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Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: Eugene O’Brien’s fanciful story of the friendship between a rural bouncer and a legendary singer is brought to life by Stephen Jones’ vivid performance
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly half-heartedly stir the pot, while Kieran Cuddihy enjoys some senatorial skirmishing
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
Radio: The RTÉ presenter discusses crises big and small, from Libya and Morocco to RTÉ and dodgy Greek hooch
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
Radio: After 21 years of broadcasting with Dermot Whelan at his side, Today FM’s Dave Moore is taking his first, tentative steps as a solo host
Radio: On The Nine O’Clock Show, the stand-in host has a jag at the self-exculpatory impulses that scuppered his predecessor’s planned return
Rap is 50 this year. These groundbreaking tracks are a history of the world-conquering genre
Radio: Normally wry Newstalk presenter captures disbelief over singer’s death, in a week of disturbing news at home and abroad
Seán Rocks’s adventurous Arena arts show is is a welcome diversion in an earlier time slot that nudges it into prime time
Radio: Newstalk host keen to tackle other matters but Ryan Tubridy’s committee speech grabs all the attention
Radio: Radio 1 coverage highlights admirable relentlessness with which presenters and reporters have pursued payments scandal
Radio 1 presenters relentlessly cover hidden payments controversy, as Oliver Callan sounds like someone making himself comfortable in the Ryan Tubridy slot
RTÉ presenter tries not to take sides, though he doesn’t hide his views during defence debate
Radio: The current affairs host faces his toughest Radio 1 test yet as he fills in for Joe Duffy