Liveline contenders: ‘Crazy levels of speculation’ about who will step in to replace Joe Duffy
Candidates remain tight-lipped, but sources suggest there could be an overhaul of radio show and RTÉ’s afternoon schedule
Philip Boucher-Hayes
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Matt Cooper glugging wine and playing cards on air: who’d have thought?
Radio: The Last Word host reveals his knowledge of wine and talent for fortune telling
Rising Tides: Ireland’s Future in a Warmer World - Kills off myth we are among small states with minor emissions
Television: Rising Tides, one of RTÉ's biggest budget nature films, does not sugar coat the rate of climate breakdown and what is in prospect
Jolly Marty’s new year cheer is quickly displaced by Liveline tales of hospital horrors
Radio: Marty Morrissey’s on-air geniality fades from memory as Katie Hannon hears callers’ stories of woe
Unapologetic, unrepentant and scornful, Seán Moncrieff hits his stride
Radio: The host’s off-beam but engaging broadcasting style has seen him become Newstalk’s most durable fixture
Philip Boucher-Hayes isn’t having any of it, and Éanna Ní Lamhna goes wild
Radio: Tetchy climate interviews and firey conversations on RTÉ Radio 1 could fuel entire programmes
Britain did not act as ‘honest broker’ in establishing NI protocol, DUP MP says
Gregory Campbell says Brexit treaty measure must be replaced and not ‘tinkered with’
Covid: 6,307 further cases as CMO tells young people he is not ‘finger pointing’
Nphet did not leak letter for Cabinet on restriction advice, chief medical officer says
Joe Duffy calls out Gemma O’Doherty, Dee Wall, Ben Gilroy and their anti-vaccine theories
Radio: The Liveline host sounds furious at the ‘hijacking’ of Nicole Cahill’s death
Philip Boucher-Hayes trips over his own intellect
Radio: The erudite, thoughtful presenter is sometimes too keen to show off his learning
Ray D’Arcy has the solution to all our problems
This is mightily flimsy stuff, more suited to local radio. But, against the odds, it works
‘Attention-seeking’ Shane Ross has a spiky joust with Regina Doherty
Shane Ross has a barbed confrontation with Regina Doherty... and a cosy chat with Brendan O’Connor
Joe Duffy is in his element as Liveline callers pile into each other
The conversation turns ugly the moment the post-election Liveline opens
‘Reality must take precedence over public relations for nature cannot be fooled’
The next election is likely to be the greenest yet, with the Irish electorate demanding solutions to environmental crises
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