Today FM

Tempers rise over immigration debate as Matt Cooper scolds warring politicians

Radio: Today FM host bemoans uneventful general election, as Pat Kenny hears two sides of the charged migrant issue

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 05:00

RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits

‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boost

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 12:28

Pat Kenny stokes fears of dystopian Dublin with accounts of rampant criminality

Radio: The Newstalk host hears lurid tales of urban crime. Over on Today FM, Matt Cooper has a more upbeat take on the capital’s future

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 05:00

Andrea Gilligan listens intently but is powerless to help parents dogged by back-to-school guilt

Radio: On Newstalk, Andrea Gilligan moves easily from light to shade, imbuing her folksy style with compassion and honesty

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 05:00

Pat Kenny keeps his cool as spluttering reporter is doused in pepper spray

Radio: Henry McKean’s raw account of ‘really ugly scenes’ in Coolock captures how quickly an anti-immigration protest descends into chaos

Fri Jul 19 2024 - 05:00

Claire Byrne and Mary Lou McDonald come unexpectedly close to a shouting match

Radio review: The reliably poised RTÉ Radio One presenter gets into tetchy exchange with Sinn Féin leader. On Today FM, Matt Cooper swaps ballot-box coverage for indignation

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 05:00

Pat Kenny adds 55,000 listeners, making his Newstalk show biggest on commercial radio

Oliver Callan’s slot is among those to lose listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, though station maintains its market share

Thu May 16 2024 - 12:02

Chris Doyle becomes permanent CEO of Bauer Media’s Irish radio stations

Executive had been leading Bauer Media Audio Ireland, the owner of Today FM and Newstalk, on an interim basis

Mon May 13 2024 - 18:27

A sense of foreboding descends on Liveline. Then Joe Duffy takes an unexpected turn

Radio: Talk of saints and babies has the RTÉ broadcaster in flighty mood. Over on Today FM, Matt Cooper has the better show

Fri Apr 12 2024 - 05:00

‘It’s the talk of the country’: Joe Duffy aims at radio rivals’ cash cow

Radio: There’s a frisson of payback as Liveline host’s concerns about Bauer Media’s Cash Machine game are shared by the Drivetime team

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 05:00

2023 in radio: Tubridy fallout lingers over RTÉ as rival stations look like safer options

Radio 1 and 2FM are shaken but still standing after the Montrose payments scandal as Pat Kenny’s strong Newstalk performance symbolises changed landscape

Sat Dec 23 2023 - 05:15

Ian Dempsey and Dave Moore lay on a welcome five hours away from the woes of the world

Radio: Today FM morning hosts’ shows segue seamlessly into each other as Moore shows there’s plenty of life in him now that he has left the Dermot & Dave double act behind

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 05:00

Inquisitor general or Inspector Gadget? Matt Cooper finds his fun side

Radio: Today FM host is unconvincing as a tech goods showman, while Sean Moncrieff can’t stay serious for too long

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 05:00

There have been more road deaths so far this year than in all of 2022. Something’s badly wrong

The Road Safety Authority previously relied on the late broadcaster Gay Byrne’s ability to cut through to the public - now it needs to look beyond traditional media

Mon Nov 06 2023 - 06:00

Sebastian Barnes, IFAC and unfortunate timing

Any Other Business: Also, Denis O’Brien winds down foundation, Dublin Lord Mayor hosts UPMC at Mansion House, Lorraine Higgins opens Brussels office, Kate Fullen joins Yonder and CRO uses AI to scan company documents

Fri Sept 22 2023 - 05:03

Together again: Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates reunite to launch political podcast

Noel Kelly Management seeks sponsor for new podcast with Today FM presenter as host and former minister as pundit

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 11:06

Nicky Byrne puts a nervy, newly single Dave Moore at ease – but is then less than subtle

Radio: After 21 years of broadcasting with Dermot Whelan at his side, Today FM’s Dave Moore is taking his first, tentative steps as a solo host

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 05:15

John Creedon helps us express grief for Sinéad O’Connor through song. What a gift

As the country remembers Sinéad O’Connor. the RTÉ presenter knows how to let the music do the talking

Fri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00

Caitríona Perry: ‘We’re leaving the country on a one-way ticket... but we will be back’

As the RTÉ news anchor departs the station and Ireland to be chief presenter for BBC News in Washington, she reflects on ambition, loss and destiny

Sat May 27 2023 - 06:00

Today FM’s Dave Moore on home renovation: ‘I can’t believe it’s our house. I genuinely still feel that way’

The radio and podcast host discovered a love for DIY and took careful guidance from his wife, artist Tracy Sheridan, when they transformed their north Dublin home

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00

The 2 Johnnies: the blokey swagger is wearing very thin

Radio: Podcasting duo’s irreverent style flounders on 2FM, while Dermot and Dave’s double act becomes a one-man show

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 05:00

RTÉ Radio 1 loses listeners as ‘news fatigue’ erases pandemic bump

Radio industry’s Joint National Listenership Research survey shows market share gains for Today FM, Newstalk, RTÉ 2FM and others

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 12:00

Rival protests on immigration policy held in Dublin

Group supporting diversity accuse far-right of spreading misinformation as counter-demonstration marches on media organisations

Mon Feb 06 2023 - 18:20

‘I actually was a bit spooked’: Andrea Gilligan, usually unflappable, sounds shaken by her online harassment

Radio: The Newstalk presenter reveals her own experiences during a discussion of abusive online behaviour

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00

Matt Cooper rarely makes a slip on The Last Word. But this week he FX up

Radio: That a minor error is even notable testifies to the steady, assured way the journalist has hosted Today FM’s drivetime show for nearly 20 years

Fri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00

Bauer Media Audio agrees deal to buy Cork’s Red FM

Acquisition is subject to regulatory approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Thu Nov 10 2022 - 14:37

Ray D’Arcy listener figures drop to new low as Irish radio audiences move closer to pre-pandemic levels

Ray Foley adds listeners on Today FM but Ray D’Arcy drops to a new low on RTÉ Radio 1

Thu Nov 10 2022 - 12:00

Ian Dempsey is in his usual irrepressibly good cheer. Then he drops the H-bomb

Radio: It’s a shock to hear the habitually buoyant Today FM presenter express hatred on Wednesday morning’s breakfast show

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00

Matt Cooper quits his TV show: ‘Need to reduce the working hours a bit’

Broadcaster says ‘holidays confirmed’ that he needs ‘more flexibility’ in the evenings

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 10:40

Hugh Linehan: ‘I wouldn’t go back to Communicorp even if they’d have me’

Radio bans of Irish Times and The Currency journalists show something is deeply amiss

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00

Mairéad Ronan is Today FM’s new lunchtime presenter

Ed Smith promoted to weekday evening slot, as two presenters depart station

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 19:49

Cross-media issues not on broadcasting watchdog’s wavelength

Regulator appointed in 1991 could demand greater powers over media owners

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 17:24

Audio streams abound as Today FM chases ‘digital pot’

Difference between Today XM and TXFM says a lot about where Irish radio finds itself

Tue Mar 27 2018 - 05:46

Sharon Horgan's ‘Motherland’ makes me realise why I don’t have kids

TV3’s Muireann O’Connell reveals her favourite TV show, album, book and restaurant

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00