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RTÉ Radio 1 names the day to turn off 252 Long Wave

RTÉ Radio 1 will cease broadcasting on Long Wave 252 from Friday 14th April 2023. The station continues to broadcast on FM, on Saorview and Saorsat, along with RTÉ Radio Player and Irish Radioplayer apps. In the UK, Radio 1 will still be available on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin Media, along with online streaming services such as smart speakers...

Publication date: 31.03.2023

Nominees announced for the 2023 New York radio awards

RTÉ, Newstalk, Clare FM, and a number of independent production houses are shortlisted in the New York Festivals radio awards for 2023. There are 15 nominations altogether in Ireland, across categories such as documentaries, podcasts and entertainment...

Publication date: 23.03.2023

Ryan Tubridy to leave The Late Late Show – continues radio show

Ryan Tubridy will finish presenting The Late Late Show at the end of the current series but continue his morning show on RTÉ Radio 1. Commenting, Ryan Tubridy said: “It has been a privilege to host the national institution that is the Late Late Show for the last fourteen years...

Publication date: 16.03.2023

RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena to host live show author Sebastian Barry

RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena is to host a public broadcast with Irish author Sebastian Barry at the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire. Presenter Seán Rocks will sit down with the two-time winner of the Costa Book of the Year, Sebastian Barry to discuss Old God’s Time, his brand-new novel about memory, love, mystery and reckoning at 7pm today...

Publication date: 21.02.2023

Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 gets new sponsor

Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 is now sponsored by Allcare Pharmacy. The Monday to Friday, 10am to 12pm show sponsorship is an 11-month deal brokered by Javelin and includes 6 x 10-second sponsor-credited stings per show, sponsor-credited promos in Rising Time, Liveline, Drivetime, Saturday with Colm O’ Mongain & Brendan O’ Connor as well as podcast and homepage sponsorship...

Publication date: 04.02.2023

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta to air series on The Irish State

The Irish Free State came into being on 6 December 1922, and a new series starting on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on 15 January will examine how the fledgling state achieved its unique standing on the world stage over the course of the last one hundred years...

Publication date: 10.01.2023

New North East Correspondent position for RTÉ journalist Laura Hogan

Former Today FM and East Coast FM newsreader Laura Hogan has been appointed as North East Correspondent at RTÉ. Laura has worked as a multimedia journalist in RTÉ since 2018, reporting across television, radio and online news including RTÉ’s Six One News, Nine O’Clock News and Morning Ireland programmes...

Publication date: 20.12.2022

Louise Duffy announced as replacement for The Ronan Collins Show

Former Today FM presenter Louise Duffy will host a new music show from January on RTÉ Radio 1 in the slot formerly held by The Ronan Collins Show. Louise has recently been heard on RTÉ Radio 1 filling in on Late Date, Rising Time, and The Ronan Collins Show itself, weekdays 12pm till 1pm...

Publication date: 10.12.2022

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards shortlist announced

RTÉ has announced the shortlist for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2022 with the awards evening planned for Thursday 17th November live on the radio. The awards will feature live performances from some of this year’s nominees, celebrating Irish folk music and artists, both established and emerging...

Publication date: 03.11.2022

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