Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny’s ‘last great spin on the roundabout’ is a slow-burn success story for Irish radio

It takes time to build an audience for a radio show – and time to understand exactly how a new one is faring

Profits at Pat Kenny’s media company plunge about 60%

Broadcaster and his wife Kathy are listed as the firm’s only directors, which has assets of almost €2.4m

Grumpy boomer bingo: Cliches abound as Pat Kenny plays to stereotype

Radio review: Unfortunately, the Newstalk host stops short of mentioning ‘snowflakes’, so denying listeners a full house

Pat Kenny adds 55,000 listeners, making his Newstalk show biggest on commercial radio

Oliver Callan’s slot is among those to lose listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, though station maintains its market share

Larry Masterson obituary: RTÉ producer and social justice campaigner

At Montrose he worked on The Live Mike and guided The Late Late Show through its difficult transition out of the Gay Byrne era

Pat Kenny goes from dropping clangers to a raw conversation about a distressing subject

Radio: The Newstalk host draws out detail rather than showily sympathising when he speaks to Mary about her experience of reporting historical abuse

RTÉ Radio 1′s 9am show sees listeners slip but audience remains higher than a year ago

Pat Kenny’s Newstalk slot sets fresh record, lifting station to its highest ever market share, while Morning Ireland surges again

Stark differences between Seán Moncrieff and Pat Kenny in tackling immigration debate

When it comes to immigration and the Irish, it’s the same old story

2023 in radio: Tubridy fallout lingers over RTÉ as rival stations look like safer options

Radio 1 and 2FM are shaken but still standing after the Montrose payments scandal as Pat Kenny’s strong Newstalk performance symbolises changed landscape

Kieran Cuddihy searches for festive joy, Pat Kenny warns of Christmas tree surprises

Radio: Anti-immigrant attitudes worry Hard Shoulder host, while his Newstalk colleague is wary of seasonal speedbumps

Patrick Kielty prepares for Late Late Toy Show debut, as RTÉ flagship recovers from behind-the-scenes clashes

Late Late Show’s new host is about to present the biggest show of the season – and has to do it amid reports of tensions behind the scenes

An incredulous Pat Kenny keeps his cool at Israeli ambassador’s ‘hollow-sounding’ concern for Palestinians

Radio: The Newstalk host is perplexed by the diplomat’s unbending stance on a conflict that also dominates RTÉ Radio 1′s Drivetime

Pat Kenny sees biggest listener gain at 9am after summer shakeup on Irish radio

RTÉ Radio 1 and Today FM record higher audiences in crucial time slot, but Kenny’s Newstalk show emerges as main beneficiary of upheaval

‘Say that again?’ Katie Hannon can’t believe what she hears in budget brouhaha

Radio: Liveline’s stand-in host hears foster parents speak of strain, while Pat Kenny shows his wonky side

Pat Kenny motors along at Newstalk as RTÉ’s big stars stall

Radio: Veteran presenter seems unlikely to take foot off pedal in either the studio or car, while Miriam O’Callaghan needs more gripping material to arrest decline

Inside Irish radio: how an upbeat market is vying to stay cheery

Amid ‘cracking opportunities’ and post-pandemic resilience, stations are optimistic they can keep listeners in the age of the smart speaker

Laura Slattery: ‘Everyone can be replaced’ is a toxic message in the age of AI

Pay talks tactic of ‘nobody is irreplaceable’ fast becoming the bedrock strategy of creative industries

Pat Kenny among parties bringing court challenge against planning for Dalkey nursing home

Newstalk host and three other Dalkey residents cite badger welfare in judicial review against decision to grant permission for 104-bed nursing home

What will Ryan Tubridy’s exit mean for his fellow RTÉ presenters?

A significant drop in earnings is on the cards under a new regime that holds all the cards

Pat Kenny made ethics complaint amid Dalkey planning row

Irish Planning Institute found a significant breach of ethics code did not take place

Ryan Tubridy may come to regret hitching his wagon to Noel Kelly’s

Tubridy started out as Logan Roy but lapsed into Cousin Greg whenever the subject of money came up

‘There’s so many things I could tell you’: Pat Kenny mixes sympathy for Tubridy with a flurry of zingers

Radio: Newstalk host keen to tackle other matters but Ryan Tubridy’s committee speech grabs all the attention

Pat Kenny loses battle against five-storey nursing home plan

Broadcaster and neighbours had cited concern for local badgers in objections but An Bord Pleanála overrules council refusal for Bartra scheme

Pat Kenny says political criticism of RTÉ ‘hard to take’ given children’s hospital cost overruns

Broadcaster praises agent Noel Kelly for ‘exemplary service’ and accused politicians of being pleased about RTÉ’s problems

Stephen Collins: We should all be alarmed by how fast Tubridy went from national treasure to hate figure

Not content with seeing Tubridy’s career in tatters, his louder critics are demanding that he should never be allowed to work again. Time for some perspective

Tubridy’s fall from grace has been jaw-dropping. But behind the persona is an individual in an isolated place

A week of controversy over covert payments to Ryan Tubridy has raised many questions about the future of the national broadcaster

Miriam Lord: Tubsgate and Dee Forbes’ rich list will make this week a hard one to follow - but TDs want a sequel

Cannon’s back on the road two years after horrific cycling accident while Harney is proof of life after politics

Diarmaid Ferriter: Culture of ‘open secrets and secret secrets’ has always surrounded RTÉ pay

Broadcaster has a long history of paying large sums to its star presenters while running up hefty institutional deficits

‘I’d say the f***er would have come through the window’: angry bulls test Colm Ó Mongáin on Liveline

Radio: The current affairs host faces his toughest Radio 1 test yet as he fills in for Joe Duffy

Don’t force the audience to clap in time. Plus nine other golden Late Late rules for Patrick Kielty to live by

Patrick Freyne: It’s Ryan Tubridy’s final Late Late Show tonight. Here’s everything the new host needs to know for guaranteed success

Pat Kenny’s media company made almost €250,000 last year

Broadcaster, who has worked for Newstalk since 2013, uses the firm to channel earnings he makes as a presenter

Pat Kenny shows his nose for the week’s hot topics and there’s no doubt where he stands

Radio: Newstalk hosts take contrasting approaches but both strive to hear different voices

Laura Slattery: What the Late Late needs now is the total chaos of guest hosts

Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing

Pat Kenny puts AI in its place. The chatbot was never going to match the sniffy superiority and nitpicking insecurity

The Newstalk host’s chat about ChatGPT highlights the quirks that lie beneath his undoubted store of knowledge

Ryan Tubridy wrestled with The Late Late Show as long as he could. Who will take it on next?

RTÉ flagship chat show is a demanding, often unwieldy, format battling a decline in TV viewership – whoever inherits the job will soon realise it’s not easy

‘I’m breaking’: Morning Ireland’s emotional interview gets to the heart of housing crisis

Radio: Flagship show has been struggling lately but its old formula proves perfect for addressing the consequences of lifting of the evictions ban

It’s hard to hoodwink Pat Kenny. But this week he sounded strangely naive about politics

Radio: Newstalk’s seasoned broadcaster was probably kicking himself for an uncharacteristic misfiring over Paschal Donohoe’s election expenses

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

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

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

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