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
Oliver Callan
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
Oliver Callan: ‘Accidental presenter’ now fulltime in Ryan Tubridy’s old slot needs to reinvent show
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
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