Declan Lynch: Minister Thomas Byrne gets 13 minutes of ‘studs’ at the hands of Colm Ó Mongáin
Radio reviews RTÉ presenter Colm Ó Mongáin has no fear of confrontation In a recent feature by Niamh…
Declan Lynch: There are whispers about John Creedon running for president – a terrible thing to inflict on a man who has done us no harm
Radio reviews RTÉ broadcaster John Creedon. Photo: Don MacMonagle A hundred years ago on January 1, the Irish…
Declan Lynch’s year in radio: Pat Kenny leaves midweek, and the great RTÉ ‘refresh’ manages to leave Brendan Courtney without a permanent spot
Pat Kenny is a balm for the soul. Photo: Steve Humphreys Radio, like nature itself, can play cruel…
Declan Lynch: ‘Could Liveline not have nailed down a new theme tune… or keep the one that worked perfectly well for 40 bleeding years?’
Radio reviews Kieran Cuddihy tackled a tough subject on ‘Liveline’ Responding to an Irish Independent query, an RTÉ…
Declan Lynch: Maria Steen’s tremendous irony, Marty Morrissey does his best with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Johnny Cash in the dancehalls
Radio reviews Maria Steen was discussing the lack of choice. Photo: Collins You could argue that the spoilt…
Declan Lynch: From speaking rights to cadaver dogs, our obsession with local issues rumbles on, despite the global catastrophes
Radio reviews Claire Byrne is leaving RTÉ for a new role in Newstalk. Photo: Andres Poveda I started…
Declan Lynch: ‘The grilling of Jim Gavin was an amazing piece of radio for a couple of reasons’
Radio reviews Former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin. Photo: Sportsfile One evening about 10 years ago, I was…