Leo Varadkar confirms he will feature in RTÉ travel show and rules out presidential bid
Former Fine Gael leader also confirms he begins advisory role with US-based PR firm Penta on April 10th, a year and two days after he stepped down as taoiseach
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Fionnula Flanagan: I remember the ‘No Irish or dogs’ signs. I didn’t want to live in a country that took that attitude towards me
Put off London, the actor went instead to the US, where she spent 50 years as one of Ireland’s most prominent screen presences
No sheepishness as Katie Hannon decries bleating TDs
Radio: Liveline guest host adoitly covers Dáil speaking-time fiasco as political divisions are laid bare on Drivetime
RTÉ’s voluntary redundancy scheme approved by Government
Programme that could see up to 400 staff leave the broadcaster RTÉ was held up by requests for more information about terms
Daire Hickey to give evidence in bitter Web Summit legal dispute
Hickey wants chief executive Paddy Cosgrave to buy him out of his 7% stake in the tech conference business
Punt: The Irish and the NFL – Fascinating insight into tough grind faced by Irish sportsmen lured by lucre of American football
Television: We follow Monaghan’s Rory Beggan and Down’s Charlie Smyth as they try their luck with NFL place-kicking
Mary Raftery journalism prize winner to be announced on Thursday
Two Irish Times projects among five shortlisted for prize named in honour of the late journalist and which recognises contributions to social affairs journalism
Would a united Ireland really say goodbye to the BBC?
No better example of the complex relationships not just between North and South but between Ireland and Britain than our intertwined media ecologies
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 22nd-28th: Including This City Is Ours, Raised by the Village and The Studio
Pat Ingoldsby obituary: Ringmaster of a surreal circus that sprang fully formed from his own imagination
A poet with the common touch and a children’s TV presenter beloved by people of all ages, he was a true national treasure
In an unhinged world, Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman are sane company. Even Ivan Yates seems sensible
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly remain reassuringly sensible presenters, while Ivan Yates plays puckish guest host
From marriage equality referendum to Edna O’Brien: Coimisiún na Meán allocates funding for new shows
The money, which comes chiefly from the television licence fee, has been awarded to 84 television and radio projects
RTÉ 2FM’s new weekend presenters start today. Who are they and can they re-energise the station?
The RTÉ station has a new weekend line-up to complement its refreshed weekday one. But can any combination of presenters improve its fortunes?
Count Me Out by Bob Quinn: The real nuggets are in the personal stories of this important film-maker
The late Donal McCann, one of the giants of Irish stage and film, looms large
Six Nations to remain on free-to-air channels until 2029
RTÉ and Virgin Media set to continue agreement to share broadcasting rights in Ireland
RTÉ to spend €150,000 on tree surgeons at D4 campus
Broadcaster says it regularly requires such services given large number of trees
The Samantha Cookes story: Inside the mind of a pathological liar
Living in Ireland for a decade, the compulsive liar - now in prison for social welfare fraud - deceived almost everyone she met
Claire Byrne’s inner klaxons sound when a former Trump ambassador raises Enoch Burke’s imprisonment
Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland
Catherine Fulvio’s St Patrick’s Way review: Glorified advertorial is a blizzard of bland. It’s a disservice to the celebrity chef
Television: Fizzy documentary by numbers has all the weight and insightfulness of a shamrock shake or a fake leprechaun beard
Ryan owns a tanning business. Yolanda is a Mel B impersonator. These are Britain’s main industries since Brexit
Patrick Freyne: Love Triangle UK’s contestants are earnest and well meaning – not, as so often on dating shows, monstrous, sexually prolific sociopaths
Blank-tape bliss can never be repeated
In the media industry, as on video cassettes, there is vivid colour, but no lifetime guarantee
Mary Kielty, mother of Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty, dies ‘peacefully’ at home
Requiem Mass for Mary Kielty to take place on Monday
Fontaines DC win RTÉ Choice Music Prize album of the year
Jordan Adetunji crowned artist of the year, with rap trio Kneecap named breakthrough artist
As Fergus Finlay and Tom Clonan’s spat escalates, Sarah McInerney relishes the radio gold
Radio: The whiff of cordite in the RTÉ studio is strong enough to warrant a UN peacekeeping mandate of its own
Lidl to open up in Carrigstown in RTÉ Fair City product placement deal
Soap opera’s store to become discount supermarket in summer as broadcaster prepares to move set offsite eventually
Pat Ingoldsby: Celebration of life for late poet to take place this week
Ingoldsby, the poet, writer and broadcaster, died at a nursing home in Clontarf in Dublin on Saturday
The Skinny Jab Revolution review: Kathryn Thomas’s film shines a light on Ozempic. If only it were less coy about Operation Transformation
Television: In her new RTÉ documentary the presenter takes a very personal approach to weight-loss drugs
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 2nd-7th, including Towards Zero, The Academy Awards, The Skinny Jab Revolution and Réaltaí na Gaeltachta
Marvel’s Charlie Cox: My Kin character has the same relationship to violence as Daredevil
After Daredevil was cancelled, the actor starred in the RTÉ crime drama, but now he’s back as the conflicted superhero
Carl, Roz & Aisling’s on-air vibes trump cookie-cutter formulas on 2FM’s new breakfast show
Radio: The new presenters get off to the good start the station needs after the calamity of its biggest stars leaving in a single week
Christina Hendricks is great in Chris O’Dowd’s Small Town, Big Story but it still disappoints
Theatrical Paddy-isms doubtless went down well with Sky executives in London as they bankrolled the project
Celebrity agent Noel Kelly sees company profits of over €400k last year
Kelly became a household name during 2023’s RTÉ payments controversy
Spiritans have paid €8.8m in settlements to 125 abuse survivors since 1998
Incidents of sexual abuse by Spiritans were among 2,395 allegations at 308 schools run by religious orders
Doireann Garrihy restores some celeb lustre to troubled 2FM with larky verve
Radio: The host, who quit the RTÉ station nine months ago, triggering an exodus, is back in the drivetime seat
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