Sean O’Rourke’s final show reminds listeners why he’ll be missedHe interviews both ministers and hairdressers with professionalism and passionSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Nudity, teenage sex, porno movies and plain old fornication: Liveline has it allJoe Duffy can’t believe his luck – er, sorry, ears – when callers splutter about Normal PeopleFri May 01 2020 - 12:25
Ray D’Arcy’s pointless exercise in solipsistic navel gazingHis rambling account of baking bread shows he’s the ideal presenter for our timeSat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00
A hard act to follow: Sean O’Rourke will be missed by more than just his listenersRTÉ will struggle to replace a host whose ease was accompanied by formidable news skillsTue Apr 21 2020 - 14:02
Des Cahill sounds out of tune as he swaps sport for musicRadio Review: Presenter seems ill-suited to venerable format as Off The Ball carries on regardlessSat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy’s absence due to Covid-19 was oddly disconcertingThe RTÉ star sounds uncharacteristically elegiac after his coronavirus experienceSat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00
Ivan Yates allows ancient rivalries provide respite from new menaceSombre Newstalk host rediscovers irreverent persona for on-air prank, while Morning Ireland highlights the perils of shoppingSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
Some people need to wash out their mouths as well as their handsRadio review: Joe Duffy hears tales of social distancing prompting antisocial behaviourSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
I have ‘something personal’ to share, Ciara Kelly told listeners69 new cases of coronavirus had been detected the previous day. ‘I am one of them,’ she saidSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy ponders positives to the crisis, a ‘corona bounce’ as he puts itHe assures us he can broadcast from home. Some may not see that as an upsideSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
As Ireland loses its head, the reliably dotty Mary O’Rourke is an oasis of calm‘How lovely to die on a rug in the garden with the sun beaming down,’ she tells Ray D’ArcySat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Eurovision 2020: The verdict on Story of my Life, Ireland’s entryLesley Roy’s song has been billed as a game changer. For once, the plaudits might be justifiedThu Mar 05 2020 - 10:25
Hosts keep calm and carry on talking as coronavirus stories spreadRTÉ's Sean O'Rourke and 98FM shock jock Adrian Kennedy tamp down fears but Ciara Kelly has other ideasSat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Ivan Yates turns the blowtorch on all politiciansYates doesn’t so much grill politicians as turn them over an open fire on a spit roastSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00
Joe Duffy is in his element as Liveline callers pile into each otherThe conversation turns ugly the moment the post-election Liveline opensSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Scorched-earth Ivan Yates is more in tune than brainy Pat KennyKenny may be out of step with the restive public mood, but his interviews are memorableSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
Ciara Kelly tries to stir the autism controversy without offending anyone. She failsRadio review: Ray D’Arcy shows all politics is personal, while Ciara Kelly ties herself in knotsSat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00
Election 2020 debate: Pointedly rude Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates oversee a political punch-upTV review: Leo Varadkar is the weakest link in a game show-style political contestFri Jan 31 2020 - 06:12
A Ryan Tubridy interview takes a terrifying twistRadio review: The presenter reacts sensitively to Úna Keane's tale of a harrowing attackSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00
Ivan Yates keeps his counsel as election overshadowed by horrific eventsRadio review: Newstalk host has comparatively quiet week while Mary Wilson chips away at political guestsSat Jan 18 2020 - 06:00
Deaths of Larry Gogan and Marian Finucane leave Montrose reelingRadio review: In a sad week, RTÉ presenters pull together to remember broadcasting legendsSat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Larry Gogan obituary: ‘He was the greatest ... Simple as that’The radio DJ with a voice ‘as smooth as a billiard ball’ will live long in the collective memoryWed Jan 08 2020 - 13:00
Larry Gogan: The man who made Ireland swingThe 2FM broadcaster, who has died at 85, was one of our first and best radio DJsTue Jan 07 2020 - 12:47
Marty Morrissey helpless mirth gets trumped by melancholyRadio review: RTÉ’s preview of 2020 turns unexpectedly sombre, as Second Captains get more sport from a determined diplomatSat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00
Marian Finucane: A fun, fearless and unflappable radio voice‘Her death has robbed RTÉ – and Ireland – of a protean talent who had enduring charisma’Thu Jan 02 2020 - 21:04
