Joe Duffy

Radio: Today with Claire Byrne, Drivetime and Liveline all hear why so many people voted against the Government’s proposed changes to the Constitution

Radio: When on form he is unparalleled at drawing out personal stories that illuminate wider truth

Kevin Bakhurst told Irish Mirror that Liveline host had ‘made it clear he is not looking’ for new contract

‘Under no circumstances will consumers pay a deposit and not be entitled to reimbursement’, company says following complaints

Here are the most important stories you need to start your day, including: protest at hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, over plans to house 160 asylum seekers

Radio: There’s a frisson of payback as Liveline host’s concerns about Bauer Media’s Cash Machine game are shared by the Drivetime team

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

Radio review: Fault lines trump fairy tales as Newstalk Breakfast duo do their own thing

Television: Tone throughout is one of levity, often jarringly so when subject is Puck Fair goat

Claire Byrne seems blindsided by leaked news of Kevin Bakhurst’s ‘strategic vision’

Joe Duffy, Claire Byrne and Miriam O’Callaghan’s earnings to drop as Kevin Bakhurst outlines plan to shed 400 people from workforce

Television review: Fascinating conversation with Joe Duffy confirms Tony Holohan to be an ordinary man caught up in extraordinary circumstances

Radio 1′s revolving-door approach to Ryan Tubridy’s old spot does no favours for the TV presenter finding her groove in a new medium

Television: On Joe Duffy’s The Meaning of Life, two-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan reveals his spirituality is deeply felt and slightly muddled

Radio: Argument about chant from the Wolfe Tones song Celtic Symphony feels unsatisfying all around

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

Radio 1 presenters relentlessly cover hidden payments controversy, as Oliver Callan sounds like someone making himself comfortable in the Ryan Tubridy slot

Day of drama sees RTÉ director general resign while three top stars declare pay in full

Miriam O’Callaghan joins fellow RTÉ presenters in publicly discussing remuneration from broadcaster

Controversy stemming from secret payments to Ryan Tubridy appears to be worsening as week of hearings dawns

Liveline presenter was the first in his family to complete second-level education

Radio: Bracing though it is to hear the Liveline host venting opinions, it’s the stories of his guests that have most impact

Emer McLysaght: With Twitter in unsettling flux, nostalgia is already setting in for the heyday of #yokegate, #MassTweets and more

Radio: Liveline host revisits old maths lessons in giddy fashion, while Andrea Gilligan shows her practical side in conversations about racism and cancer

Directors’ fees for RTÉ presenter and his wife, June Meehan, drop €20,000 to €270,000 in 12 months to last April

In 2021, Dr Deirdre Lundy helped get the nation talking about menopause on Liveline. She’s delighted the pendulum has swung

Claire Byrne and Brendan O’Connor receive pay rises after inheriting key Radio 1 shows, list of top 10 on-air fees and salaries confirms

Radio: Tales of the late theologian Jean Vanier’s sexual abuse of young women prompt deja vu all over again for Joe Duffy

Radio review of 2022: RTÉ stations lost listenership as lockdown eased and interests fractured, while Today FM and Newstalk were stable without being stagnant

Radio 1 host successfully uses his cultural obsessions to draw out a guest, and there’s a rare outbreak of optimism on Liveline

Radio: Liveline and Documentary on One’s cataloguing of sexual abuse is public-service broadcasting in the truest sense

Broadcaster proposes alternative memorial to remember the children who died in the Easter Rising

Radio: On Liveline, the midweek downpours bring out Duffy’s inner stand-up, as he showers listeners with permachuckling bonhomie

Radio review: Tubridy favours portentousness, Duffy a more personal angle. One works better than the other for their Michael Collins commemorations

Report argues that biofuels are critical to meeting 2030 targets, but some are sceptical

How we treat our most vulnerable is a measure of the health of our society

Director Lenny Abrahamson and cast talk about adapting the author’s debut novel

Kinsale-based architects unlocked the potential of their home with stunning results

Problem cannot be ignored as women reveal performance at work affected by symptoms

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney