Matt Cooper glugging wine and playing cards on air: who’d have thought?
Radio: The Last Word host reveals his knowledge of wine and talent for fortune telling
Today FM
Alison Curtis: ‘On arriving in Ireland I was stumped at how men and women didn’t interact’
Today FM broadcaster says she would not get the same joy working in radio in her native Canada
Bertie Ahern’s talent for mangling everyday phrases is undimmed
Radio: The former taoiseach joins former tánaiste Simon Coveney to analyse the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump’s tariffs
As Claire Byrne gets caught up in the Leinster House chaos, Richard Boyd Barrett almost chokes on his outrage
Radio: Reporter Barry Lenihan colourfully describes the political spectacle as having ‘descended into scenes more akin to Camden Street at 2am on a Saturday night’
Alison Curtis: ‘To pay for my wedding and a down payment on a house, I used funds I inherited as a teen when my parents passed’
Me & My Money: Alison Curtis hosts Weekend Breakfast on Today FM
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling
Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting
2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM
Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger
Tempers rise over immigration debate as Matt Cooper scolds warring politicians
Radio: Today FM host bemoans uneventful general election, as Pat Kenny hears two sides of the charged migrant issue
RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits
‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boost
Pat Kenny stokes fears of dystopian Dublin with accounts of rampant criminality
Radio: The Newstalk host hears lurid tales of urban crime. Over on Today FM, Matt Cooper has a more upbeat take on the capital’s future
Andrea Gilligan listens intently but is powerless to help parents dogged by back-to-school guilt
Radio: On Newstalk, Andrea Gilligan moves easily from light to shade, imbuing her folksy style with compassion and honesty
Pat Kenny keeps his cool as spluttering reporter is doused in pepper spray
Radio: Henry McKean’s raw account of ‘really ugly scenes’ in Coolock captures how quickly an anti-immigration protest descends into chaos
Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald come unexpectedly close to a shouting match
Radio review: The reliably poised RTÉ Radio One presenter gets into tetchy exchange with Sinn Féin leader. On Today FM, Matt Cooper swaps ballot-box coverage for indignation
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
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