Vintage Pat Kenny: Letâs hear it for wronged landlordsRadio Review: Ray DâArcy gets emotional about HPV vaccine. Kenny defends accidental landlordsSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
Tubridy goes from bland to bitter and a little bit creepyRadio review: Tubridy's not bothered about projecting a mainstream image while on 2FM Conor McGregorâs friends and foes get in the ringSat Aug 26 2017 - 05:00
Could do better: Al Porterâs sick patter putters onRadio: Today FMâs star host fails to deliver, but Sean Moncrieff thrivesSat Aug 05 2017 - 05:00
What Irish broadcasting needs: more Bibi BaskinsRay DâArcyâs interview with former broadcaster shows what Irish radio is missingSat Jul 29 2017 - 07:00
Gloves come off as Michael OâLeary and Joe Duffy slug it out over seatsRadio review: Ryanair boss hogs the airwaves but meets his match in Sean OâRourkeSat Jul 22 2017 - 07:00
Pat Kennyâs number crunching would drive you to drinkDrink driving coverage is illuminating and spirit-crushingly tediousSat Jul 15 2017 - 07:00
PJ Gallagherâs relentless quest to make a joke of everythingReview: His wacky voices can be exhausting, but he can also be gut-bustingly funnySat Jul 08 2017 - 07:00
Paul Williams vs Pat Hickey. No contestRadio Review: It's was less Rumble in the Jungle and more Cakewalk on NewstalkSat Jul 01 2017 - 07:00
When youâre in a hole, Ryan Tubridy, stop diggingRadio Review: The RTĂ hostâs interview with Orla Brady turns cringeworthySat Jun 24 2017 - 07:00
Hook to Coppinger: âYou have no manners. Now shut upâGeorge Hook, decrying the erosion of civility, fails to practise what he preachesSat Jun 17 2017 - 07:00
Ray DâArcy and Dave Fanningâs masterclasses in inane chatterRadio Review: Pointless conversations are not the wished-for antidote to horrific newsSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
Bob Dylanâs Nobel lecture: I was âpals with the wild Irish roverâIn a gnarled voice, the ever-defiant songwriter explains his music and lyricsTue Jun 06 2017 - 13:50
Breakfast Republic presenters serve up menu of witless drivel2FM's morning show is a joyless exercise, but the station has more appealing presenters waiting in the wingsSat Jun 03 2017 - 06:00
Musical poverty: If âOliver!â can do it, so can âAngelaâs AshesâEllen Frey McCourt on the musical version of her late husbandâs harrowing childhood memoirSat May 27 2017 - 06:00
Irish presenters handle Manchester news with admirable calmRadio review: RTĂ and Newstalk reports get across the full horror without histrionicsFri May 26 2017 - 12:00
Philip Boucher-Hayes places rational interest over religious beliefRadio review: Livelineâs apparitions and Healy-Raeâs Last Word on road safetyFri May 19 2017 - 12:00
Nanny-state and teenage sex make for a cringeworthy Pat Kenny showRadio review: Newstalk host airs pet peeves, while Miriam hears of liaisons in LuggalaFri May 12 2017 - 12:51
Not much to sink your teeth into with Nicky Byrne and Jenny GreeneRadio review: 2FM duo stick to cheeky banter and Second Captains tog out for RTĂâs first teamFri May 05 2017 - 12:24
'You can't afford to take their word for it. The church has tentacles everywhere'Radio review: âFather Tedâ writer Graham Linehan, talking to Newstalkâs Sean Moncrieff, is clear on his opposition to the nuns owning the National Maternity HospitalFri Apr 28 2017 - 12:00
Hammy Joe Duffy would make a panto dame blushRadio Review: The RTĂ presenter gets fully into character for an Easter special, before showing his strengths on more familiar groundFri Apr 21 2017 - 13:00
George Hook cites "truth and integrity" but revels in know-nothing prideRadio review: But novelist Howard Jacobson celebrates education with Matt CooperFri Apr 14 2017 - 14:00
No women need apply as Ivan Yates brings manly swagger to SundaysNewstalk adds more middle-aged male voices to its roster in the form of Yates and Bobby Kerr, but the formula is wearing thinFri Apr 07 2017 - 13:00
Wheels come off Newstalk as Paul Williams drives Shane Coleman to distractionRadio Review: The hosts bring real needle to their Odd Couple routine over cyclist issueFri Mar 31 2017 - 15:46
Pat Kenny irons things out with the DĂĄilâs âUntuckablesâRadio Review: Ray DâArcy shows the odd flash of prickly pedigree in a show that is sleepwalking through the schedulesFri Mar 24 2017 - 09:45
Ryan Tubridy is transitioning from young fogey to old codgerRadio review: He scorns political correctness like a grumpy old man, but in one respect he is still young at heartFri Mar 17 2017 - 10:00
