Claire Byrne

Radio: The Today host’s calm and professional approach is very admirable but an airless atmosphere often pervades the programme

RTÉ flagship chat show is a demanding, often unwieldy, format battling a decline in TV viewership – whoever inherits the job will soon realise it’s not easy

Claire Byrne and Brendan O’Connor receive pay rises after inheriting key Radio 1 shows, list of top 10 on-air fees and salaries confirms

Barry Cowen started off by saying very nice things about Paschal. Then moved on to say even nicer things

UN human rights office says the case had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region

Radio: The Drivetime host is enjoyably giddy presenting solo this week, but a special zing returns when he’s side by side with his cohost Sarah McInerney

Radio review of 2022: RTÉ stations lost listenership as lockdown eased and interests fractured, while Today FM and Newstalk were stable without being stagnant

Television: Oh for Claire Byrne Live, the plague shed and a sprinkling of lunacy to help the misery go down

Radio review: Byrne manages to find some light relief in a week of unimaginable darkness

Radio: Are questions about pay, in an item about pay, too much to expect? Pat Kenny and Claire Byrne both struggle to ask them

Radio 1 Morning Ireland stretches lead as most-listened-to programme on Irish radio

Ronan Collins Show did not stigmatise non-Christians by playing O Holy Night, regulator also finds

Gardaí would collate information on those committing domestic violence under proposed legislation

Series carries on strange tradition of Irish current affairs programming that lurches towards the surreal and bonkers

Final episode of RTÉ One current affairs show will air on Monday as presenter focuses on radio for now

Festival organisers flying in staff from abroad to work summer jobs

Minister for Sport threatens IABA with ‘immediate and severe financial sanctions’

James Menton tells committee two owners would make it difficult to manage campus

Varadkar says he had ‘assumed’ CMO applied for professor role in Trinity College Dublin

Emergency department taskforce asks Minister for urgent fresh public health advice

‘We are still dealing with a highly transmissible virus’, says HSE’s Paul Reid

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney

Dubliner’s family remember his ‘no-nonsense’ approach to reporting from war zones

Irish journalist killed in Ukraine was loved to help people and was proud of his roots

Four friends who meet The Irish Times in Dublin feel they cannot be silent on Putin and Ukraine

Views of middle ground must be heard in the debate about Irish unity, says rugby star

Russian embassy on Orwell Road may change to Independent Ukraine Road

Irish consumers and businesses advised to be on high alert for cyber attacks

Bacik helped to victory by social media manager from Corbyn’s Labour Party

Member states cannot ignore such blatant breach of international law, Minister says

Radio: You never know what you’ll get, but it’s seldom of premium quality

Second storm this week to bring flooding, stormy seas, high winds and snow

Report recommends for the urgent provision of another 50 to 60 refuge spaces

Tom Niland remains on life support following ‘frenzied attack’ at his home

Claire Byrne, Matt Cooper and Pat Kenny among ratings winners

Scheme funds 100% of the work but has in excess of 7,000 applications

SEAI website overwhelmed overnight since the retrofit grant scheme announced

Top-up to Student Assistance Fund announced to help with cost of food, books, bills

Pensions Commission argues age for eligibility should rise to 68 years by 2039

Group say review ‘not fit for purpose’ after meeting Taoiseach