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Radio 1 and RTÉ RnaG confirm new five year GAA rights agreement
RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ RnaG have retained exclusive national live rights to GAA games in a renewed five-year agreement. RTÉ Sport will provide full coverage of 31 Championship games, Tailteann Cup final, 2 semi-finals and Joe McDonagh Cup final...Publication date: 25.10.2022
Philip Boucher-Hayes to replace Damien O’Reilly on RTÉ Radio 1 Countrywide
Philip Boucher-Hayes is the new presenter of Countrywide on RTÉ Radio 1 as Damien O’Reilly leaves the station. Philip has been reporting on and presenting RTÉ Radio 1 programmes since the early 1990s. He is currently the presenter of the climate action series Hot Mess on RTÉ Radio 1 and is heard regularly as Claire Byrne’s replacement on the Today programme...Publication date: 19.10.2022
Des Cahill to host weekend sport shows on RTÉ Radio 1
Des Cahill is to host both Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. At the same time he’ll step away from The Sunday Game on TV after fifteen seasons at the helm of RTÉ’s flagship Sunday night GAA programme...Publication date: 17.10.2022
New shows for RTÉ lyric fm plus the return of the Lyric Feature
Some schedule changes at RTÉ lyric fm this month sees the return of The Lyric Feature and new shows for Seán Rocks and Aedín Gormley. The station also continues to celebrate Black History Month. Every day this month, listeners will hear prominent musical figures honouring the lives of Black musicians...Publication date: 14.10.2022
FM104 Drive gets major marketing campaign for Graham and Nathan
A new heavy-weight marketing campaign focusing on 104 Drive with Graham and Nathan has been launched by FM104. It will promote presenters Graham O’Toole and Nathan O’Reilly utilising the ‘We’ll Pick You Up’ tagline and will be seen and heard across Dublin...Publication date: 13.10.2022
The Irish Audio Market Report shows radio continues to dominate
The Ipsos Irish Audio Market Report released today shows that radio continues to have a dominant position in the Irish audio sector. Live radio enjoys a 74.3% share of all audio listening, reflecting an engaging, easily accessible (and free) format for listeners...Publication date: 11.10.2022
Today FM, Cork’s Red FM and WLR win top awards at the IMROs
All the winners from the IMRO Radio Awards 2022 have been announced including the top Station of the Year titles. The Full-Service Station of the Year award went to Today FM, Music Station of the Year was won by Cork’s Red FM, whilst the Local Station of the Year award went to WLR FM...Publication date: 07.10.2022
Doireann Garrihy announced as Dancing with the Stars presenter
RTÉ 2FM breakfast presenter Doireann Garrihy will join Jennifer Zamparelli to present series 6 of Dancing with the Stars when it returns to RTÉ One in January. Doireann, who presents 2FM Breakfast with Donncha O’Callaghan and Carl Mullan, has previously presented Big Night In, The Podge and Rodge Show and Reeling in the Fears...Publication date: 07.10.2022
Nova’s PJ Gallagher & Jim McCabe to tandem cycle 30km for charity
Radio Nova’s PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe are to tandem cycle 30km from Hill 16 in Croke Park to Bray Head to raise money for charity. A month of activity surrounding Jack and Jill’s ‘Up the Hill’ Challenge kicked off today culminating on Friday, October 28th. Speaking of his challenge, PJ Gallagher said: ...Publication date: 03.10.2022
Fully Charged presenters extended to weekends on SPIN stations
A new weekend schedule is coming to SPIN 1038 and SPIN SW later this month. The changes will include new SPIN1038 Fully Charged Breakfast presenters Emma, Dave & Aisling present a Saturday morning show that will broadcast across Dublin and the South West while on Sunday mornings, Ed & Valerie from SPIN South West’s ‘Fully Charged’ go across the network too...Publication date: 02.10.2022