Radio: Wide-eyed wonder as Derek Mooney breaks his (very) short silenceReview: The Mooney Show, Today With Sean O’Rourke , Nature On One: Ireland’s Wild PeopleFri Sept 25 2015 - 16:00
Radio: Ray D’Arcy’s cultural exchange raises tricky questionsRadio 1 presenter shows his populist touch in his exploration of an anti-Muslim assaultFri Sept 18 2015 - 16:00
Review Beneath the Bone Moon: A shocking horror picture show | Tiger Dublin FringeStylised drama aims for transgressive subversion but is let down by earnestness and a queasy sadismWed Sept 16 2015 - 18:00
Breda’s Way review: Solo show is ambitious if uneven, but buoyed by performer and paceBreda’s Way review: Solo show is ambitious if uneven, but buoyed by performer and paceSat Sept 12 2015 - 13:41
Mick Heaney: My father’s famous last wordsSeamus Heaney’s son writes about his father’s final message to his family: ‘Noli timere’Sat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Radio: Wily Terry Wogan trumps Ryan Tubridy’s returnReview: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘Liveline’, ‘Moncrieff’Fri Sept 11 2015 - 16:00
Rebel Rebel review: Vigorous two-hander about 1916 | Tiger Dublin FringeAn overlooked story of actors who joined the rebellionWed Sept 09 2015 - 14:17
The Matador review: A magnetic performance | Tiger Dublin FringeA striking show by writer and star Shane O’ReillyWed Sept 09 2015 - 14:13
Jellyfish review | Tiger Dublin FringeAlice Malseed’s show about an alienated young woman is familiar but has a distinctive literary and regional twistWed Sept 09 2015 - 14:10
He’s home and he’s safe: Ryan Tubridy settles back into Radio 1Mick Heaney’s review: Anyone seeking edgy radio will be disappointed, but Ryan Tubridy sounds eager, concerned and engaged with his subjectsMon Sept 07 2015 - 13:11
Radio: Sean O’Rourke’s the wrong man in the write placeReview: ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Documentary Hour: The Sandhogs’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’Fri Sept 04 2015 - 16:00
Radio: No regrets as Conor Lenihan wrecks the partyReview: ‘The Last Word’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Culture File Weekly’Fri Aug 28 2015 - 16:00
Radio: Anton Savage makes all the right zoundsReview: ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘The Right Hook’, ‘Morning Ireland’ and Johnny LyonsFri Aug 21 2015 - 16:00
Radio review: Grim tales darken Joe Duffy’s sunny moodHomelessness clouds the ‘Liveline’ air, while Pat Kenny tackles the issue with calm effectivenessFri Aug 14 2015 - 16:00
Radio review: Dave Fanning struggles in stopgap summer schedule jobThe 2FM veteran sounds out of place in his temporary Radio 1 slot while Colette Fitzpatrick brings a welcome female presence to NewstalkFri Aug 07 2015 - 16:00
Radio: Neil Delamare swaps good jokes for bad behaviourReview: ‘Neil Delamare’s Sunday Best’, ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Daybreak’Fri Jul 31 2015 - 16:00
Radio: Freewheeling Pat Kenny takes off in awkward directionsReview: The Newstalk presenter tries an invigorating new way into work, but embarrassing old habits emerge when discussing sensitive topicsFri Jul 24 2015 - 16:00
Radio: Tommy Tiernan’s dangerous comedy is no laughing matterThe comic’s 2FM chat show has high ambitions but low wit, while Germaine Greer is wicked company for Miriam O’CallaghanSat Jul 18 2015 - 09:47
‘Once’ brings it all back home | Musical reviewThe hit stage version of the cult film takes on new life in the city where it is setWed Jul 15 2015 - 16:25
Radio: George Hook comes clean about his dirty booksReview: Newstalk host’s literary venture sets pulses racing, as Anton Savage revels in silly season stories on Today FMFri Jul 10 2015 - 14:00
Radio: Sean O’Rourke sinks teeth into Tánaiste, John Murray bids farewellReview: ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’, Brendan O’Connor on ‘Marian Finucane’Fri Jul 03 2015 - 10:45
Radio: The old-fashioned worries of modern parentingReview: ‘Documentary on One: Seven Years and Nine Months’, ‘Breakfast’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Tubridy’Sat Jun 20 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Joe Duffy keeps his head as ‘Liveline’ goes deadJoe Duffy’s bad studio day underlines his calming persona while Ray D’Arcy forsakes balance for indignation in abortion reportSat Jun 13 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Can money map out a new dawn at Today FM?Evergreen talents of Matt Cooper and Ian Dempsey take second place to cash prizes, but Dermot and Dave make light of mattersSun Jun 07 2015 - 13:56
Radio: Sean Moncrieff drops his wry air during Averil Power’s emotional interviewReview: Sean Moncrieff, Today With Sean O’Rourke, Bright Sparks and The Pat Kenny ShowSat May 30 2015 - 04:00
Radio: In the week that Prince Charles visits Mullaghmore, humour brings light relief from the heavy hand of historyReview: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘Marian Finucane’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’Sat May 23 2015 - 04:00
