The year of Ulysses: 2022 marks centenary of Joyce’s experimental masterpieceBeloved by millions, incomprehensible to millions more, the novel is now firmly embedded in Irish cultureTue Jan 04 2022 - 03:00
Claire Byrne is radio’s prefect, Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney its maverick copsRadio in 2021: Radio 1’s new guard found their voice, Newstalk stayed scrappySun Dec 19 2021 - 05:00
‘Everyone’s nerves are a little bit frayed.’ Ryan Tubridy pleads for patienceRadio: He can sound corny, but his dislike of bad manners has a genuine ringFri Dec 17 2021 - 05:00
‘With great hesitation, I’m going to talk of vaccine hesitancy’Radio: In a high-wire act, Newstalk’s Clare McKenna airs fears over child vaccinationFri Dec 10 2021 - 05:00
‘I just wish people would stop moaning and giving out.’ But what would Liveline do then?Review: Joe Duffy presides over tetchy debates on bungalows and masks in schoolsFri Dec 03 2021 - 05:00
Tony Holohan’s best is not quite good enough for Ciara KellyRadio: The Newstalk host presses the chief medical officer on his pandemic responseFri Nov 26 2021 - 05:00
‘Sobering’ Covid restrictions and a ‘dog’s dinner’ redress scheme. Only Ray D’Arcy had a good weekRadio: Disappointment at the mother and baby home redress scheme is unmistakableFri Nov 19 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne challenges Ireland’s climate strategy: ‘People are being asked to pony up a lot’Radio: The RTÉ host deftly turns a consumer item into a querying of government policyFri Nov 12 2021 - 05:00
The Michael Healy-Rae climate plan: ‘Save the planet but not at the expense of the farmer’Radio: Pat Kenny tries to sum up the Kerry TD’s view of the climate crisis in IrelandFri Nov 05 2021 - 05:00
Charlie Bird: ‘My voice will go first. And my voice has been me’Veteran journalist on coming to terms with his motor neuron disease diagnosisSat Oct 30 2021 - 06:00
Anton Savage needs to be a little more, well, savageThe Newstalk host has an appealing confidence. He just needs a pinch of brutalityFri Oct 29 2021 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy for once appears winded, uncertain how to proceedRadio: His naturally upbeat manner plays a crucial role in a poignant conversationFri Oct 22 2021 - 05:00
‘Were we right in the head?’ Joe Duffy asks as free contraception proves a difficult pill to swallowRadio: Budget 2022 seems to have pleased no one, judging by reaction on airwavesFri Oct 15 2021 - 05:00
A Covid bonus? Pat Kenny can’t hide his irritationRadio: The Newstalk host also disapproves of sloppy attire and sloppy thinkingFri Oct 08 2021 - 05:00
Why Ray D’Arcy should have kept his mouth shutRadio: Only a vindictive soul would wish D’Arcy silenced in so cruel a wayFri Oct 01 2021 - 05:00
Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney air their dirty laundry in publicRadio: The ostensibly mismatched Drivetime hosts are a year into their on-air partnershipFri Sept 24 2021 - 05:00
Brendan O’Connor sharpens the skewers, helped by a hapless Conor LenihanRadio: RTÉ host does a good line in disdain when proceedings threaten to get too cosyFri Sept 17 2021 - 05:00
‘The right surname, school and rugby club’: Newstalk’s women tackle the old boys’ networkRadio: Andrea Gilligan is Newstalk’s only solo female weekday presenterFri Sept 10 2021 - 05:00
Paschal Donohoe waffles, Claire Byrne yawns, Catherine Martin bristlesRadio: The lifting of Covid restrictions runs a distant second to the Katherine Zappone controversyFri Sept 03 2021 - 05:00
Joe Duffy calls out Gemma O’Doherty, Dee Wall, Ben Gilroy and their anti-vaccine theoriesRadio: The Liveline host sounds furious at the ‘hijacking’ of Nicole Cahill’s deathFri Aug 27 2021 - 05:00
Go ahead, make my day: Pat Kenny gets all Dirty Harry about street ‘yobs’Radio: The Newstalk host hears lurid tales of ‘urban terrorism’ on the streets of DublinFri Aug 20 2021 - 06:00
Wide-eyed Joe Duffy: Wet behind the ears or dunked in amniotic fluid?Radio: Playing the naif is tricky when the topic is the glorification of criminality at a funeralFri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy: With sturdy self-belief, our best-paid broadcaster hits his summer grooveRadio: He knows his style isn’t for everyone, but his enthusiasm is infectiousFri Jul 16 2021 - 05:00
Affable, no-waffle Katie Hannon is a natural in the Liveline seatRadio review: Hannon is more comfortable than any of Duffy’s other replacementsFri Jul 09 2021 - 07:39
Claire Byrne applies the pressure, and Eamon Ryan snapsRadio: The interview underscores how quickly the optimistic mood has disappearedFri Jul 02 2021 - 05:00
Stephen Donnelly gives unconvincing National Maternity Hospital performanceRadio: Minister for Health is smooth on the Delta variant but rattled by the hospital sagaFri Jun 25 2021 - 05:00
