‘If I’m intimidated, that’s a problem’: Fireworks fly as Joe Duffy hears tales of teenage delinquency
Radio: Liveline callers paint a grim portrait of urban dystopia, while Nell McCafferty’s legacy is vividly remembered across the airwaves
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Rachael English and Des Cahill are on different wavelengths on ‘Happy Kellie Harrington Day’
Radio: The move towards calling out Musk and X, where far-right members have been able to gather large followings, is overdue
Rachael English named as new presenter of RTÉ Radio 1′s News at One
Veteran presenter will replace Bryan Dobson, who has retired
Rachael English: ‘I saw the figures for the amount of airtime Irish female musicians get, and I’m stumped as to why it’s still so low’
The RTÉ journalist on her latest novel, about a female rock group in the 1980s; her Dennis Lehane pilgrimage; and love of The Poor Mouth
‘I’m breaking’: Morning Ireland’s emotional interview gets to the heart of housing crisis
Radio: Flagship show has been struggling lately but its old formula proves perfect for addressing the consequences of lifting of the evictions ban
RTÉ got it right with Brendan O’Connor, JNLR figures suggest
Succeeding Marian Finucane on Radio 1’s weekend slots came with risks attached
Tony Holohan’s best is not quite good enough for Ciara Kelly
Radio: The Newstalk host presses the chief medical officer on his pandemic response
Covid-19 rules create ‘uneven playing field’ in bookselling
Government urged to designate bookshops essential service, as in France and Italy
Drivetime now has the zippiest news coverage on Irish radio
Radio: Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra combine rigorous interviews with light relief
Top Irish authors contribute to new book to help adult literacy
Publication in plain English marks 40 years of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
Nudity, teenage sex, porno movies and plain old fornication: Liveline has it all
Joe Duffy can’t believe his luck – er, sorry, ears – when callers splutter about Normal People
Ivan Yates allows ancient rivalries provide respite from new menace
Sombre Newstalk host rediscovers irreverent persona for on-air prank, while Morning Ireland highlights the perils of shopping
Joe Duffy is in his element as Liveline callers pile into each other
The conversation turns ugly the moment the post-election Liveline opens
Deaths of Larry Gogan and Marian Finucane leave Montrose reeling
Radio review: In a sad week, RTÉ presenters pull together to remember broadcasting legends
Funeral of Marian Finucane will take place on Tuesday
RTÉ broadcaster died suddenly on Thursday at her Kildare home
Women lead tributes to Marian Finucane: ‘It’s nearly like your mother has died’
Books of condolence open at RTÉ and in Naas after broadcaster’s sudden death aged 69
‘People died so we could watch Irish celebrities on Dancing with the Stars?’
Radio review: Kieran Cuddihy and Shane Coleman bring fresh energy to Newstalk Breakfast
Nothing settled as Peter Casey meets Travellers on Newstalk
Former presidential candidate sticks to his guns as radio reporting debut falls flat
‘Morning Ireland’ to ramp up business news coverage
RTÉ Radio 1 to add new bulletin after 8.30am to capture market reactions
Bryan Dobson move to ‘Morning Ireland’ confirmed
RTÉ presenter will leave ‘Six One News’ programme at end of October after 21 years
Cathal MacCoille on leaving RTÉ, ‘Morning Ireland’ and getting up in the middle of the night
The broadcaster reflects on his years spent presenting the first news of the day on RTÉ
Rachael English: Why I write, and why it took me so long
When I was a teenager, I wrote all the time. Did I want to be a writer? I don’t know that I thought in those terms. Even wanting to be a journalist sounded a bit showy
High Noon for queasy liberals as George Hook ramps up the rhetoric
Radio review: ‘High Noon’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Marty in the Morning’
Una Mullally: Why I have tuned out of #GE16
‘I’m allergic to their voices, their butchering of language, their PR’d answers, their deflection, their evasiveness’
What’s on around Ireland this weekend
Traditional music in Bantry, Baroque music in Ardee and Crafts & Design at Ballymaloe
Going from riches to rags in middle-class Dublin: Each and Every One
Review: Rachael English’s second novel takes a wealthy Dublin family and throws a grenade into their privileged existence
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