Radio review: Matt Cooper stands back as Simon Coveney sets low barMinister for Housing’s reminder of humanitarian acts sounds calculated on Last WordFri Dec 16 2016 - 14:00
Radio review: Alison Curtis proves a little politeness can go a long wayThe Today FM presenter is only slightly bland as she takes over from Anton SavageFri Dec 09 2016 - 13:00
Harrowing stories sap Ryan Tubridy's seasonal spiritRadio Review: RTÉ presenter is shaken by a terrifying tale of child sex abuseFri Dec 02 2016 - 14:00
Katie Hopkins trolls Pat Kenny as renters tell Joe Duffy of scary timesRadio Review: ‘Liveline’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘The Niall Boylan Show’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 14:00
Sporting cliches abound as Trump’s election kicks off a whole new ball gameRadio Review: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Documentary on One: Sin-é – Jeff Buckley’s Irish Odyssey’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Nov 18 2016 - 14:00
High Noon for queasy liberals as George Hook ramps up the rhetoricRadio review: ‘High Noon’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Marty in the Morning’Fri Nov 11 2016 - 17:08
Bad behaviour brings out the best in Anton SavageToday FM’s morning presenter takes a surprisingly tough line with a GAA star’s gambling addiction, while Cormac Ó hEadhra’s scorn stifles the raison d’être of the Late DebateFri Nov 04 2016 - 14:00
Paul Williams’s hard-boiled breakfast offering not easy to stomachRadio Review: ‘Newstalk Breakfast’, ‘Newstalk Drive’ and ‘Liveline’Fri Oct 28 2016 - 14:00
Taboo or not taboo: listening to stories of domestic violenceRadio Review: Ryan Tubridy, incensed by what he hears, and Tom Dunne, as Peter Hook talks about Caroline Aherne, handle the topic sensitivelyFri Oct 21 2016 - 14:00
Joe Duffy lets callers express their inner TrumpReview: ‘Liveline’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Business’ and ‘High Noon’Fri Oct 14 2016 - 19:13
It’s Not Over review: Trapped by the TroublesTHEATREclub’s sprawling drama is a rebuke to official views of the North’s recent historyThu Oct 13 2016 - 15:17
Radio: Cyclists get a rough ride as Pat Kenny revs up his outrageReview: A harrowing revelation shocks Ray D’Arcy from his normally ironic poiseFri Oct 07 2016 - 14:00
Radio: No pain, no gain as Ian Dempsey looks to create a buzzReview: Today FM host endures tattooist’s needle as a troubled friendship plays out on 'Off the Ball'Fri Sept 30 2016 - 16:17
What Paul Williams could learn from Sean O’RourkeRadio review: Paul Williams is becoming Newstalk’s Mr Controversial while once-feared news presenter Sean O'Rourke enjoys himself, even as he’s outfoxed by the PresidentThu Sept 22 2016 - 16:00
Dublin Fringe reviews: RIOT is the festival's most exhilarating spectacleRIOT - Can a great night out also count as a political act?Mon Sept 19 2016 - 16:05
Rocky restart for Newstalk as hosts struggle to land a punchRadio review: ‘Breakfast’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘High Noon’, ‘Newstalk Drive’ and ‘Sean Moncrieff’Fri Sept 16 2016 - 14:30
Dublin Fringe reviews: “A brilliant show I never want to suffer through again”The latest Dublin Fringe festival reviews, featuring Release the Baboons, The Humours of Bandon and To Hell in a HandbagThu Sept 15 2016 - 12:00
Dublin Fringe reviews: Penny Arcade leaves us longing for more'Hope Hunt'/'Wrongheaded' double bill dissects effects of patriarchy as 'Megalomaniac' shows vaulting ambitionTue Sept 13 2016 - 14:00
Dublin Fringe begins: reviews from the opening weekendThe opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesqueMon Sept 12 2016 - 14:00
Radio: Tough topic for Ray D’Arcy while Liveline goes lameReview: ‘Liveline’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Sept 09 2016 - 14:00
RTÉ has a serious stab at radio comedyApart from satirical shows such as Callan’s Kicks, comedy has been a bit ad hoc on RTÉ over the past 30 years. A new radio project aims to change thatTue Sept 06 2016 - 06:00
Matt Cooper goes looking for a slice of that big Apple pieRadio review: ‘The Last Word’, ‘Lunchtime’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’Fri Sept 02 2016 - 15:00
Folk hero: Richard Fariña’s wild ride from Tyrone to GreenwichThe late writer and musician made a big impression in the 1960s, whether playing with Bob Dylan or fishing in Ireland. Just beware of his tall tales of Castro and the IRAFri Aug 12 2016 - 17:00
Ryan Tubridy and Anton Savage – masters of silly-season banterRadio review: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Second Captains’Fri Aug 12 2016 - 14:00
Jonathan Healy sets high standards as death and doom fill the airRadio review: ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Seán Moncrieff’Fri Aug 05 2016 - 16:11
