Des Cahill sounds wistful as Mary Wilson and Áine Lawlor leave Morning Ireland
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‘A vicious, unrelenting scam’: David McWilliams on the fraudsters using him in fake ads
Radio: Newstalk host Pat Kenny urges listeners to be cautious, while Simon Harris sounds the alarm about violent threats on Morning Ireland
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
Ray D’Arcy conjures up a Storm Éowyn image that would leave anyone feeling disconcerted
Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights
Sage Bertie Ahern, wry Joe Duffy and stoned-sounding Irish Maga fan: Radio reactions to Trump’s US election win
Radio: Ciara Kelly hears differing takes on Trump victory while Kieran Cuddihy meets jubilant Maga fans in New York
Determined to talk through immense pain on Morning Ireland
Radio: Sharon Magennis, of Largy College in Clones, told Audrey Carville about the loss of two ‘beautiful girls’
Claire Byrne challenges Ireland’s climate strategy: ‘People are being asked to pony up a lot’
Radio: The RTÉ host deftly turns a consumer item into a querying of government policy
Katie Hannon’s winning formula: sharp questioning and wry derision
Radio: The Late Debate’s quietly authoritative presenter is the show’s key asset
Pat Kenny witnesses a street brawl in Dalkey: ‘30 or 40 people at it full pelt’
Radio: ‘Thinking about this reopening,’ the Newstalk presenter says. ‘Are we really prepared?’
Claire Byrne’s inconvenient facts burst Stephen Donnelly’s bubble
Radio review: The calmly forensic style of the host unpicks the Minister for Health’s assertions
Joe Duffy et al do what the mother and baby home commission could not
The week's radio shows let survivors set records straight, share their anger and ask crucial questions
Listless Ray D’Arcy increasingly adrift in a sea of fresh voices
The staleness of the presenter's sweet ‘n’ sour format is a long-running concern
‘I have had a wonderful life’: Keelin Shanley remembered at funeral
Politicians and RTÉ colleagues pay final respects to ‘fearless and funny’ journalist
Irish TV stands to benefit - and suffer - in Election 2020
RTÉ will be keeping a tally of its costs, while Virgin Media won't want to displace Love Island
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