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Liveline: Joe Duffy’s phone-in has played a crucial role in bringing to light the horrific secrets of Ireland’s clerical institutions Joe Duffy et al do what the mother and baby home commission could not
  • Mick Heaney
  • January 15, 2021, 05:00

The week's radio shows let survivors set records straight, share their anger and ask crucial questions

Ray D’Arcy’s formula gels; if not chicken soup for the soul, then at least Cup-a-Soup for the tired mind. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/ RTÉ Ray D’Arcy has the solution to all our problems
  • Mick Heaney
  • January 8, 2021, 07:31

This is mightily flimsy stuff, more suited to local radio. But, against the odds, it works

Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra: driving Drivetime to new heights Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra have transformed Drivetime into compelling radio
  • Mick Heaney
  • December 18, 2020, 12:37

Ó hEadhra’s focused outrage and McInerney’s cooler tenaciousness has rejuvenated one of RTÉ Radio's flagship shows

Pat Kenny: the Newstalk presenter has sounded more engaged on air since the pandemic kicked in. Photograph: Frank Miller Pat Kenny is a smart man, but he asks some silly questions
  • Mick Heaney
  • December 11, 2020, 05:00

Radio: Veteran host sounds relaxed and confident, though his unwitting comedic side remains

Claire Byrne. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Shopping and fussing: Retail reopening brings out Claire Byrne’s stern side
  • Mick Heaney
  • December 4, 2020, 05:00

Her RTÉ show can stray towards sounding a bit judgy, no matter how sensible its advice  

Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Toy Show: Swore after accidentally spraying himself with fizzy orange Ryan Tubridy swears he dropped a B-bomb, not an F-bomb, on Late Late Toy Show
  • Mick Heaney
  • November 30, 2020, 12:42

Presenter uses his RTÉ Radio 1 programme to insist he didn’t utter the F-word on Friday night

Miriam O’Callaghan: sounds so sincere that her touchy-feely public persona seems flinty by comparison. Photograph: RTÉ Miriam O’Callaghan’s ‘forever sorry’ apology puts her usual touchy-feeliness in the shade
  • Mick Heaney
  • November 27, 2020, 06:00

She expresses her sorrow with uncharacteristic trepidation. Then it’s on with the show

 Joe Duffy’s trundlingly unfunny rhymes make the rapping of Dustin the Turkey sound like Wu-Tang Clan Joe Duffy’s rapping is as shocking as anything on the airwaves this year
  • Mick Heaney
  • November 20, 2020, 05:45

Duffy’s unfunny rhymes make Dustin the Turkey sound like Wu-Tang Clan

Ciara Kelly’s medical background combines with her confidence as a broadcaster to good effect. Photograph: Tom Honan Ciara Kelly hits radio gold as health expert suggests postponing Christmas
  • Mick Heaney
  • November 13, 2020, 06:26

Newstalk host sounds sceptical as Trinity College professor floats a novel idea to delay festivities

Settling in: Drivetime’s Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney Drivetime duo emerge as winners from divisive election
  • Mick Heaney
  • November 7, 2020, 05:00

Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra gel as US poll unfolds, Joe Duffy gets populist about panto

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