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
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Presidential election: Heather Humphreys giving ‘very serious’ thought to running for Fine Gael
National executive member Regina Doherty says there should be a contest between former minister and MEP Seán Kelly if both wish to run
Presidential election: Seán Kelly to ‘weigh up options’ about seeking Fine Gael nomination
Ireland South MEP says ‘goalposts have changed’ following withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness on health grounds
Sarah McInerney’s Liveline: A broadcaster who knows when to speak, when to listen
Radio: Arena’s send-off for Seán Rocks has the same depth and range which he made the programme’s playbook for so many years
RTÉ’s Liveline listenership dipped by 8,000 before Joe Duffy departed
Almost four million people tune into Irish radio a week, industry figures show
It wouldn’t be an All-Ireland weekend without Jim Gavin
Former Dublin manager guided his county to six All-Irelands, but on this occasion he guided debate
Pat Kenny gets curious, angry and finally jaundiced; an explosively argumentative Drivetime
Radio: If Kenny’s attitude to splashy Government spending plans is jaded, he sounds sickened by the horrors in Gaza
Ivan Yates swaps ranting for raving, showing unexpected knowledge of nightclubs
Radio: Newstalk’s opinionated guest presenter bemoans young people’s abstemiousness
Johnny Giles was the footballer, John Giles was the pundit – both were geniuses in their own way
My generation missed out on the thing that made old men adore Giles, but we got to see the real essence of him and to admire it too
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman excel at jaded on-air grumbling
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast duo adopt a resigned air while Joe Duffy celebrates his retirement with grim nostalgia
‘Burn them all out’: The prejudice bubbling under Ireland’s thin veneer of normality
Radio: Newstalk and RTÉ cover unrest in Ballymena and Los Angeles
‘God’s feet’ bring a pungent odour to Tom Dunne’s Newstalk studio
Radio review: Helming proceedings at a leisurely, good-natured pace, Dunne makes Seán Moncrieff sound like a Stasi interrogator in comparison
Gavan Reilly on the real politicians of Leinster House: ‘There’s a culture of fake it till you make it’
Newstalk and Virgin Media journalist on his new book exposing the inner workings of our parliament building
Even Claire Byrne is alarmed by what she hears about life for Irish teenagers
Radio: ‘This was a tsunami coming our way,’ Dr Harry Barry tells the RTÉ Radio 1 presenter
Skorts: Newstalk’s Andrea Gilligan gives the Camogie Association’s pig-headedness short shrift
Radio: The Newstalk host covers the camogie controversy in her signature style
Radio review: ‘It sounded like a big mosquito’ - anger over drones fills the airwaves
Radio: RTÉ presenter is a likable substitute for Joe Duffy, while Newstalk’s Kieran Cuddihy launches an unusual free-speech crusade
Bertie Ahern’s talent for mangling everyday phrases is undimmed
Radio: The former taoiseach joins former tánaiste Simon Coveney to analyse the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump’s tariffs
Pat Kenny unleashes on ‘dictatorial and despotic’ Donald Trump
Radio: The Newstalk host rejects the Tánaiste’s tact as a trade war looms, and a poetic Drama on One provides welcome inspiration
Trump tariffs: European retaliation to US will be ‘negative’ for its economies, warns Lagarde
ECB president was speaking on Newstalk’s the Pat Kenny Show on Wednesday morning
In an unhinged world, Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman are sane company. Even Ivan Yates seems sensible
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly remain reassuringly sensible presenters, while Ivan Yates plays puckish guest host
Kieran Cuddihy: Newstalk hung all the shows on the brand, the personality. That changed with Andrea Gilligan and myself
Presenter of the Tonight Show on Virgin Media and Hard Shoulder on Newstalk on Denis O’Brien, work-life balance and embarrassing career low-lights
Claire Byrne’s inner klaxons sound when a former Trump ambassador raises Enoch Burke’s imprisonment
Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland
As Fergus Finlay and Tom Clonan’s spat escalates, Sarah McInerney relishes the radio gold
Radio: The whiff of cordite in the RTÉ studio is strong enough to warrant a UN peacekeeping mandate of its own
Carl, Roz & Aisling’s on-air vibes trump cookie-cutter formulas on 2FM’s new breakfast show
Radio: The new presenters get off to the good start the station needs after the calamity of its biggest stars leaving in a single week
‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’: Joe Duffy gets constructive about garden cabin housing plan
Radio: Liveline host also celebrates the work of neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire with enlightening, even inspiring discussions
‘If the asteroid hits Dublin, everything is gone’: A chastened Kieran Cuddihy hears about the end of the world
Radio review: Odds of its hitting Earth turn out to be far shorter than those of winning Newstalk’s Cash Machine contest
Seán Moncrieff’s on-air persona cracks, and a dishwasher meltdown follows
Radio: Newstalk host Seán Moncrieff is at his best when discussing niche subjects that allow stimulating digressions
Ray D’Arcy conjures up a Storm Éowyn image that would leave anyone feeling disconcerted
Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights
As Claire Byrne gets caught up in the Leinster House chaos, Richard Boyd Barrett almost chokes on his outrage
Radio: Reporter Barry Lenihan colourfully describes the political spectacle as having ‘descended into scenes more akin to Camden Street at 2am on a Saturday night’
Pat Kenny’s outrage at imaginary injustices raises his show to jaw-dropping heights
Radio: The veteran presenter grows ever more outraged by imaginary injustices as he highlights potential shortcomings of the new builders’ register
Winter wedge issue: On Oliver Callan, icy weather is one of Ireland’s ever-growing urban-rural divides
Radio: ‘I can tell you Dublin is getting off very lightly in the cold snap so far,’ Oliver Callan notes on Tuesday’s show, ‘much to our relief here’
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling
Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting
When Claire Byrne confronts Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary on RTÉ, the atmosphere is seriously tetchy
Radio 1 host clashes with airline boss over high airfares, while Ray D’Arcy captures a frazzled festive atmosphere
2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM
Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger
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