Radio: George Hook’s usual appetite for nostalgia finally tips into gluttonyReview: Seán O’Rourke, The Right Hook, Marian Finucane and Off The BallSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Forecast for the future not too bright on ‘Morning Ireland’Review: ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Liveline’Sun Jul 24 2016 - 20:18
Kentucky Noah too much bad science for Matt CooperRadio review: Creationist guest prompts smug reaction from Today FM host, as Ray D’Arcy discusses mid-life crises and Theresa May’s shoesFri Jul 15 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brenda Donohue finds the sunny sound of the suburbsReview: ‘Like Family’, ‘Inside Culture’, ‘Neil Delamare’s Sunday Best’, ‘The Ian Dempsey Show’Fri Jul 08 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brexit parting is such sweet sorrow for Sean MoncrieffReview: ‘Moncrieff’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Breakfast’Fri Jul 01 2016 - 16:00
Joan Burton, the C-word and a revenge pornography ordealRadio review: Threats to women were to the fore of Sean O’Rourke’s shows after the murder of Jo CoxFri Jun 24 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Irish unity elusive as Matt Cooper pushes the Brexit doorReview: ‘The Last Word’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Off the Ball’, ‘The Last Hook’Fri Jun 17 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Brendan Howlin sets the record straight for Miriam O’CallaghanReview: ‘Sunday with Miriam’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’Sun Jun 05 2016 - 13:17
Radio: Kinahan-Hutch coverage heats up as reporters descend on murder sceneReview: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Moncrieff’, ‘Liveline’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’Fri May 27 2016 - 17:04
Radio: Cormac Ó hEadhra’s fireworks end RTÉ’s night with a bangReview: ‘The Late Debate’, ‘Talking Point with Sarah Carey’Fri May 20 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Mad as hell George Hook has his ‘Network’ momentReview: ‘The Right Hook’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’Fri May 13 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Douze points as Derek Mooney hosts a dawn chorus for EuropeReview: ‘Mooney Goes Wild: The Dawn Chorus’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’ and ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’Fri May 06 2016 - 16:00
Historical dramas that linger in the memoryRTÉ recalls the Rising with an evocative play while Radio Ulster has Great War love lettersFri Apr 29 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Keelin Shanley deserves more than six out of 10Review: ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘The Last Word’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’Fri Apr 22 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Tubs gets the smell of abuse, Joe Duffy hears the ‘purpose of sexuality’Review: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Inside Culture’, ‘The Ronan Collins Show’Fri Apr 15 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Unexpected buzz as Ray D’Arcy rediscovers his mojoReview: ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’, ‘Moncrieff’ and ‘Breakfast’ (Newstalk)Fri Apr 08 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Untold stories breathe new life into old mythsReview: ‘The History Show’, ‘Sunday with Miriam’ and ‘Today with Seán O’Rourke’Fri Apr 01 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Grim week has tempers rising on ‘Liveline’Review: ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Drama on One: 100’Fri Mar 25 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Matt Cooper’s tough talk trumps Ryan Tubridy’s genialityReview: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘The Last Word’, ‘The Weekend on One’Fri Mar 18 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Aine Lawlor gives women’s voices a rare sporting chanceReview: ‘Marian Finucane’, ‘Off the Ball’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’Fri Mar 11 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Joe Duffy polls the nation, with murky resultsReview: ‘Liveline’, ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Niall Boylan Show’, ‘The Right Hook’Fri Mar 04 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Pundits fall flat as politicians shatter on Sean MoncrieffReview: Today with Seán O’Rourke; The Last Word; The Anton Savage Show; Moncrieff; Rising TimeFri Feb 26 2016 - 16:00
Radio: ‘Outraged Pat Kenny tears up rather than rules the airwavesReview: ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Feb 19 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Hidden horror stories of gangland crimewaveOn-air analysis of killings prefers sensation to perspective, as Joe Duffy and Aine Lawlor hearFri Feb 12 2016 - 16:00
Radio: Janet, John, Terry and TubridyReview: Ryan Tubridy is the closest thing Irish radio has to the much missed Terry WoganFri Feb 05 2016 - 16:00
