Dave Fanning

Pat Critchley: ‘You teach or coach the person first and the subject or the game second’

A lifetime in the classroom and on the sidelines has brought rich dividends for Laois man

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00

Larry Gogan obituary: ‘He was the greatest ... Simple as that’

The radio DJ with a voice ‘as smooth as a billiard ball’ will live long in the collective memory

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 13:00

The Atrix: Legends back from the wasteland

Cult new wave national treasures The Atrix return with a gig, a CD and new material

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00

Lost Irish musical genius finally getting recognition

Michael O’Shea, a talented experimental musician who died in 1991, was the definition of enigmatic

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 05:30

Vox fanzine: Dark dispatches from Dublin’s post-punk scene

The cult Dublin fanzine celebrated a grim, golden age of originality and ambition

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 05:30

Larry Gogan leaves 2FM: Ageless DJ’s golden hour is over

The much-loved, open-minded broadcaster moves to RTÉ Gold at the end of January

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 09:24

What to expect from U2’s Irish shows: the political and the personal

The band’s Experience + Innocence tour is deeply nostalgic yet very plugged in

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 05:06

The Cranberries: ‘Everyone Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ – Still spellbinding after all these years

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 05:45

‘I devoted years to making mixtapes for girls I imagined would fall in love with me’

Conor Pope: The Boomtown Rats, Bowie, Toasted Heretic, Shakira, Cyndi Lauper and, ahem, Gary Glitter

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00

Rolling Stones, Ireland, 1982: ‘The Hells Angels ate Choc-Ices’

From the Archive. Memories of Rolling Stones Irish gigs in 1982 and 2007

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 10:00

Dolores O’Riordan: an artist searching for her stable self

Dave Fanning’s interviews reveal a person who understood fame, depression and grief

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 23:25

Pat Kenny’s number crunching would drive you to drink

Drink driving coverage is illuminating and spirit-crushingly tedious

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 07:00

Ray D’Arcy and Dave Fanning’s masterclasses in inane chatter

Radio Review: Pointless conversations are not the wished-for antidote to horrific news

Sat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00

Ian Wilson on why RTÉ needs to ‘take chances, be ahead of the curve, be a leader'

He steered Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan to fame and helped devise ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, but as he prepares to leave RTÉ, producer Ian Wilson chides the national broadcaster for being risk-averse

Sat Apr 29 2017 - 05:00

'You can't afford to take their word for it. The church has tentacles everywhere'

Radio review: ‘Father Ted’ writer Graham Linehan, talking to Newstalk’s Sean Moncrieff, is clear on his opposition to the nuns owning the National Maternity Hospital

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 12:00