Radio News Releases

New RTÉ Radio 1 Extra Series, Out of the Ordinary, sees Brenda Donohue Travel the Country Interviewing People with Unusual Tales to Tell RTÉ Radio 1   New RTÉ Radio 1 Extra Series, Out of the Ordinary, sees Brenda Donohue Travel the Country Interviewing People with Unusual Tales to Tell     Starts Saturday 24th October 2pm, Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra     A brother and sister who each undergo a double lung transplant. Ireland’s tallest […]
HOZIER ANNOUNCES 2fm XMAS BALL IN AID OF ISPCC RTÉ 2fm     HOZIER ANNOUNCES 2fm XMAS BALL IN AID OF ISPCC     HOZIER    LITTLE GREEN CARS // GAVIN JAMES // RIPTIDE MOVEMENT RYAN SHERDIAN // HUDSON TAYLOR AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED    ***TICKETS €45.00 ON SALE FRIDAY OCTOBER 23RD, 9AM***   Listen to Hozier’s interview here – https://soundcloud.com/rte2fm/hozier-on-breakfast-republic     This morning […]
The Poetry Programme with Rick O’Shea Returns for a New Season on RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Radio 1   The Poetry Programme with Rick O’Shea Returns for a New Season on RTÉ Radio 1     The Poetry Programme is back for a new season on RTÉ Radio 1, returning Saturday 17th October at 7.30pm.   In the first programme of the new series, presenter Rick O’Shea meets Pat Boran, who has […]
RTÉ COVERAGE OF BUDGET 2016 RTÉ RTÉ COVERAGE OF BUDGET 2016   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNGj5YsxGgc     RTÉ will deliver comprehensive coverage of Budget 2016 on Tuesday 13th October with extensive reporting and analysis across television, radio, online and mobile.   Television coverage of Budget 2016 begins on RTÉ One at 1.35pm as Bryan Dobson and Keelin Shanley present live coverage and […]
Documentary on One: A Matter of International Secrecy RTÉ Radio 1 Documentary on One: A Matter of International Secrecy The story of how one family hosted 300,000 people at their home during the Pope’s visit to Drogheda   In the summer of 1979 Ireland was consumed with industrial strikes, frisbees and roller-discos, escalating violence in Northern Ireland and, of course, preparations for a […]
RTÉ RADIO 1’S THE RAY D’ARCY SHOW ANNOUNCED AS NEW OPERATION TRANSFORMATION PARTNER AS KATHRYN THOMAS AND RAY UNVEIL THE SEARCH FOR NEW LEADERS RTÉ   RTÉ RADIO 1’S THE RAY D’ARCY SHOW ANNOUNCED AS NEW OPERATION TRANSFORMATION PARTNER AS KATHRYN THOMAS AND RAY UNVEIL THE SEARCH FOR NEW LEADERS   RTÉ is delighted to announce The Ray D’Arcy Show as the new radio partner for the ninth series of RTÉ One’s Operation Transformation. The official RTÉ Radio 1 […]
RTÉ RADIO 1 ANNOUNCES FRANCIS MACMANUS SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS 2015 RTÉ Radio 1   RTÉ RADIO 1 ANNOUNCES FRANCIS MACMANUS SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS 2015   RTÉ Radio 1 is delighted to announce that the winner of the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2015 is Eleanor O’Reilly for her story ‘Stoppin’ the Silence’. Dolores Walshe has been awarded second prize for her story ‘Small Yellow […]
New RTÉ Radio 1 programme The Leap of Faith is for listeners of all faiths and none RTÉ Radio 1     New RTÉ Radio 1 programme The Leap of Faith is for listeners of all faiths and none     This Friday 2nd October at 10pm, Michael Comyn will present the first programme in a new series, The Leap of Faith, on RTÉ Radio 1.   In a programme for people […]
RTÉ 2fm sends The Academic to Eurosonic 2016 RTÉ 2fm   RTÉ 2fm sends The Academic to Eurosonic 2016       RTÉ 2fm has nominated Mullingar four-piece The Academic to represent Ireland at Europe’s largest music industry event, Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, The Netherlands, which takes place 13 – 16 January 2016 for the 15th year in a row.   Creating quite […]
RTÉ Radio 1’s Countrywide launches book at the National Ploughing Championships Today RTÉ Radio 1   RTÉ Radio 1’s Countrywide launches book at the National Ploughing Championships Today   In association with the Irish Farmers Journal and Ballpoint Press   Earlier this year, a call went out on RTÉ Radio 1’s Countrywide (Saturdays, 8.10am) and in the Irish Farmers Journal for people to share their stories of […]