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Ray D’Arcy takes radio show and 5K run around Ireland this week
RTÉ Radio 1’s The Ray D’Arcy Show is back on the road this week with Run with Ray, broadcasting live from five Irish locations and inviting listeners to join a 5km run each day.Publication date: 16.06.2025
RTÉ opens expressions of interest for presenter roles on Radio 1
RTÉ is looking for new on-air talent for RTÉ Radio 1 and its news and current affairs output, as part of a wider strategy to reshape its programming and talent pipeline.Publication date: 12.06.2025
Declan Lynch: Katie Hannon should be the successor to Joe Duffy – and I can take much of the credit
As a result of an item on Liveline (RTÉ1, weekdays, 1.45pm) last year, in rugby games between Wales and Ireland one of the teams no longer wears their traditional colours of red or green – Ireland changed to white this year.Publication date: 12.06.2025
RTÉ Radio 1 launches The Prompt to spotlight new Irish writing
RTÉ Radio 1 is introducing a new series called The Prompt, starting this Sunday at 7.30pm, designed to bring new Irish writing to radio listeners.Publication date: 23.05.2025
JNLRs: Slight drop for Joe Duffy’s ‘Liveline’ as RTÉ breaks from tradition and issues casting call for successor
RTÉ Radio 1 is now Ireland’s most popular station among 35-54 year olds, the latest listenership figures have revealed.Publication date: 15.05.2025
In Photos: Joe Duffy is leaving RTÉ after 37 years
Joe Duffy is leaving!Publication date: 09.05.2025
Tara Campbell appointed Head of RTÉ Radio 1 to replace Peter Woods
RTÉ has appointed Tara Campbell as the new Head of Radio 1 after five years as Managing Editor.Publication date: 16.04.2025
Liveline review: At some point RTÉ could run a competition where listeners are asked to guess what this caller was talking about
You could hear in his voice that the caller to Liveline (RTÉ1, weekdays, 1.45pm) was deeply upset. “I was really, really shocked,” he said. “I was actually in bits crying.” It was not the first time this issue had upset him, but this time it was probably the worst.Publication date: 21.02.2025
Top broadcasters hit listenership highs as ‘talk radio’ becomes king
RTÉ’s radio offerings are continuing to dominate the airwaves, claiming some 29.6pc share of listeners in Ireland.Publication date: 06.02.2025
Radio industry celebrates latest JNLR listening figures for Q3 2024 with 3.4 million listeners tuning in daily
The latest JNLR audience figures show that 3.862m adults tuned into Irish radio stations each week across the period of October 2023 to September 2024.Publication date: 07.11.2024