Ivan Yates
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Is that Ivan Yates or an ostrich with its head in the sand?
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 3, 2018, 07:00
It’s been one of those harum-scarum, and we’re not just talking about the ghouls Halloween. Far scarier than any horror movie you may have watched is (...)

RTÉ 2fm’s ‘steady’ listener recovery sees it close in on Today FM
- Media & Marketing
- October 25, 2018, 12:00
RTÉ 2fm closed in on rival Today FM’s market share, while Radio 1 added listeners in the morning but lost them in the afternoon, the latest radio figu(...)

Disputes among three Dragons’ Den candidates dominate final presidential debate
- Politics
- October 24, 2018, 22:39
Sean Gallagher renewed his criticisms of what he described as President Michael D Higgins’s lack of transparency over Áras spending during Wednesday (...)

Gallagher changes mind and will take part in all remaining debates
- Politics
- October 23, 2018, 14:13
Presidential candidate Seán Gallagher has changed his mind and will now participate in all remaining debates. Ahead of a televised debate with all s(...)

Huffing and puffing Bobby Kerr, a magic dragon for lazy Sundays
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 6, 2018, 05:00
As if the airwaves weren’t already full of former Dragon’s Den stars talking about the presidency, Sunday morning finds another alumnus of the TV show(...)

Culchie appropriation: How Michael Healy-Rae grabbed us by the gogglebox
- Culture
- September 29, 2018, 05:00
This week Michael Healy-Rae infiltrated the Dublin 4 media bubble as the co-presenter of Virgin Media’s Tonight Show. He does so with the panache of (...)

Agony uncle Ray D'Arcy gives relatively good advice
- TV, Radio, Web
- September 8, 2018, 05:00
Throughout his broadcasting career, Ray D’Arcy has often come across as a member of the family. When he was the youthful foil to anarchic puppets Zig (...)

Could happen to a bishop: Excruciating seconds of dead air
- TV, Radio, Web
- August 25, 2018, 05:00
In the run-up to the arrival of Pope Francis, the logistics of his visit dominate the airwaves. Whether the topic is traffic restrictions, accessibili(...)

TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One
- Media & Marketing
- August 23, 2018, 17:01
News and current affairs will be boosted and there will be a Reeling in the Years-style look back at Ireland’s recent past in the first autumn season (...)

Katie Hopkins’s only talent: being tiresome and repellent
- TV, Radio, Web
- August 18, 2018, 05:00
Perhaps the most famous moment from the classic spoof music documentary This Is Spinal Tap features Christopher Guest’s slightly dim guitarist Nigel T(...)