Radio: John Murray’s light fare has echoes of Celtic tiger eraReview: The John Murray Show, The Last WordSat May 16 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Is the same-sex marriage referendum getting too much airtime or too little?Review: ‘Liveline’, ‘The Sunday Show’, ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘The Right Hook’ and ‘Drivetime’Sat May 09 2015 - 04:00
Radio: A bit of fine tuning and Iarla Ó Lionáird will hit all the right notes‘Vocal Chords’, ‘Voices’ podcast, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’ and ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’Sat May 02 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Newstalk big beasts Ivan Yates and Pat Kenny stay on the ball, but Joe Duffy takes his eye off itReview: ‘Breakfast’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’, ‘Liveline’Sat Apr 25 2015 - 04:00
Radio: In a bleak week, the tragic tale of April Jones tests our emotional mettleReview: ‘Morning Ireland’, ‘Ryan Tubridy’, ‘The Anton Savage Show’Sat Apr 18 2015 - 04:00
Radio: The night is not Derek Mooney’s natural habitatReview: ‘Mooney Goes Wild’, ‘Drama on One: Deep’, ‘The Right Hook’ and ‘The Tom Dunne Show’Sat Apr 11 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Lugubrious Duffy uneasy with recent grim news talesLiveline host happier with more familiar gripes, as John Murray is bowled over by kid’s fighting talkSat Apr 04 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Brendan O’Connor misplaces his broadcaster’s instinctsReview: ‘The John Murray Show’, ‘The Last Word’, ‘Sunday With Miriam’Sat Mar 28 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Silence is golden for Pat Kenny – but still painful for Terence FlanaganReview: ‘Playback’, ‘Drivetime’, ‘The Pat Kenny Show’ and ‘Down to Business’Sat Mar 21 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Can Norman Tebbit, the Tory terminator, stop the Miriam O’Callaghan juggernaut?Review: ‘Sunday With Miriam’, ‘Breakfast’, ‘The Right Hook’, and remembering Tony FentonSat Mar 14 2015 - 04:00
Theatre review: The Good FatherThe sharp dialogue and narrative energy of this drama of unintended pregnancy mask the timelessness of its core themesFri Mar 13 2015 - 16:08
Radio presenter Tony Fenton dies, aged 53Tributes paid to Today FM broadcaster who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010Thu Mar 12 2015 - 16:52
Radio: Making a moral case for the elephant in the courtroomReview: Animal rights provoke debate on ‘Life Matters’, but it’s Niamh Cosgrave’s horrific story that makes presenter Sean O’Rourke sobSat Mar 07 2015 - 04:00
Radio: D’arcy’s room for improvement lies outside his comfort zoneRay D’Arcy’s show lacks fizz but motor enthusiast Anton Savage is heading in the right directionSat Feb 28 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Pat Kenny – formidable on the one hand, a bit like Alan Partridge on the otherThe Newstalk presenter’s waning pulling power is leading to an odd mixture of blandness and dramatic asidesSat Feb 21 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Ryan Tubridy feels the love, George Hook feels the heatReview: On 2FM, being laid back yields an attractive mix of froth and reflection. On Newstalk, the host’s anger rebounds on himSat Feb 14 2015 - 04:00
Radio: Ray D’Arcy’s old habits are a ray of sunshine on play-it-safe RTÉReview: Radio 1’s new presenter voices his opinions to bracing effect. The rebooted ‘Media Show’ could learn from such candourSat Feb 07 2015 - 04:00
Ray D’Arcy sticks with the tried and trusted on new RTÉ showTopics range from the frivolous to profound on new incarnation of radio programmeMon Feb 02 2015 - 21:51
Radio: Blessed are the meek? Not when it comes to bossing the airwavesReview: Anton Savage, on Today FM, and Rick O’Shea, on RTÉ 2FM, get off to slow, uncertain starts in their new slotsSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Radio: Varadkar bombshell about as irrelevant as an elephant in the roomReview: The airwaves were full of an issue that refuses to shed its significanceSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Radio: George Hook finds his faith but loses his perspectiveReview: Newstalk host’s need for controversy clouds his performance. Joe Duffy stays calm to better effectSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Radio: Matt Cooper’s sober style brings perspective to storm in a pint glassReview: ‘Last Word’ host sees wider angles in story about cheap pints for unemployedSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:00
Radio: From the first days of disco to last orders at Copper Face JacksReview: ‘From Dance Hall Days to Boogie Nights’, Will Leahy’s documentary on Irish nightclubs, is more interested in groping in the shadows than dancing in the dark, but it’s still divertingSat Jan 03 2015 - 09:00
Radio: Tortoise Tubridy takes victory. Can Ray D’Arcy follow suit?Review: A good year for Ryan Tubridy, Pat Kenny and Sean O’Rourke. But where are all the women presenters?Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
