Oliver Callan says absence from airwaves due to skin cancer surgery
RTÉ broadcaster says he was affected by a basal cell carcinoma ‘like thousands of us out there with our Irish skin’
RTÉ broadcaster says he was affected by a basal cell carcinoma ‘like thousands of us out there with our Irish skin’
Radio review: Comic-turned-presenter shows his serious side during powerful interview with rape survivor Bláthnaid Raleigh
The broadcaster and satirist on political pressure, suffering ‘five years of horrific coercive control’, and replacing Tubridy
It takes time to build an audience for a radio show – and time to understand exactly how a new one is faring
Oliver Callan’s slot is among those to lose listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, though station maintains its market share
Radio: Radio 1 flagship dutifully covers the RTÉ crisis as Colm Ó Mongáin and Oliver Callan give cause for optimism
The presenter’s RTÉ Radio 1 morning show is beginning to follow a definite pattern, though at this early stage it’s hard to say if it’s a groove or a rut
Pat Kenny’s Newstalk slot sets fresh record, lifting station to its highest ever market share, while Morning Ireland surges again
Radio: RTÉ's Claire Byrne shows she can get riled with the best of them as she urges her guest Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary to stop the ‘personal insults’
Radio: Despite occasional barbs, the impressionist turned presenter plays it safe as he begins his new programme in Ryan Tubridy’s old slot
Broadcaster says new presenter of station’s 9am weekday slot will offer ‘wickedly fresh take on hot button topics’
‘Establishment radio station’ enjoys solid market share of 20%, but still needs an influx of younger listeners
As he takes over the RTÉ Radio 1 morning show the comedian and mimic faces new challenges as a chat show host
Satirist will continue his weekly comedy programme in addition to new role
Other winners include Mark Moriarty for Cookbook of the Year, and Katriona O’Sullivan for Biography of the Year and Listener’s Choice Award
RTÉ Radio 1 and Today FM record higher audiences in crucial time slot, but Kenny’s Newstalk show emerges as main beneficiary of upheaval
Radio: Oliver Callan, on The Nine O’Clock Show, and The Ray D’Arcy Show take divergent approaches to the same material
Radio: On The Nine O’Clock Show, the stand-in host has a jag at the self-exculpatory impulses that scuppered his predecessor’s planned return
Caretaker host says it is ‘firmly’ the end of an era as he fills in for ousted presenter
Seán Rocks’s adventurous Arena arts show is is a welcome diversion in an earlier time slot that nudges it into prime time
Oliver Callan stands in for the first post-Tubs Ryan Tubridy Show, there is a sense of an embattled institution circling the drain and picking up speed
Patrick Kielty, Brendan O’Connor and Jennifer Zamparelli would be decent picks, but one season of revolving presenters could be amazing
Radio Review: As Joe Duffy’s default Liveline stand-in, she never gets bogged down
The home wins for its intangible qualities: ‘The feeling of family, the fun, the memories’
Radio: The talented mimic is adept at filling airtime but oddly reserved when talking to others
Resignation comes as a shock as few thought bruising spell in housing would be last time in cabinet
Peter Flood, who lives outside Gothenburg, talks tea bags, teaching and coping with Covid-19
Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra gel as US poll unfolds, Joe Duffy gets populist about panto
Friends out walking on Bloody Foreland came across ‘weird tube looking thing’
Broadcaster on podcasting, parenting regrets, Gay Byrne, and getting bored quickly
Business owners in Tullamore are worried, and some are angry about ‘anti-rural bias’
Current affairs journalist has hosted his RTÉ morning programme for last seven years
The urge to “get behind the team” appears to others the historic Irish weakness of green jersey groupthink
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices