Newstalk Radio

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

RTÉ makes two appointments to leadership team as part of new strategic plan

The BBC’s Steve Carson to become director of video while Newstalk’s Patricia Monahan will be director of audio

Pat Kenny’s conversation with Michael O’Leary turns the air sulphuric

Radio: As one of Ireland’s most experienced interviewers, Pat Kenny is forensic in his questioning. But not, seemingly, with Michael O’Leary this week

Joe Duffy’s Liveline conversation seems designed to play on men’s worst fears

Radio: If the Liveline conversation seems designed to play on men’s worst fears, it ultimately eschews sensationalism in favour of salutary advice

Kieran Cuddihy is far better at landing punches than punchlines, which is bad news for Stephen Donnelly

Radio: Newstalk presenter mercifully ditches the flat gags, subjecting the Minister for Health to an onslaught

Jess Kelly: ‘Everything changed for the better when I stopped caring so much about what others thought of me’

Newstalk’s Tech Talk presenter on being a middle child, summers on the Shannon and being organised

Pat Kenny’s ‘last great spin on the roundabout’ is a slow-burn success story for Irish radio

It takes time to build an audience for a radio show – and time to understand exactly how a new one is faring

Profits at Pat Kenny’s media company plunge about 60%

Broadcaster and his wife Kathy are listed as the firm’s only directors, which has assets of almost €2.4m

Grumpy boomer bingo: Cliches abound as Pat Kenny plays to stereotype

Radio review: Unfortunately, the Newstalk host stops short of mentioning ‘snowflakes’, so denying listeners a full house

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

Chris Doyle becomes permanent CEO of Bauer Media’s Irish radio stations

Executive had been leading Bauer Media Audio Ireland, the owner of Today FM and Newstalk, on an interim basis

Brendan O’Connor brings his contrary streak to a cosy conversation about immigration

Radio: Even at his most factually minded, the RTÉ presenter can’t resist his mischievous side

Wake-up call on Newstalk Breakfast as inflammatory language on immigration goes mainstream

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly run the gamut from children’s sleepovers to John McGuirk’s bellicose language

The 2 Johnnies might act like jokers, but they’re laughing all the way to the bank

Radio: 2FM’s drivetime duo, who turn raucous rural references into ratings, know their listeners – and the value of their brand

Newstalk host Kieran Cuddihy isn’t easily silenced, even when his mouth is full

Radio: Newstalk host tucks into burgers while taking on bigger issues, as Ray D’Arcy earns dad rock cachet

A rogue Ivan Yates returns to the airwaves and takes aim at Leo Varadkar

The former Fine Gael minister displays little loyalty for his old party during his snap analysis of Leo Varadkar’s shock resignation as Taoiseach

Pat Kenny goes from dropping clangers to a raw conversation about a distressing subject

Radio: The Newstalk host draws out detail rather than showily sympathising when he speaks to Mary about her experience of reporting historical abuse

Inspectors into INM governance scandal circulate draft findings to witnesses

Move signals long-running investigation into Ireland’s largest news group is drawing to a close

‘We’re so middle class’: Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman don’t hide their familiarity with bourgie lifestyle cliches

Radio review: In being themselves, the Newstalk Breakfast hosts leave a distinctive stamp on their morning show

Feeling unwanted by RTÉ, Joe Duffy shows his value with a heartbreaking programme

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

Oliver Callan doesn’t sound totally at home with lifestyle-oriented conversations that have traditionally filled 9am slot

Radio: RTÉ's Claire Byrne shows she can get riled with the best of them as she urges her guest Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary to stop the ‘personal insults’

Newstalk’s Kieran Cuddihy is on top form but not everything that comes out of his mouth is palatable

Radio: ‘If I was walking the dog, no one around, I’d hock up a big spit and fire it into the air,’ he announces

Stark differences between Seán Moncrieff and Pat Kenny in tackling immigration debate

When it comes to immigration and the Irish, it’s the same old story

2023 in radio: Tubridy fallout lingers over RTÉ as rival stations look like safer options

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

Kieran Cuddihy searches for festive joy, Pat Kenny warns of Christmas tree surprises

Radio: Anti-immigrant attitudes worry Hard Shoulder host, while his Newstalk colleague is wary of seasonal speedbumps

Newstalk Breakfast duo preside over fractious debate as Shane MacGowan’s widow shares fond memories on RTÉ

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

Inquisitor general or Inspector Gadget? Matt Cooper finds his fun side

Radio: Today FM host is unconvincing as a tech goods showman, while Sean Moncrieff can’t stay serious for too long

Claire Byrne and Joe Duffy assiduously avoid talking about the salary cap

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

An incredulous Pat Kenny keeps his cool at Israeli ambassador’s ‘hollow-sounding’ concern for Palestinians

Radio: The Newstalk host is perplexed by the diplomat’s unbending stance on a conflict that also dominates RTÉ Radio 1′s Drivetime

Andrea Gilligan might not pose the toughest questions, but she knows how to dodge a bullet

Radio: The Lunchtime Live host opts for friendly inquiry rather than wilful baiting, but she needs to stay alert all the same

Dublin City Council should develop more ‘pocket parks’, says Green Party MEP

Some space used for parking should be reclaimed for residents, Ciarán Cuffe says

‘Is it a little bit of a dog whistle?’ Newstalk Breakfast hosts swap conversations for clickbait

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly half-heartedly stir the pot, while Kieran Cuddihy enjoys some senatorial skirmishing

Radio: Natural but nervous Maura Derrane struggles to lift RTÉ’s misfiring 9am slot

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

Helen McEntee says Dublin’s new ‘community wardens’ will not perform role of gardaí

Dublin wardens will not intervene but instead engage with local community and observe what is happening in area, Minister for Justice says

Pat Kenny motors along at Newstalk as RTÉ’s big stars stall

Radio: Veteran presenter seems unlikely to take foot off pedal in either the studio or car, while Miriam O’Callaghan needs more gripping material to arrest decline

Young people should educate themselves about Troubles, says Bertie Ahern after Wolfe Tones draw record crowd

Comments come after thousands sing ‘Ooh, ah, up the Ra’ during Wolfe Tones’ Electric Picnic performance

Joe Duffy needles Up the ’Ra songwriter about the ‘brutal’ song that made him ‘a bit rich’

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

‘Ireland damaged a lot of its children and she was one of them’: Sinéad O’Connor’s death casts sense of shock across the airwaves

Radio: Normally wry Newstalk presenter captures disbelief over singer’s death, in a week of disturbing news at home and abroad

‘Money might not buy happiness but definitely provides a sense of security’

Me & My Money: Andrea Gilligan, broadcaster

‘I’d say the f***er would have come through the window’: angry bulls test Colm Ó Mongáin on Liveline

Radio: The current affairs host faces his toughest Radio 1 test yet as he fills in for Joe Duffy

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