Peter Woods
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A friend in a crisis – why Irish radio had a good pandemic
- Media & Marketing
- November 5, 2020, 16:12
Irish people have always loved radio, but in a crisis, they don’t just love it, they need it. The first set of listenership figures to be published s(...)

Covid-19 crisis prompted huge surge in radio listenership, first figures show
- Media & Marketing
- November 5, 2020, 12:00
Irish people flocked to radio as the coronavirus crisis unfolded, leading to huge increases in the listenership of shows such as Morning Ireland, Live(...)

RTÉ does not rule out working with O’Rourke again in future
- Media & Marketing
- August 29, 2020, 06:00
RTÉ has clarified remarks made by one of its senior radio officials, who said that broadcaster Seán O’Rourke would never work for the station again, (...)

RTÉ’s McInerney and Ó hEadhra to present Drivetime
- Media & Marketing
- August 27, 2020, 06:00
Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra will team up to present RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime programme from 4.30pm on weekday evenings as part of a reshuffle (...)

RTÉ appoints Peter Woods as head of Radio 1
- Media & Marketing
- June 10, 2020, 17:02
Peter Woods has been appointed head of RTÉ Radio 1, the broadcaster said today. Mr Woods has been promoted from the role of managing editor of the sta(...)

Sporting Controversies: Early whistle sounds before chaos descends on Croke Park
- Gaelic Games
- May 17, 2020, 10:00
Had it only been the referee’s time-keeping error – a terrible, forgivable human mistake that visited Jimmy Cooney, the man charged with keeping order(...)

Ivan Yates and Ryan Tubridy add listeners, but Pat Kenny’s audience slips
- Media & Marketing
- August 1, 2019, 12:00
RTÉ Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM have all gained market share in the Irish radio market, but 2fm’s performance slipped in a “soft” quarter, accordin(...)

Fixed-charge fines for illegally parking in disabled spaces soar
- Social Affairs
- July 6, 2018, 01:05
The number of fixed charge penalties for illegally parking in disabled spaces has soared as much as 20-fold in parts of the country over recent years,(...)

Retired civil servant had nearly 60,000 child porn images, videos
- Circuit Court
- April 16, 2018, 15:30
A retired senior civil servant who was caught in possession of nearly 60,000 child pornography images and videos, has been given a suspended three yea(...)

Graham Dwyer said relationship with O’Hara not sexual, ‘but we had sex,’ court told
- Criminal Court
- March 12, 2015, 16:23
Graham Dwyer told gardaí he could understand how his DNA came to be in Elaine O’Hara’s apartment at Belarmine Plaza in Stepaside, but he said it was n(...)