Patrick Freyne on RTÉ’s The Traitors: “Crazy witchfinding bullshit. That’s why it’s fun.”
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Use of Tricolour to mark territory for ‘indigenous Irish’ inappropriate, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan cautious on any demands to take flags down, saying issue has to be handled ‘sensitively’
The Traitors: My favourite character is Eamon, who is being radicalised before our eyes
My favourite character is Eamon the garda, who is being radicalised before our eyes
Dev - Rise and Rule review: Chatty, well-made series fails to decode Éamon de Valera
Television: David McCullagh is chummily informal and in command of the facts, but even he can’t unpick the enigma that is de Valera
CMAT, Liam Neeson, David McCullagh: Eight people who would make a great president of Ireland
Forget eligibility and nomination rules and open your mind to these potential candidates
Former RTÉ meteorologist Joanna Donnelly to seek nomination for presidency
Donnelly says she wants to highlight the need for climate justice and the conversation around climate crisis
Six Nations coverage to remain on free-to-air television to 2029
RTÉ and Virgin Media renew partnership to share broadcasting rights
Even if RTÉ stretched to its limit, Claire Byrne likely stood to gain 60% more by moving to Newstalk
Irish radio, like Irish politics, has a habit of appearing stagnant until, suddenly, it isn’t
RTÉ on course to shed more than 100 jobs this year, says Kevin Bakhurst
More than 300 staff members have expressed interest in voluntary exit scheme
The Traitors Ireland review: RTÉ’s murderously enjoyable parlour game kicks off with an addictive opening episode
Television: Siobhán McSweeney presides over a made-to-measure version of the international social-deduction hit
RTÉ was quick to name Claire Byrne’s successor, but Newstalk is the big winner here
Losing one Today show presenter to Newstalk was misfortune, losing two looks like carelessness
Claire Byrne leaves RTÉ for Newstalk before expected pay cut
Presenter ‘thrilled’ to be joining rival broadcaster as Pat Kenny makes way in schedule
RTÉ’s Claire Byrne asks a question that dispels any trace of carefree holiday vibes
RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds disconcertingly cheerful in discussion about a new outbreak
EU action against Israel over Gaza is ‘long overdue’, Simon Harris says
Tánaiste’s comments come after hundreds of former ambassadors issue letter calling on EU to respond to deteriorating humanitarian situation
The Traitors Ireland: ‘It’s a safe way to be a treacherous, backstabbing person’
At Slane Castle, where Siobhán McSweeney is hosting RTÉ’s big new TV show, skulduggery is the name of the game
Thousands of dolphins may be dying off west coast of Ireland every year, ‘and nothing is being done’
Undersea cameraman Ken O’Sullivan has spent 20 years among the charismatic mammals
RTÉ’s Steve Carson: ‘It would be great if Patrick Kielty continued as Late Late host’
After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.
Fintan O’Toole? Johnny Logan? Liveline asks the nation, one by one, who should be president
Radio: The phone-in canvasses so many people that it might just qualify as a poll of voting intention for the entire country
RTÉ’s new season: The Traitors Ireland, Obituary, a Dev doc and drama from Stuart Carolan
Adaptation of Marian Keyes novels leads a beefed-up drama slate in busy autumn for live sport
Rose of Tralee 2025: Sparks fly as electrician Katelyn Cummins crowned the winner
Laois Rose, from Ballyouskill, named this year’s Rose of Tralee following televised event over two nights on RTÉ
Instruments painted black to highlight battle by Artane Band abuse survivors to change its name and uniform
Historic link to industrial school legacy is ‘traumatising and distressing’ for victims
Rose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TV
Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas have negligible chemistry
Seán Rocks obituary: Actor, gifted broadcaster and advocate for the arts
Aside from radio work, he had also acted on TV shows including The Bill, Glenroe and Fair City and was described as Sebastian Barry as ‘a work of art himself’
Man wins deportation appeal after evidence of being wanted by Nigerian police over same-sex activity
He says he was forced to flee country, where gay relationships are punishable by up to 14 years in jail
Tubs in a topper, RTÉ on its uppers: Patrick Freyne can see clearly now
Ryan Tubridy’s return of €150,000 to his old employer, plus eight other TV moments I missed while I was away reading books and smelling flowers
Breaking Out: The remarkable life of gregarious and charismatic songwriter Fergus O’Farrell
Television: O’Farrell’s final years in Schull yank hardest at the heartstrings in this emotionally devastating documentary
A Year at Kylemore Abbey: Clarkson’s Farm with rosary beads will leave you nun the wiser
Television: RTÉ pitched this three-parter as an insight to the nuns community, but the focus is firmly on Kylemore Abbey, the tourist spot
‘I was traumatised’: Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly cites work conditions as reason for exit
Restrictions on outside work at Met Éireann - including school visits - took their toll, says forecaster
Frank Sheerin obituary: The man behind the ‘Sally O’Brien and the way she might look at you’ ad
Dún Laoghaire native was a comedy scriptwriter and powerhouse of memorable advertising
Alison Spittle: ‘I’m treated more like a human being now I’ve lost weight’
After an illness last year, the comedian was advised to lose weight. Her new show BIG explores her relationship with her body before and after, and why no one should feel any shame for being ‘on the jabs’
RTÉ €725m funding could ‘distort’ media market, Irish Independent publisher warns Minister
Mediahuis tells minister to continue scrutinising cost of broadcaster ‘duplicating work’ done by commercial media
RTÉ’s Traitors aftershow: Uncloaked will be part of the new not-TV-but-on-TV genre that’s still jarring
Companion show to The Traitors Ireland will be part visualised podcast, part regionalisation push
Ryan Tubridy repays €150,000 to RTÉ following financial controversy
‘I intended making this payment and I’m happy to have been able to do so today’ former Radio One broadcaster says in statement
RTÉ spends €360k on TV and radio guest fees in a year
More than a third of the cash was spent on Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Show
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