The âfake newsâ about Tuam: Sean Moncrieff blows a gasketRadio Review: Newstalk host takes Catholic Leaguer Bill Donohue to task over claim of baby mass grave âmythâ and âhoaxâFri Mar 10 2017 - 10:50
Joe Duffy offers hope to a 50-year-old woman trapped in a nursing homeMoving tale of quiet desperation on âLivelineâ, while Moby is an antidote to gloom on digitalFri Mar 03 2017 - 05:00
Going on âNewstalk Driveâ? Donât make Sarah McInerney angryThe radio presenter is never less than lively â especially when she takes a swipe at Pat KennyFri Feb 24 2017 - 14:00
Al Porter could become âa real star of Irish radioâRadio review: Porterâs show sounds footloose and carefree. By comparison, Matt Cooper seems out of touchFri Feb 17 2017 - 05:00
The Meath Gaeilgeoirs who couldn't get on and the commuters who love their drivesNewstalkâs absorbing documentary recounts the rivalry of âplantersâ from ConnemaraFri Feb 10 2017 - 05:00
Radio review: 'Dermot and Dave still talking loudly and saying nothing'The Today FM duo's incessant banter is still tiresome despite their new slotFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:00
Radio: Standing up to Trump â a story of Scots resistanceMoncrieff is back to his offbeat best while Joe Duffy glumly hears tales of rural desperationFri Jan 27 2017 - 14:00
Bertie Ahern loses his bottle as Pat Kenny gazes into Brexitâs crystal ballFormer taoiseach says EU Brexit discussions wonât linger on âwho threw the bottle out of the pramâFri Jan 20 2017 - 14:00
Paul Williams simmers down as Tubridy swipes at snowflakesRadio review: Northern Ireland and 'cosseted millennials' let the broadcasters show their true feelingsFri Jan 13 2017 - 14:00
Radio review: no cure for the common hospital crisisThe A&E trolley crisis has a wearily familiar sound. A bit like Joe Jacksonâs Leonard Cohen tapesFri Jan 06 2017 - 15:14
Radio review: No escape from the jaws of the past as a grim year endsJim Lockhart hosts a grim chart countdown of the great musicians who died in 2016Fri Dec 30 2016 - 14:00
Insurgent Newstalk targets stagnant RTĂ but 2016âs real revolution occurs off the airwavesIn a year when the commercial talk station turned angry and the national broadcaster stayed still, the music radio sector provided ominous omensFri Dec 23 2016 - 14:00
Radio review: Matt Cooper stands back as Simon Coveney sets low barMinister for Housingâs reminder of humanitarian acts sounds calculated on Last WordFri Dec 16 2016 - 14:00
Radio review: Alison Curtis proves a little politeness can go a long wayThe Today FM presenter is only slightly bland as she takes over from Anton SavageFri Dec 09 2016 - 13:00
Harrowing stories sap Ryan Tubridy's seasonal spiritRadio Review: RTĂ presenter is shaken by a terrifying tale of child sex abuseFri Dec 02 2016 - 14:00
Katie Hopkins trolls Pat Kenny as renters tell Joe Duffy of scary timesRadio Review: âLivelineâ, âThe Pat Kenny Showâ, âThe Niall Boylan ShowâFri Nov 25 2016 - 14:00
Sporting cliches abound as Trumpâs election kicks off a whole new ball gameRadio Review: âMorning Irelandâ, âToday with Sean OâRourkeâ, âDocumentary on One: Sin-Ă© â Jeff Buckleyâs Irish Odysseyâ, âThe Ray DâArcy ShowâFri Nov 18 2016 - 14:00
High Noon for queasy liberals as George Hook ramps up the rhetoricRadio review: âHigh Noonâ, âMorning Irelandâ, âThe Pat Kenny Showâ, âMarty in the MorningâFri Nov 11 2016 - 17:08
Bad behaviour brings out the best in Anton SavageToday FMâs morning presenter takes a surprisingly tough line with a GAA starâs gambling addiction, while Cormac Ă hEadhraâs scorn stifles the raison dâĂȘtre of the Late DebateFri Nov 04 2016 - 14:00
Paul Williamsâs hard-boiled breakfast offering not easy to stomachRadio Review: âNewstalk Breakfastâ, âNewstalk Driveâ and âLivelineâFri Oct 28 2016 - 14:00
Taboo or not taboo: listening to stories of domestic violenceRadio Review: Ryan Tubridy, incensed by what he hears, and Tom Dunne, as Peter Hook talks about Caroline Aherne, handle the topic sensitivelyFri Oct 21 2016 - 14:00
Joe Duffy lets callers express their inner TrumpReview: âLivelineâ, âToday with Sean OâRourkeâ, âThe Businessâ and âHigh NoonâFri Oct 14 2016 - 19:13
Itâs Not Over review: Trapped by the TroublesTHEATREclubâs sprawling drama is a rebuke to official views of the Northâs recent historyThu Oct 13 2016 - 15:17
Radio: Cyclists get a rough ride as Pat Kenny revs up his outrageReview: A harrowing revelation shocks Ray DâArcy from his normally ironic poiseFri Oct 07 2016 - 14:00
Radio: No pain, no gain as Ian Dempsey looks to create a buzzReview: Today FM host endures tattooistâs needle as a troubled friendship plays out on 'Off the Ball'Fri Sept 30 2016 - 16:17
