Double-header podcasts are topping the charts in Ireland and Britain. It’s no mystery why Irish audiences – and advertisers – love them so much
Support for the podcast stars, whose guests include Marty Morrissey, Nathan Carter and Dustin the Turkey, is fanatical
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
As I get sucked into this regional boosterism, I feel something change in me. Do I ... actually like it?
Television: The Tipperary duo return to RTÉ for a second season of the TV show after their exit from 2fm a few months ago
On their last 2FM show, a notable theme emerged from listeners' voice notes: it was great to hear culchies on the radio
The station needs to stop trying to import the latest quick-fix from a podcast or Instagram or TikTok
Radio: If losing one big-name broadcaster from RTÉ’s second station can be regarded as misfortune and two as carelessness, what does four count as?
Co Tipperary duo, who have hosted drivetime programme since 2022, had audience of 151,000 in latest JNLR figures
Radio: 2FM’s drivetime duo, who turn raucous rural references into ratings, know their listeners – and the value of their brand
Podcasting pair’s 3Arena show is not everyone’s idea of a cultural night out, but the audience leaves with smiles and sore feet
Television: Guests lined up for the first episode remind us that this is, in fact, still RTÉ
Radio: The music station is as loud and buzzy as ever, despite questions about its future
Radio: Podcasting duo’s irreverent style flounders on 2FM, while Dermot and Dave’s double act becomes a one-man show
TV review: In The Two Johnnies Do America their persona is that of minor hurlers who’ve got lost on their J1 holiday
O’Brien and McMahon, in between the gags, are prizing open conversations among a generation of young people, to whom that skill does not always come easily
Comic duo say they will never reveal the identity of anyone connected to the story
Radio review: Back on 2FM after a short ban, the pair seem unchanged by the recent controversy
Radio comment: RTÉ took the Tipperary duo off air after an outcry over a social media video
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
