Press Releases

RTÉ Radio named Broadcaster of the Year at the New York Festivals 2011

RTÉ Radio has been honoured with the prestigious Broadcaster of the Year Award at the 2011 New York Festivals Radio Awards.

Press Releases

Claire Byrne to present the Marian Finucane Show as part of RTÉ Radio 1's summer schedule

RTÉ Radio 1 today confirmed that RTÉ presenter Claire Byrne is to present The Marian Finucane Show throughout July and August 2011.

JNLR

RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm remain the number one and two most-listened-to radio stations in Ireland.

RTÉ Radio Announces First-Ever Independent Programme Commissioning Round for Radio

RTÉ Radio is set to host an Open Day to mark the start of the first formal commissioning round for independent radio productions across its primary services.

RTÉ 2fm's Jenny Huston to Broadcast Live from SXSW in Texas

Tune into RTÉ 2fm on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 March at 10pm as Jenny Huston broadcasts two special programmes live from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas.

RTÉ's Operation Transformation Finalists Surpass All Expecations in Terms of Weight Loss and Style

With the finish line finally in sight for our Operation Transformation leaders and groups, the final figures reveal a combined overall weight loss of an incredible 71 stone, 5 pounds.

RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary on One launches groundbreaking iPhone application

RTÉ Radio is proud to announce the launch of a new iPhone application solely dedicated to the award-winning Documentary on One strand.

RTÉ Radio 1's The Tubridy Show Partners with Airtricity in New Sponsorship Deal

RTÉ Radio 1 has announced Airtricity as the new sponsor of The Tubridy Show.

Westlife's Nicky Byrne takes over Celebrity Sunday on RTÉ 2fm

Tune into RTÉ 2fm at 5pm this Sunday 7 February as Westlife's Nicky Byrne takes over Celebrity Sunday for the next two weeks.

Tune In Notice: RTÉ 2XM Live Broadcast: Hope for Haiti Now

Tune into RTÉ's digital alternative music station, RTÉ 2XM, on Saturday 23 January at 1.00am to hear a live broadcast from Hope for Haiti Now - a number of star studded concerts raising much needed funds for Haiti.

RTÉ Radio 1's Mooney Auctions Paul Cunningham's Afghan Hat

Today on RTÉ Radio 1's Mooney the bidding closed for Paul Cunningham's Afghan hat, first seen on the RTÉ Nine O' Clock News.

RTÉ Radio 1's The Business Wins Award

The Inaugural Media Award was presented to John Murray, presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's The Business.

RTÉ 2fm in 2010

Station Announces First Schedule Changes as part of a New Look for the New Year

U2 Single 'One' Wins Fanning's Fab 50 2009

28 years after achieving their first ever number one U2 have yet again claimed the first place on Ireland's most credible listeners poll, Fanning's Fab 50 on RTÉ 2fm, with their world renowned track One.

RTÉ Launches RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm Apps

RTÉ today announced that its RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm apps are now available from the App Store. The two apps are available free for both iPhone and iPod touch users.

RTÉ 2XM to broadcast from Hard Working Class Heroes

Digital station, RTÉ 2XM, will broadcast 12 hours of live music from the 7th Hard Working Class Heroes festival taking place on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th across 6 venues in Temple Bar and the surrounding area.

Loose Women Comes to RTÉ Radio

BBC Apprentice star Jennifer Maguire, Clelia Murphy from Ireland's official top-rating soap Fair City, RTÉ Television presenter Geri Maye and Gerry Ryan Show reporter Evelyn O'Rourke went on a girls' day out in Dublin today to mark the launch of Girl Talk [see separate picture release]. The brand-new digital radio series will begin broadcasting on RTÉ's digital station RTÉ Choice this Saturday 7 November at 10.30am.

Five RTÉ Websites Shortlisted at 2009 eircom Golden Spider Awards

Five RTÉ websites have been nominated in this year's eircom Golden Spider Awards 2009 across RTÉ Radio, RTÉ Television, RTÉ Publishing and RTÉ News and Current Affairs divisions.

Politicians Sign Up for Operation Transformation

A Leaner Leinster House Promised as Politicians Sign Up for RTÉ's Operation Transformation...

20.19.18.17.16.15.14.13.12.Operation Transformation Slims Down in Santry

A brand-new search began on RTÉ 2fm's Gerry Ryan Show several weeks ago to find participants who want to lose weight, get fit and transform themselves in the RTÉ Radio, Television and RTÉ.ie event, Operation Transformation.

Over 1 million Tune Into RTÉ Radio

The big winners for RTÉ Radio in the latest JNLR/TNS mrbi listenership survey are RTÉ Radio 1's Miriam O'Callaghan and Marian Finucane at weekends and Pat Kenny, Joe Duffy, Ryan Tubridy, Derek Mooney, Mary Wilson and Ronan Collins on weekday daytime radio. On RTÉ 2fm Gerry Ryan is fighting back with a gain of 3,000.

RTÉ Radio gets set to paint Paris green

Join RTÉ Radio in association with boylesports.com next week as RTÉ Radio 1's Sport at 7 with Daragh Maloney and Damien O'Meara and RTÉ 2fm's Colm and Jim Jim Breakfast Show head for Paris to bring Irish fans all the latest from the Irish camp before and after the big match on Wednesday evening.

Fannings Fab 50 - Vote now on RTÉ 2fm

Fanning's Fab 50 is back on Sunday 20 December on RTÉ 2fm from 7pm - 12 midnight. Every year listeners vote for their three favourite songs or tracks of all time and it is compiled into a Fab Fifty. Simple as that and this year it happens again.