Marty Morrissey

No match for Marty Morrissey when it comes to RTÉ moonlighters

Plus: Michael O’Leary’s brush with the Residential Tenancies Board; and Michael Lynn’s latest legal move

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 06:00

Marty Morrissey: ‘I’m an only child of an only-child dad and an only-child mum. I’ve no aunts, uncles or first cousins’

The broadcaster, author and RTÉ GAA correspondent and commentator is clear about which actor should play him in a biopic

Mon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00

Oliver Callan: ‘I should have got the same as Ryan Tubridy was being offered’

The broadcaster and satirist on political pressure, suffering ‘five years of horrific coercive control’, and replacing Tubridy

Sat Jun 08 2024 - 05:00

Máire Ní Mhurchú obituary: Award-winning broadcaster and documentary maker

Radio innovator helped to launch the careers of leading RTÉ figures including Mary Wilson, Tony O’Donoghue, Eileen Whelan, Ger Canning and Marty Morrissey

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 00:15

Marty Morrissey’s flamboyant good cheer provides an unexpected highlight of the week

Radio: RTÉ presenter’s idiosyncratic broadcasting persona is imbued with a quirky sincerity, as well as a welcome bonhomie

Fri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00

The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: Laddism is especially jolting in this attempt to bring 1990s British TV back

Television: Guests lined up for the first episode remind us that this is, in fact, still RTÉ

Fri Oct 20 2023 - 10:53

How to live longer: sweet potato, chairlessness, vegetarianism, religion and the unpaid work of women

Patrick Freyne: Dan Buettner discovers faraway lands with food safety rules and free healthcare and concludes diet and moderate exercise are the key to longevity

Fri Sept 08 2023 - 05:15

TV View: Never mind Usain Bolt, how fast was Marie Crowe?

Spooky punditry on RTÉ, and a ghastly question for Sweden’s goalkeeper

Sun Aug 06 2023 - 20:40

Dublin celebrates 31st All-Ireland football title: ‘Let’s have a party for the boys in blue’

GAA fans invited to Smithfield Square to celebrate All-Ireland win

Sun Jul 30 2023 - 19:34

RTÉ’s payments to Ryan Tubridy: After 25 hours of hearings, are we any closer to the truth?

After six meetings, more than 25 hours of committee hearings and plenty of media coverage, the short answer is yes

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 05:00

Jennifer O’Connell: RTÉ's influencers are at the murky nexus of commercial and public interests

Does it really matter if Doireann Garrihy eats her #sponsored porridge in an RTÉ studio or Marty Morrissey has a borrowed car? The short answer is yes

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 07:45

Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turn

Oireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and run

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 06:00

Unclear if Marty Morrissey car loan created tax issues

Popular sports journalist has not publicly addressed tax issue as accountants differ as to whether any liability might exist

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00

Marty Morrissey’s Renault

Readers’ thoughts on Marty’s ‘loan’ of a car

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 01:15

RTÉ crisis: PAC letter reveals it wants to question Tubridy and Kelly on payments from as far back as 2017

RTÉ pay controversy: RTÉ will have to ‘work hard’ to win back staff trust, journalists’ union says after meeting Kevin Bakhurst

Fri Jul 07 2023 - 18:25

Marty Morrissey sorry for ‘error of judgment’ in accepting car from Renault

A spokesman for RTÉ said the arrangement was ‘being addressed’ with Mr Morrissey by management at the station

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 21:36

Laura Slattery: What the Late Late needs now is the total chaos of guest hosts

Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing

Tue May 09 2023 - 06:00

Vigil held in Athenry for ‘brilliant’ camogie player who died after pitch collision

Kate Moran (20) died from head injury sustained during club match on Monday

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 11:03

Sports Books of the Year: Hard-hitting and honest rugby reads lead the way

Chronicle of Barcelona’s implosion and fascinating look at gambling business also stand out

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Another Sunday morning coming down for long-suffering Mayo

McConville salutes Tyrone’s win through gritted teeth; Raducanu’s rise hailed as ‘nuclear’

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 22:33

TV View: Limerick give us a half fit to grace the annals of hurling

The pre-game talk surrounded the champions’ power - there was more to it than that

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 20:21

Ciarán Murphy: Uncertainty around Stephen Cluxton in line with a man we never really knew

We should be thankful for such a man – one who still wants to keep a few secrets

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 06:00

Jackie Tyrrell: In modern hurling warfare, Clare’s variety can take down Waterford

It’s not 1998 but there’s still a war to be won when the two sides meet this weekend

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 06:00

I hate to sexualise former taoisigh, but who wouldn’t lob the gob at Enda Kenny?

Patrick Freyne: The former taoiseach looks well in retirement, face ruddy, rusty locks flowing

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 05:00

Kevin McStay: Dublin may be a bridge too far but Mayo’s spirit will never be broken

Mayo will be defined by football as long as the game exists – there will always be another year

Tue Dec 15 2020 - 06:00

TV View: Stunning Limerick display consigns Waterford to the shelf along with the Elf

RTÉ panel agree that there is more in store from John Kiely’s young side

Sun Dec 13 2020 - 18:36

Disciples of Brian Cody spreading the word

Michael Fennelly's appointment as Offaly manager a bold move

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00

GAA president says decision to suspend club activity down to lack of compliance

John Horan was asked to request greater compliance of public health messages

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 19:08

If soul-searching was a sport, today’s GAA teams would all be champions

It is the stock response of losing sides, but when did this quasi-mystical guff creep in?

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00

Sporting Upsets: The summer that London tore up the script of two and out

The summer of 2013 was golden for a hotchpotch collection of footballers in London

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 06:00

Sporting upsets: When Clare delivered a Kingdom comeuppance

The 1992 Munster football final was to be one-way traffic but nobody told Clare

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 06:00

Staunton and Rowe lead way as 15 Irish players join AFLW

Players with Melbourne clubs face uncertainty over city’s coronavirus lockdown

Wed Aug 19 2020 - 06:00

Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park

Keith Duggan looks back on the 1998 All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Offaly and Clare

Sun May 17 2020 - 10:00

Think Normal People is erotic? You haven’t watched Marty & Bernard: On the Road Again

TV review: And it’s not Bernard’s fault he is but mortal while Marty’s an earthbound angel

Wed May 13 2020 - 22:35