Joe Duffy’s last Liveline: A rare acerbic shot at the Taoiseach, then the fabled phone-in show goes full end-of-pier
Radio: Saying goodbye with cabaret comedy rather than concerned callers, the departing host’s valedictory variety show is oddly apposite
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman excel at jaded on-air grumbling
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast duo adopt a resigned air while Joe Duffy celebrates his retirement with grim nostalgia
‘Dublin city centre is turning into an unadulterated kip’: Joe Duffy’s Liveline highlights
The veteran presenter was always adept at tapping into his audience’s concerns. People talked to Joe, after all
Cormac Ó hEadhra is a smart guy but he asks some pretty dumb questions
Radio: The RTÉ Drivetime host shouldn’t be startled by the number of people who prefer to avoid the news
‘Burn them all out’: The prejudice bubbling under Ireland’s thin veneer of normality
Radio: Newstalk and RTÉ cover unrest in Ballymena and Los Angeles
‘God’s feet’ bring a pungent odour to Tom Dunne’s Newstalk studio
Radio review: Helming proceedings at a leisurely, good-natured pace, Dunne makes Seán Moncrieff sound like a Stasi interrogator in comparison
Midway through his interview with Brendan O’Connor, Bono confesses
The RTÉ Radio 1 host eventually asks if the U2 frontman was wrong to accept a medal from Joe Biden given US support for Israel’s invasion of Gaza
Under cover of flimsy filler, Ray D’Arcy gets political
Radio: Radio 1 host’s show lays it on thick and thin, while former boxer Bernard Dunne hears compelling tales of sporting highs and lows
Even Claire Byrne is alarmed by what she hears about life for Irish teenagers
Radio: ‘This was a tsunami coming our way,’ Dr Harry Barry tells the RTÉ Radio 1 presenter
Skorts: Newstalk’s Andrea Gilligan gives the Camogie Association’s pig-headedness short shrift
Radio: The Newstalk host covers the camogie controversy in her signature style
Joe Duffy retirement: Liveline host presided over Ireland’s court of public opinion
The departing RTÉ host gave witness to Irish life on his phone-in show and exits the stage as one of the most influential, and distinctive, figures in Irish broadcasting
Radio review: ‘It sounded like a big mosquito’ - anger over drones fills the airwaves
Radio: RTÉ presenter is a likable substitute for Joe Duffy, while Newstalk’s Kieran Cuddihy launches an unusual free-speech crusade
Death of Pope Francis: Derek Mooney leads RTÉ’s coverage to intermittently jaw-dropping effect
Radio: The shocked host sounds vaguely peeved at the disruption to his wildlife special
Bertie Ahern’s talent for mangling everyday phrases is undimmed
Radio: The former taoiseach joins former tánaiste Simon Coveney to analyse the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump’s tariffs
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health