At Newstalk, Ciara Kelly gets righteously annoyed
The breakfast host seems to court listeners who once complained about the PC brigade but now prefer to decry the woke mob
Latest articles about Shane Coleman
The breakfast host seems to court listeners who once complained about the PC brigade but now prefer to decry the woke mob
Radio: When the RTÉ host talks to Pat and Aisling Ryan, it’s an intriguing glimpse into an unseen and unglamorous yet vital industry
Radio review: With robust public finances allowing Ministers a Teflon complacency, the fireworks of old are missing from the post-budget airwaves
Radio: Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman host awkward chats and gratuitous squabbles as Fiachna Ó Braonáin signs off with feeling
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly run the gamut from children’s sleepovers to John McGuirk’s bellicose language
Radio review: In being themselves, the Newstalk Breakfast hosts leave a distinctive stamp on their morning show
Radio review: Fault lines trump fairy tales as Newstalk Breakfast duo do their own thing
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly half-heartedly stir the pot, while Kieran Cuddihy enjoys some senatorial skirmishing
Radio: Newstalk host keen to tackle other matters but Ryan Tubridy’s committee speech grabs all the attention
RTÉ presenter tries not to take sides, though he doesn’t hide his views during defence debate
Radio: Sparks fly when Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly discuss open fires, but Adrian Kennedy arrives on Newstalk without his old shock-jock energy
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman test their listeners’ appetites, but their theatrical chalk-and-cheese act is strangely comforting
Radio review: The Newstalk Breakfast duo provide diversion as well as information
Claire Byrne, Matt Cooper and Pat Kenny among ratings winners
Radio: The presenters argue over restriction. It is a welcome diversion
Radio in 2021: Radio 1’s new guard found their voice, Newstalk stayed scrappy
Newstalk’s Pat Kenny and Today FM’s Dermot & Dave among JNLR ratings winners
Radio: The Newstalk host presses the chief medical officer on his pandemic response
Radio: The Newstalk host also disapproves of sloppy attire and sloppy thinking
Radio: Minister for Health is smooth on the Delta variant but rattled by the hospital saga
Radio: RTÉ’s Drivetime host is frustrated by a spokesman’s stance on Covid vaccines
Radio: Meanwhile serious public issues, like the Central Bank’s €4.1m fine of Davy, got little airtime
Radio: Cuddihy is skilled and energetic, yet his Newstalk show seldom hits the mark
Newstalk host sounds sceptical as Trinity College professor floats a novel idea to delay festivities
Overeagerness aside, Cuddihy can make a success of his show, as can Andrea Gilligan
Radio review: Ray D’Arcy shows all politics is personal, while Ciara Kelly ties herself in knots
Debate hears government gives more State funding to ‘horses than students’
Review: Every radio show has filler, but Ciara Kelly has had the trowel out a lot recently
The contrast between RTÉ’s obvious disdain for Lyric and indulgent attitude toward 2fm sent out a deeply negative signal
Radio Review: Newstalk Breakfast presenter captures the charged atmosphere in London, while Ray D’Arcy looks at problems closer to home
Radio review: The presenter shows off his digging skills over a racist incident on the train
Radio review: Kieran Cuddihy and Shane Coleman bring fresh energy to Newstalk Breakfast
Newstalk hosts discuss Christmas menus while Mary Wilson uncovers the facts of eviction
Year in Culture Review: The news station proved a raucous alternative to staid formulaic radio
Sunday morning presenter moves to join Shane Coleman in key weekday slot
Journalist steps down after two years on Communicorp-owned station
It can be easy to forget that Shane Coleman and Paul Williams have formidable news pedigrees
The falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we are
Radio Review: Pat Kenny – being Pat Kenny – goes off on a bizarre tangent on Jastine Valdez’ migration status
Radio review: Varadkar favours snow talk over 2040 publicity campaign while Cormac Ó hEadhra enjoys a Brexit scrap
Radio: The presenter’s discussion on internet safety stokes deep parental fears
Vincent grumbles to Ray, while Muireann O’Connell is the new safe pair of hands in Al Porter's former Today FM slot
Inside Politics: Sinn Féin and DUP are as far away as ever from getting the lights back on at Stormont
Radio review: The Las Vegas reports are radio that you wish you didn’t have to hear, but that’s hard to forget
Ban imposed due to ‘vile comments’ in Fintan O’Toole column, says Communicorp chief
George Hook’s rape comments are the result of the station’s flagrantly sexist strategy
Radio Review: It's was less Rumble in the Jungle and more Cakewalk on Newstalk
George Hook, decrying the erosion of civility, fails to practise what he preaches
Minister confirms target of vacant sites levy will be landowners sitting on sites in expectaiton of higher prices
The JNLR can seem like ‘fake news’, but the underlying data is vital to stations – still
Radio Review: The hosts bring real needle to their Odd Couple routine over cyclist issue
Broadcaster will present two-hour Sunday show on Communicorp radio station
British newspapers applauded ‘hard Brexit’ stance, others in Europe rolled their eyes
In a year when the commercial talk station turned angry and the national broadcaster stayed still, the music radio sector provided ominous omens
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