams on the fraudsters using him in fake ads

Radio: Newstalk host Pat Kenny urges listeners to be cautious, while Simon Harris sounds the alarm about violent threats on Morning Ireland

RTÉ was quick to name Claire Byrne’s successor, but Newstalk is the big winner here

Losing one Today show presenter to Newstalk was misfortune, losing two looks like carelessness

Claire Byrne leaves RTÉ for Newstalk before expected pay cut

Presenter ‘thrilled’ to be joining rival broadcaster as Pat Kenny makes way in schedule

RTÉ’s Claire Byrne asks a question that dispels any trace of carefree holiday vibes

RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds disconcertingly cheerful in discussion about a new outbreak

Fintan O’Toole? Johnny Logan? Liveline asks the nation, one by one, who should be president

Radio: The phone-in canvasses so many people that it might just qualify as a poll of voting intention for the entire country

Presidential election: Heather Humphreys giving ‘very serious’ thought to running for Fine Gael

National executive member Regina Doherty says there should be a contest between former minister and MEP Seán Kelly if both wish to run

Presidential election: Seán Kelly to ‘weigh up options’ about seeking Fine Gael nomination

Ireland South MEP says ‘goalposts have changed’ following withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness on health grounds

Sarah McInerney’s Liveline: A broadcaster who knows when to speak, when to listen

Radio: Arena’s send-off for Seán Rocks has the same depth and range which he made the programme’s playbook for so many years

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