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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
RTÉ announces plans for coverage of Budget 2023 on the radio
RTÉ says it will deliver comprehensive coverage of Budget 2023 on Tuesday 27th September with extensive reporting and analysis across radio, online and television. RTÉ Radio 1 coverage of the budget speeches will be broadcast live on a special extended News at One with Bryan Dobson, beginning at 12.45pm until 3.30pm...Publication date: 26.09.2022
RTÉ radio stations return to The National Ploughing Championships
RTÉ is attending The National Ploughing Championships once again this year with live coverage planned across Radio 1, 2FM, RnaG and lyric fm. The Ploughing will return to Ratheniska, Co Laois, from Tuesday 20th September to Thursday 22nd September and RTÉ will be there over three full days with an action-packed schedule of live programmes, live musical performances...Publication date: 15.09.2022
Gavin Maloney made RTÉ Concert Orchestra Associate Principal Conductor
Gavin Maloney has been appointed as Associate Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for the next three years. One of Gavin’s first appearances as Associate Principal Conductor will be conducting the “RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents” October Bank Holiday Monday programme on RTÉ Radio 1 and the annual Sunday Miscellany RTE CO Christmas concert on 1 December at the NCH...Publication date: 13.09.2022
RTÉ Radio 1 Extra to air complete dramatisation of Ulysses
The complete dramatisation of Ulysses is being broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra this week. This year marks 100 years since the publication of James Joyce’s peerless modernist classic, Ulysses, and RTÉ will celebrate Bloomsday, June 16th, with a series of broadcasts, articles, and archive clips to mark the occasion via RTÉ Drama on One...Publication date: 15.06.2022
RTÉ wins Broadcaster of the Year in the New York Radio Awards
RTÉ Radio has been honored with the Broadcaster of Year Award in the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2022. Entries awarded Gold trophies include “Sing! Dublin’s Gay and Lesbian Choir” and “One Day / Lá Dá Raibh” for RTE lyric FM, “Mamó, By Sara Keating, Read By Ingrid Craigie” and “Documentary on One: L’Agression” for RTÉ Radio 1...Publication date: 27.04.2022
RTÉ teams up with UK radio stations for the Celtic Dawn Chorus
RTÉ Radio 1 and Lyric fm have teamed up with radio stations in the UK for its annual live broadcast of the Dawn Chorus on May 1st. Live from BirdWatch Ireland’s Cuskinny Marsh Nature Reserve in County Cork, Derek Mooney will present a celebration of birdsong with Niall Hatch, Jim Wilson, Éanna Ní Lamhna and Terry Flanagan, plus expert contributors from across the Celtic nations of Europe...Publication date: 25.04.2022
John Kilraine appointed as London Correspondent for RTÉ News
After 15 years of being Dublin Correspondent, John Kilraine has been appointed as its new London Correspondent. The former 98FM journalist will be responsible for reporting across RTÉ News’ radio, television and digital platforms on political, social and economic affairs in London and the wider Great Britain...Publication date: 13.04.2022
RTÉ Short Story competition opens for entries at Radio 1
The RTÉ Short Story Competition 2022, run on Radio 1 in honour of Francis MacManus, is now open for entries. Writers have until Friday 13th May to submit their short story to the competition. This year’s entries will be judged by writers Lisa McInerney, Ferdia McAnna and Éilis Ní Dhuibhne...Publication date: 23.03.2022