Ray D’Arcy

Newstalk host Kieran Cuddihy isn’t easily silenced, even when his mouth is full

Radio: Newstalk host tucks into burgers while taking on bigger issues, as Ray D’Arcy earns dad rock cachet

Barely a month into his talkshow, Oliver Callan’s nearly asleep at the wheel

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

Ireland’s Eurovision entry: The six songs on the Late Late Eurosong vying to represent Ireland

We haven’t reached the final since 2018. The stakes have never been higher as Ireland prepares to choose its song for Eurovision 2024

When Ray D’Arcy tackles knotty topics, he comes into his own

Radio: D’Arcy’s spikily affable yet naturally inquiring persona make him a versatile broadcaster, but his talents can seem underutilised

There have been more road deaths so far this year than in all of 2022. Something’s badly wrong

The Road Safety Authority previously relied on the late broadcaster Gay Byrne’s ability to cut through to the public - now it needs to look beyond traditional media

Mickey Mouse topics and bullsh*t conversations: Some RTÉ shows haven’t read the public-service memo

Radio: Oliver Callan, on The Nine O’Clock Show, and The Ray D’Arcy Show take divergent approaches to the same material

Oliver Callan fires a clean shot at Ryan Tubridy that any hitman would be proud of

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

RTÉ crisis: Tubridy beginning to resemble the hapless spark that set off a wildfire

Radio: Radio 1 coverage highlights admirable relentlessness with which presenters and reporters have pursued payments scandal

When Ray D’Arcy’s on song, he is worth listening to

Radio: The RTÉ host is perfectly suited to Eurovision coverage, even surviving the chaos of an interview with his old colleague Dustin the Turkey

RTÉ Radio 1 and 2FM make modest gains in listenership

Today with Claire Byrne, Morning Ireland and Drivetime among the shows adding listeners

RTÉ cuts top presenter pay by 15% as Ryan Tubridy, Ray D’Arcy and Miriam O’Callaghan see earnings drop

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

Breakfast radio makes gains but Ray D’Arcy and Liveline lose listeners

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

Pat Kenny’s bad news diet: ‘There’s only so much you can take’

Radio Review: Newstalk host tackles tricky topics in characteristic fashion

Joe Duffy, ever passionate, achieves maximum emotional impact

Radio: From Liveline to Drivetime, war eyewitnesses convey moral clarity and mortal danger

Ryan Tubridy’s ‘nice little distraction’ now number two Irish radio show

Claire Byrne, Matt Cooper and Pat Kenny among ratings winners

Claire Byrne is radio’s prefect, Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney its maverick cops

Radio in 2021: Radio 1’s new guard found their voice, Newstalk stayed scrappy

Ryan Tubridy now has the second biggest weekday radio programme in Ireland

Newstalk’s Pat Kenny and Today FM’s Dermot & Dave among JNLR ratings winners

Nothing says festive warmth like The Muppets, Home Alone and some psychological horror

Emer McLysaght: Netflix knows all too well that I am a divil for a Christmas comfort film

Brendan O’Connor sharpens the skewers, helped by a hapless Conor Lenihan

Radio: RTÉ host does a good line in disdain when proceedings threaten to get too cosy

‘The right surname, school and rugby club’: Newstalk’s women tackle the old boys’ network

Radio: Andrea Gilligan is Newstalk’s only solo female weekday presenter

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