Want a rude awakening? Switch from Morning Ireland to 2FM BreakfastRadio: Doireann Garrihy, Donncha O’Callaghan and Carl Mullan front the zany new showFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
Pat Kenny grills Eoin Ó Broin on Newstalk. RTÉ goes easy on Leo VaradkarRadio: Sinn Féin’s defence that it was merely following the example of others is trueFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
Oliver Callan’s even better at meaningless fluff than Ryan TubridyRadio: The talented mimic is adept at filling airtime but oddly reserved when talking to othersFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
RTÉ’s marauding army of zombies? It’s fake news, folksRadio: The national broadcaster's Truth Matters podcast seeks to unpick fact from fictionFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
Katie Hannon’s winning formula: sharp questioning and wry derisionRadio: The Late Debate’s quietly authoritative presenter is the show’s key assetFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
Pat Kenny witnesses a street brawl in Dalkey: ‘30 or 40 people at it full pelt’Radio: ‘Thinking about this reopening,’ the Newstalk presenter says. ‘Are we really prepared?’Fri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne isn’t just a rigorous interviewer. She’s a rigorous staycationerRadio: The RTÉ host’s trademark efficiency even extends to her leisure time planningFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Declan Ganley, Michael Healy-Rae and Joe Brolly are the spice of NewstalkRadio: They’re not to everyone’s taste, but they add flavour to Kieran Cuddihy’s showFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Andrea Gilligan: A kindly voice among the macho men of NewstalkRadio: Beside strutting colleagues, empathetic host sounds as saintly as Mother TeresaFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00
Cormac Ó hEadhra, usually an irresistible force, is stopped by an immovable bureaucratRadio: RTÉ’s Drivetime host is frustrated by a spokesman’s stance on Covid vaccinesFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:00
Philip Boucher-Hayes trips over his own intellectRadio: The erudite, thoughtful presenter is sometimes too keen to show off his learningFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:00
Joe Duffy exposes the fiction of the HSE’s vaccine adsRadio: Duffy may not curry favour with radio advertisers, but he serves his public wellFri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00
A PC Brendan O’Connor? The RTÉ thought police must have got to him tooRadio: The RTÉ Radio 1 host can be smart and sharp but also thoughtful and even empatheticFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne’s gloom doesn’t stand a chance against Marty Morrissey’s full Irish shtickRadio: The GAA broadcaster is an unlikely tonic after a downbeat run-up to St Patrick’s DayFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy proves his lockdown life is as boring as everyone else’sRadio: The RTÉ presenter shows his everyman side but could do with more substantial materialFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne and Matt Cooper flog the dead horseRadio: Meanwhile serious public issues, like the Central Bank’s €4.1m fine of Davy, got little airtimeFri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00
Pat Kenny is fuming – and it’s not because of his property disputeRadio: Host tires of Charlie McConalogue’s vagueness as Ministers fudge pandemic plansFri Feb 26 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne isn’t easily silenced. But this left her lost for wordsRadio: The RTÉ host heard from Erin and James McClean about their anti-Irish abuseFri Feb 19 2021 - 05:00
Drivetime now has the zippiest news coverage on Irish radioRadio: Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra combine rigorous interviews with light reliefFri Feb 12 2021 - 05:00
The ghost of Ivan Yates haunts Kieran Cuddihy’s Hard ShoulderRadio: Cuddihy is skilled and energetic, yet his Newstalk show seldom hits the markFri Feb 05 2021 - 05:00
Claire Byrne’s inconvenient facts burst Stephen Donnelly’s bubbleRadio review: The calmly forensic style of the host unpicks the Minister for Health’s assertionsFri Jan 29 2021 - 05:00
Don’t sweat the big stuff: Top earner Tubridy sticks to small talkRadio: Ryan Tubridy’s spiel shows his ability as a broadcaster. Sounding this effortless isn’t easyFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:00
Joe Duffy et al do what the mother and baby home commission could notThe week's radio shows let survivors set records straight, share their anger and ask crucial questionsFri Jan 15 2021 - 05:00
Ray D’Arcy has the solution to all our problemsThis is mightily flimsy stuff, more suited to local radio. But, against the odds, it worksFri Jan 08 2021 - 07:31