Sean O’Rourke keeps Christmas spirit alive but adds to his naughty listRTÉ host gets to the heart of the childcare crisis , as O’Shea welcomes all book-loversSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Ciara Kelly’s Newstalk show has lost its zingReview: Every radio show has filler, but Ciara Kelly has had the trowel out a lot recentlySat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
Katie Hannon seems to enjoy her guests’ discomfortRadio review: The host waits for guests to slip up before she turns the screwSat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Radio review of 2019: As RTÉ mourned Gaybo, it was tearing itself apartThe contrast between RTÉ’s obvious disdain for Lyric and indulgent attitude toward 2fm sent out a deeply negative signalSat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00
Rick O’Shea: ‘I was never passionate about the idea of being on the radio’The man born Paul Crossan has gone from pop jock to credible host of RTÉ's Book ShowTue Dec 03 2019 - 08:23
Man in the muddle: Niall Boylan assumes surprising moderating roleDefiant farmers cause 4FM presenter to drop the F-bomb, but his shock jock instincts remainSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
These days, Marian Finucane sounds lofty and out of touchRadio review: For nearly two decades, she has reigned supreme in a coveted weekend slotSat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Miriam O’Callaghan is rendered powerless by Danny Healy-RaeRadio review: Her interview with minister Eoghan Murphy is more reconciliation than rematchSat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
Gay Byrne’s legacy gets presenters talking... about themselvesBroadcaster’s death prompts on-air eulogies from colleagues, plus some self-revelationSat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00
Hold the mic: How Gay Byrne ruled the radio wavesRadio show arguably even more important catalyst for change than The Late LateMon Nov 04 2019 - 16:00
‘Narcissist’ Ivan Yates needs to feel the loveRadio review: Sometimes ‘excessive self-admiration’ is justified, says Newstalk presenterSat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
A daylight hold-up in central Dublin: Who needs Halloween scare stories?Joe Duffy hears how two men pointed a gun at a tourist and robbed her handbagSat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00
Matt Cooper bores through Brexit to seek fresh subjectsToday FM host acknowledges jaded public mood, while Jennifer Zamparelli reveals a gritty side of Irish lifeSat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Greta Thunberg derangement syndrome claims another victim: Pat KennyThe condition is triggered by exposure to a Swedish girl who doesn’t want the world to endSun Oct 13 2019 - 06:00
Mark Cagney breezes through the storm on his return to radioErstwhile TV host brings a light touch to Newstalk stint as Lorenzo and Brexit rage onSat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy makes heavy weather of Greta Thunberg's climate crusadePresenter catches flak over his clunky concern for teenage activist’s healthFri Sept 27 2019 - 12:45
The Bluffer’s Guide to Suburbia review: Returning emigrant dissects his home in sprawling styleDublin Theatre Festival: Ray Scannell’s ambitious musical drama is performed with aplomb but lacks focusFri Sept 27 2019 - 11:20
Marty Whelan talks spaghetti westerns as Lyric FM faces high noonRadio Review: Classical music station fulfills its public broadcasting remit with variety and wit – why is it under threat?Sat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00
Vespertilio review: Finding love in the batcaveDublin Fringe Festival: Mismatched outsiders form romance in wistfully charming two-handerThu Sept 19 2019 - 12:21
Grounds for Concern review: Gaelic football drama scores a crucial pointDublin Fringe Festival: Inventive one man show deals with a young player's mental health strugglesMon Sept 16 2019 - 10:11
Miriam O’Callaghan runs close to caricature of herselfReview: By the end of a compelling interview, O’Callaghan positively embraces her self-parodying sideSat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
Shane Coleman gets hot ticket to Brexit pantomimeRadio Review: Newstalk Breakfast presenter captures the charged atmosphere in London, while Ray D’Arcy looks at problems closer to homeSat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00
Shot of reality: As vaccinations decline, Miriam O’Callaghan injects some senseRadio Review: Guests on RTÉ and Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show have no truck with anti-vaxxersSat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00
Ciara Kelly: ‘I can see many reasons not to vote for a united Ireland’Radio: The Newstalk host appears to share callers' doubts about reunificationSun Aug 11 2019 - 08:31
Live and let try: Maggie Doyle trolls Ryan Tubridy's heroesStand-in presenter shows her strengths while spinning out sparse material, as Jonathan Healy hears of heroic resistance to a hellish situationSat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00
