The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best music, comedy, art and more coming your way this week
Jenny Greene
2FM goes to Cahir with the 2 Johnnies – but will listeners care?
RTÉ station wants the Tipperary podcast duo to help it recover from a pandemic slump
Ryan Tubridy’s ‘nice little distraction’ now number two Irish radio show
Claire Byrne, Matt Cooper and Pat Kenny among ratings winners
July in Ireland: The return of destination dining and a festival feel
Travel News: Mini-festivals, art in gardens and fabulous feasts on the menu
Hilary Rose’s Spotify playlist: ‘Jenny Greene said I was the love child of Annie Mac and Diplo’
Check out the Young Offenders star and former DJ’s playlist of songs she’s been listening to lately
Gavan Reilly’s solid Newstalk show is just not infectious enough
Radio review: The Sunday morning programme needs more zip to compete with rivals
Radio review of 2019: As RTÉ mourned Gaybo, it was tearing itself apart
The contrast between RTÉ’s obvious disdain for Lyric and indulgent attitude toward 2fm sent out a deeply negative signal
Matt Cooper bores through Brexit to seek fresh subjects
Today FM host acknowledges jaded public mood, while Jennifer Zamparelli reveals a gritty side of Irish life
Record audiences leads to revenue rise at Galway arts festival
Costs increase as event featured expanded programme
The week’s best rock and pop gigs
All Saints at Leopardstown, Carnival of Funk in Cork, and Another Love Story in Meath
Middle-aged 2fm seeks new path to reach ears of Generation Z
RTÉ station plans to ‘evolve’ ahead of its 40th birthday, but will younger listeners respond?
Radio ratings: Marian Finucane, Matt Cooper the main winners
RTÉ 2fm signals big changes as Today FM toasts breakfast and drivetime gains
Jenny Greene returns and Doireann Garrihy joins as 2fm pivots to talk
New phone-in show and evening bid to chase younger podcast listeners from June
Louise McSharry makes 2FM a safe space for icky stories
In her temporary mid-morning tenure, she proves you don’t have to be un-PC to entertain
Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene to leave RTÉ 2FM
Jennifer Zamparelli to fill 10am slot vacated by pair after a five year run together
Ciara Kelly brings fresh perspective to male-dominated Newstalk
Year in Culture Review: The news station proved a raucous alternative to staid formulaic radio
From first principals to second fiddles: life in an Irish orchestra
Playing in the RTÉCO is no easy task, not least as rumours swirl about its future
On My Culture Radar: Jenny Greene
The 2FM DJ on discovering the joys of Berlin, the plays of Philly McMahon and why the BBC series Bodyguard is must-watch TV
RTÉ 2fm’s ‘steady’ listener recovery sees it close in on Today FM
Westlife reunion tour will prompt station’s first weekday line-up change in three years
2FM: A frenetic world of squawky voices and auto-tuned pop
The home of Nicky Byrne, Jenny Greene and Eoghan McDermott has some unlikely fans
RTÉ plots recovery from big Brexit hit and flight to digital
Commercial boss Geraldine O’Leary ‘running fast’ to help broadcaster recover after €6.7m hit to income in 2017
Kerry look the part as championship moves up a gear
Eamonn Fitzmaurice's side stroll through to the Super-8s and play Galway next
Pills, thrills and backaches: How to relive your Ibiza days
From Jenny Greene to Underworld, the summer is packed with house music nostalgia
Any excuse for a party? The Irish people celebrating Meghan and Harry's wedding
There’s no better way to watch royal event, even ironically, than a viewing party
Paul Muldoon’s ‘Incantata’ on stage at Galway International Arts Festival
Tom Murphy remembered as festival gears up for Galway 2020
Orchestral manoeuvre will undermine RTÉ in the long term
Helen Boaden’s report reveals treatment of orchestras that is counter-productive
The best music festivals and outdoor gigs in Ireland in 2018
From It Takes a Village in April, to Electric Picnic in September, via The Rolling Stones
Video of Moyross primary school choir singing Rise Up goes viral
‘We are hoping for big things from them,’ choir director says of students aged 9 and 10
Rock/Pop highlights of the week ending December 31st
Damien Dempsey – Attention Bébé Christmas Party – Mick Flannery – Jenny Greene – Fontaines DC – Fr Ted Day – Subject With Surgeon, New Jackson, Tr one and more – Aslan – Hudson Taylor – ASIWYFA – Overhead the Albatross – Something Happens
RTÉ tunes up independent review of orchestras
Broadcaster wants to ‘extend the reach’ of its orchestral music amid ‘challenging’ finances
2fm has more daily listeners than Today FM for first time in seven years
Communicorp stations make audience gains, while Radio 1 is hit by summer slump
EP2017 Ticket Awards: Festival heroes and Stradbally zeros
The music. The food. The clobber. Here’s the best and worst of this year’s Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic heads behind the bike shed
There is a whiff of nostalgia in the Stradbally air as this year’s festival turns into a school disco
With Orchestra collaborations, 2FM give the people what they want
Double bill with Jenny Greene and DJ Mo K among biggest hits of EP2017 so far
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