Entertainment | News, Reviews, Listings & Features

Sinéad O'Connor. Photo credit: Nick Paulsen

Choice Music Prize reveals Classic Irish Album winner

Sinéad O'Connor's 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got has won the inaugural RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Classic Album.

Music • 06 Mar 23

Wild Roots will take place from 2 - 4 June 2023

Rudimental and Jenny Greene to headline Wild Roots

The boutique festival Wild Roots is returning to the shores of Lough Gill in Co Sligo next June with headliners Rudimental, Jenny Greene, Daithí and Mauro Picotto set to take to the stage across the bank holiday weekend.

Music • 30 Nov 22

Jenny Greene - "Being given the opportunity to do this on a nightly basis feels like a dream come true"

Jenny Greene invites you into The Greene Room

RTÉ 2FM has announced that Jenny Greene's new show, The Greene Room, will begin tonight and will air Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00pm and on Sundays from 10:00pm.

Music • 21 Feb 22

Jenny Greene to change slots in 2FM shake-up

Jenny Greene will shift to a new Sunday to Thursday night-time slot following a shake-up in the RTÉ 2fm schedule.

Music • 31 Jan 22

DJ Calum and Hype Man Jackson with their dad Dave on The Late Late Show

DJ Calum and Hype Man Jackson to open for Jenny Greene

RTÉ 2FM's Jenny Greene has made DJ Calum's dream come true by offering him the chance to play in front of thousands of people at her gig in the Iveagh Gardens next summer.

Late Late Show • 04 Dec 21

Chris Greene: "Going on air and making jokes and having fun initially felt unnatural."

At home with... RTÉ 2FM's Chris Greene

Nothing really beats, or even comes close to the intimacy and instantaneous nature of live radio in times like these, says RTÉ 2FM's Chris Greene

At home with... • 26 Jul 20

Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for Cork

2FM's Jenny Greene is hitting the road with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and heading to the Marquee in Cork next June.

Music • 19 Nov 19

Jenny Greene 'delighted' to be back on 2FM

Jenny Greene has said she is delighted to be back on RTÉ 2FM with a brand new show, thanking her listeners for their support after her exit from the station earlier this year.

Radio • 30 May 19

Jenny Greene makes return in 2FM shake-up

Following her shock departure last March, DJ Jenny Greene is set to make her return to RTÉ 2FM in a schedule shake-up that also sees Bernard O'Shea depart the station and Doireann Garrihy joining the line-up.

Jenny Greene • 02 May 19

Jenny Greene - "Going back to evenings on 2FM just doesn't feel like the right decision for me both personally and professionally"

Jenny Greene leaving 2FM with 'a very heavy heart'

RTÉ 2FM presenter Jenny Greene has said she is leaving the station with "a very heavy heart" following Tuesday's announcement of changes to the morning line-up.

Entertainment • 12 Mar 19

2FM to pay tribute to Alan McQuillan on Electric Disco

RTÉ 2FM will pay tribute to late presenter Alan McQuillan with a special four-hour edition of The Electric Disco this Saturday night, March 2.

Radio • 01 Mar 19

Jenny Greene and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra for Iveagh Gardens next summer

Greene and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra for Dublin

Jenny Greene and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra will take to the stage at the Iveagh Gardens next summer.

Music • 13 Dec 18

Hozier - Headlining show at 3Arena on December 14

Hozier takes centre stage at this year's 2FM Xmas Ball

Hozier is to headline this year's 2FM Xmas Ball in aid of the ISPCC with tickets on sale next Wednesday.

Music • 21 Sep 18

Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra announce second INEC Killarney gig

Jenny Greene and RTÉ Concert Orchestra announce new gig

2FM's Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra have announced they will be playing a second gig at the INEC Killarney this December.

Music • 12 Sep 18

2FM's Jenny Greene & RTÉ Concert Orchestra coming back to Killarney in December

Jenny Greene joins RTÉ Concert Orchestra for new show

2FM's Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra are set to raise the roof at Electric Picnic on Friday night and fans of the unparalleled live experience will be delighted to hear they're coming back to the INEC Killarney in December.

Music • 31 Aug 18

Jenny Greene with co-host Nicky Byrne - "Nicky doesn't care what it's called, same as I don't care"

Jenny Greene doesn't care what 2FM show is called

RTÉ 2FM's Jenny Greene has said that she doesn't care what her programme with Nicky Byrne on the station is called, following criticism that The Nicky Byrne Show with Jenny Greene does not give her equal billing.

Music • 28 Jul 18

Jenny Greene with the cast of Riverdance

Jenny Greene: 'Nothing will top dancing to Riverdance!'

Jenny Greene is the first guest on 2FM's new series, Driving Home With... on which she reveals her love for Riverdance, her favourite album and if anything annoys her about her co-presenter Nicky Byrne.

Radio • 12 Apr 18

Eoghan McDermott hits the right radio spot on drive home from work

RTÉ Radio reaches a 2 million high

RTÉ Radio is celebrating today as the latest figures show that its stations now reach 2 million listeners, with Radio 1 being the only station in Ireland with a weekly reach of 1 million listeners.

Radio • 08 Feb 18

Aoife Walsh has had to take a back seat in rehearsals

Aoife Walsh's broken toe halts DWTS rehearsals

Former Miss Ireland Aoife Walsh has revealed she hasn't been able to rehearse for Dancing with the Stars as she has broken her toe.

Dancing with the Stars • 12 Dec 17

Jenny Greene & the RTÉ Concert

After a breakout collaboration at the 2016 Electric Picnic, Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra return to the Picnic.

Electric Picnic • 03 Sep 17

Music to our ears! 2FM hit right notes with EP coverage

Missing out on Electric Picnic this weekend? Worry not festival fiends as 2FM are here to banish away your FOMO blues. If you can't make it to the festival, be there with RTÉ 2FM

Electric Picnic • 30 Aug 17

Jenny Greene and Nicky Byrne joined Riverdance live in studio on 2fm

Jenny Greene's Riverdance dreams came true on 2fm

RTÉ 2fm's Jenny Greene ticked an item off her bucketlist on Friday when she joined a selection of Riverdance members for a live dance in studio.

Jenny Greene • 25 Aug 17

Brendan Murray missed out on a place in Saturday's Grand Final

Nerves weren't a factor in Ireland's Eurovision bid

Singer Brendan Murray has said nerves were not a factor in his Eurovision Semi-Final performance, explaining that he settled them by pretending to be at home in Tuam as he tried to book Ireland's first place in Saturday's Grand Final since 2013.

eurovision 2017 • 12 May 17

Jenny Greene is heading to Cork with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

2FM's Jenny Greene & RTÉ Concert Orchestra Cork bound!

Good news dance fans, 2FM's Jenny Greene is hitting the road with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and heading to the Marquee in Cork in June and will make a triumphant return to Dublin's 3Arena this April.

Jenny Greene • 03 Mar 17

Timpani for the (dance) devil: Vocalist Gemma Sugrue and Jenny Greene with the RTÉ OC at the Electric Picnic

Jenny and the RTÉ CO's timpani for the dance devil

When 2FM DJ Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra teamed up for a dance/classical crossover at this year’s Electric Picnic, it was one of the highlights of the whole weekend. Now they’re set to do it all over again this Sunday at the 2Arena

Headlines • 12 Nov 16