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RTÉ's Will Goodbody hired by AIB as head of external communications

Broadcaster’s business editor to take up role just before bank’s annual results announced in March

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 15:18

Christmas TV takes the Casablanca approach —rounding up the usual suspects

Ghost of Christmas Past does overtime as broadcasters make viewers nostalgic for a time when nostalgia was a little less creaky

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 06:05

Council to run the rule over Portobello house revival as Hugh Wallace deviates from the plan

Plus: Michael H Burke not sweating it over Ailesbury Road house price, Politico takes aim at ‘Europa Experience’ centres, and Fontaines DC are doing just nicely

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 06:00

Letters to the Editor, December 14th: On the Green effect, grief and the humble Brussels sprout

Youth work is not an optional extra, it is essential to our communities

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 06:00

2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM

Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 05:15

Catherine Martin has been the most consequential minister for culture since Michael D Higgins

The outgoing Green Party TD delivered on her predecessors’ promises to address Ireland’s woeful shortfall when it comes to supporting cultural activity

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 05:10

From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024

The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 06:00

At Newstalk, Ciara Kelly gets righteously annoyed

The breakfast host seems to court listeners who once complained about the PC brigade but now prefer to decry the woke mob

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 05:00

RTÉ lawyers accused of ‘running down the clock’ in compensation case

Employee seeks compensation for leave and holiday pay allegedly denied to him before being put on a contract in 2018

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 17:33

RTÉ puts out to tender €990,000 external audit contract

Work will include an audit of annual earnings of highest-paid presenters at the national broadcaster

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 20:01

‘It was a surprise’: Late Late Toy Show star Abiha prepares to see Mariah Carey in Las Vegas

Clonsilla girl had no idea she would be invited to US before she closed show with All I Want for Christmas is You

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 16:09

Late Late Toy Show draws 1.6m viewers including record 622,000 online streams

More than one in five live streams originates outside Ireland, with viewers in 139 countries

Tue Dec 10 2024 - 18:34

Chief obesity clinician Prof Donal O’Shea ‘shocked’ at prevalence of black market ‘skinny jabs’

RTÉ Investigates programme to be aired on Monday examines illegitimate sales of weight loss drugs, despite some being labelled as ‘not for human use’

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 15:49

Mick Wallace’s son a chip off the old block when it comes to Italian restaurants

Plus: Keith Duffy in a falling out over knees, Enda Kenny artfully backs a winner, and it turns out RTÉ and Sinn Féin can feel at home with each other after all

Sun Dec 08 2024 - 06:00

Late Late Toy Show 2024: In pictures

Christmas kicks off with RTÉ's annual Late Late Toy Show, made up of 250 toy testers and performers from all around Ireland

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 14:41

Late Late Toy Show review: Patrick Kielty is fuelled by enough raw adrenaline to power Santa’s reindeer

Mariah Carey pops up with a video message as 150-minute show reaches the finish line with a group performance of All I Want For Christmas Is You

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 00:43

Late Late Toy Show 2024: Everything you need to know about the TV night of the year

This year’s theme will be Home Alone, while new features include a parade of children from all 32 counties

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 10:00

Late Late Toy Show: Patrick Kielty gearing up for second year as host - The kids are what make it different every year

Late Late Toy Show: The 1990 film Christmas film Home Alone will be theme for annual RTÉ broadcast and cultural phenomenon

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00

A darkly farcical incident on Liveline ends up exposing a hot-button issue

Radio: The Liveline host gleefully performs the audio equivalent of nudges and winks after a general-election weekend that leaves him hoarse

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 05:30

The Young Offenders deserves better than to be dumped on RTÉ’s online player

Television: Handed a hit comedy by the BBC, RTÉ has once again fumbled its big punchline

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 11:47

Scannal: Savita review – Heartbreaking chronicle of the medieval essence at heart of Irish healthcare system

Television: Sensitive and wrenching documentary series recounts the death of Savita Halappanavar after she suffered a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 19:30

RTÉ to adapt Marian Keyes bestsellers into new series

The Walsh Sisters, which is set to begin filming in 2025, has been billed as a ‘comedy about serious things’

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:45

Ben Dunne leaves €30m estate in will and writes off son’s €4m debt

Seen & Heard: Claire Byrne moves on from ‘super-agent’ Kelly; Conglomerates vie for Galway media outlets; Waterford Distillery founder vows to save business

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 12:09

Tonight Show presenters Ciara Doherty and Claire Brock leave Virgin Media Television

Two long-serving journalists will depart the broadcaster after election coverage as number of shows is cut in half

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 18:16

General election 2024: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil in near dead heat at end of campaign

Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 06:00

Newstalk’s interview with Gerry Hutch is an anticlimax after Kevin Myers’s inflammatory opinions fill the air

Radio: The Hard Shoulder host Kieran Cuddihy gives his guest’s talent for inflammatory opinions full rein – all while discussing his favourite books

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 05:00

‘I wasn’t used to people in their early 20s, getting sick and dying’: The harrowing story of Aids in Ireland

Memorial – The Story of HIV/Aids in Ireland review: An empathetic yet unsentimental documentary

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 23:15

Ballroom Blitz review: Adam Clayton’s celebration of Irish showbands hints at the burden of being in U2

TV review: U2 bassist Adam Clayton is a decent presenter and great fun to hang with, but the documentary leans too hard on nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 22:35

The Irish Times view on the general election: looking beyond auction politics

The main reason for the tepid campaign, though, is that the range of potential outcomes seems limited

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 20:30

Leaders’ debate TV review: With an eye for drama, Miriam O’Callaghan pins Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin to their collars

Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy

Wed Nov 27 2024 - 09:58

Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

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