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Clare Dunne - "It was a story that just came to me instinctively a few years ago. It was during lockdown"

Clare Dunne shares her Irish rom-com plans

KIN star Clare Dunne has told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 about an Irish romantic comedy that she has written and plans to direct next year.

Movies • 15 Oct 24

Dermot Bannon - "It's one of the biggest killers in Ireland, but nobody knows about it"

Dermot Bannon reveals he suffered a pulmonary embolism

Dermot Bannon has told The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that he recently suffered a pulmonary embolism - a clot had worked its way from his leg into his lungs - and has urged others to take care of their health.

Television • 06 Sep 24

Stephanie Rainey - "I've always wanted the music to reach more people, and this has been a way of connecting with so many more people" Photos: NBC

Stephanie Rainey all set for more America's Got Talent

Cork singer-songwriter Stephanie Rainey has described her place in the America's Got Talent quarter-finals as "a life-changer", telling The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that it has taught her to "take a bit more of a gamble".

Music • 26 Aug 24

Móglaí Bap and Michael Fassbender in Kneecap

Fassbender's Irish 'started coming back' making Kneecap

Michael Fassbender has told RTÉ Radio 1's Arena that his Irish "started coming back" to him while making Ireland's Oscar hopeful Kneecap.

Movies • 26 Aug 24

Oliver Callan is the third most popular weekday show on Irish radio

Gains for RTÉ Radio 1, 2FM in new listenership figures

Oliver Callan remains the third most popular weekday show on Irish radio and 2FM has shown strong gains following recent upheavals at the station, according to the latest round of Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures.

Radio • 19 Aug 24

Fiachna Ó Braonáin was Brendan O'Connor's guest on RTÉ Radio 1

Fiachna Ó Braonáin signs off Late Date for now

Late Date presenter Fiachna Ó Braonáin told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that Saturday night's Late Date would be his last "for a little while".

Radio • 28 Jul 24

James Nesbitt - "Honest to God, it was really a remarkable day. I felt hugely privileged to be there"

James Nesbitt still on a high after All-Ireland final

James Nesbitt has told The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that in attending the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Clare and Cork in Croke Park on Sunday he witnessed "the heartbeat of a nation that I hadn't been part of before".

Radio • 27 Jul 24

Oliver Callan says he had surgery to remove "mild skin cancer" on his face as he returned to RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday morning

Oliver Callan reveals skin cancer diagnosis

RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Oliver Callan told listeners that he had to take time off work after undergoing skin cancer surgery as he returned to the airwaves on Monday morning.

Radio • 22 Jul 24

Gabby Logan - "I have enormously fond and brilliant memories of that crazy 10 days"

Gabby Logan recalls her 'mad' Rose of Tralee adventure

Broadcaster Gabby Logan has told Miriam O'Callaghan on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday with Miriam that she has "brilliant memories" of representing Leeds in the Rose of Tralee in 1991.

Radio • 22 Jul 24

Ray D'Arcy and Chris O'Dowd Photo credit: Benny Morgan

Chris O'Dowd on moving home: 'Never say never'

Chris O'Dowd has told the Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that he would "never say never" to moving back home to Ireland.

Radio • 22 Jul 24

Charlene McKenna joined RTÉ Radio 1's Arena to discuss her new animated film, the Roddy Doyle adaptation A Greyhound of a Girl

Charlene McKenna welcomes first child

Charlene McKenna has told RTÉ Radio 1's Arena that she recently welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with her husband and Ripper Street co-star Adam Rothenberg.

Movies • 30 Jun 24

Lisa Hogan and Jeremy Clarkson - "He does make an effort to make me laugh a lot, which I really appreciate. And we do - we get on"

Clarkson's Farm's Irish star not hearing wedding bells

Clarkson's Farm star Lisa Hogan has told Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1 that she does not hear wedding bells for herself and her partner Jeremy Clarkson at the moment.

Television • 25 Jun 24

Darragh Graham joined Claire Byrne on her RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday. Image via @hermitagegreen/Instagram

Hermitage Green star on journey to meet birth parents

Hermitage Green's Darragh Graham has spoken about the long journey he went through to track down his birth parents - including his biological father who had no idea he existed.

Music • 24 Jun 24

Taylor Swift - The great-great-great-grandparents of the multiple Grammy Award winner left Ireland for the US in the 1830s

Taylor Swift's Derry roots revealed in new research

Taylor Swift is a Derry girl, Irish Emigration Museum CEO Aileesh Carew has said.

Music • 21 Jun 24

Simon Cowell - "We had to put Dublin as one of the cities for doing this"

Dublin visit a must for Simon Cowell in boyband search

Simon Cowell has told The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that a visit to Dublin is a must as he launches the search for his new boyband.

Music • 20 Jun 24

Johnny Marr said he has "always" regarded himself as Mancunian-Irish

Johnny Marr in Dreamland as he comes home to Kildare

Johnny Marr has told the Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that it is "a big deal" that he will play Athy's Dreamland Ballroom next month - the venue where his parents John and Frances first met.

Music • 28 May 24

Dan Healy said RTÉ 2FM would still prove to be an attractive place to work for presenters

'No fear' about the future of 2FM, says station boss

The Head of RTÉ 2FM, Dan Healy, has said he has "no fear" about the future of the station after a number of high-profile presenter departures.

Radio • 24 May 24

RTÉ Radio 1 remains the only Irish station with a weekly listenership of over one million

Listenership down for RTÉ 9am radio slot, weekend gains

RTÉ Radio 1's 9am slot is down 13,000 listeners in its average ratings, according to the latest round of Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures.

Radio • 16 May 24

Ray D'Arcy - "We know from previous years that these are great events; it's a brilliant opportunity to meet listeners and to help people to get out and get active" Photo: Kinlan Photography

Ray D'Arcy takes to the road again for Run with Ray

RTÉ Radio 1's The Ray D'Arcy Show is hitting the road this month with runs planned in Tralee, Galway, Athlone, Navan, and Dublin.

Radio • 10 May 24

Rod Stewart - "I can't wait to get back to Dublin"

Rod Stewart planning to spend more time in Ireland

Rod Stewart has told Miriam O'Callaghan on Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1 that he and his wife Penny Lancaster are planning to spend more time in Ireland.

Music • 29 Apr 24

Stanley Tucci - "I really do love Ireland"

Stanley Tucci told to try battered sausage on visit

Having just arrived in Ireland, Stanley Tucci was the guest food contributor on Saturday's Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 - with the host urging him to try a battered sausage during his visit.

Radio • 27 Apr 24

Tracy Clifford was Miriam O'Callaghan's guest on Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1

Tracy Clifford issues endometriosis appeal to listeners

RTÉ 2FM presenter Tracy Clifford has told Miriam O'Callaghan on RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday with Miriam that she hopes her experience of endometriosis will encourage other women to find out if they have the condition.

Radio • 26 Mar 24

Aslan with new singer Lee Tomkins (second right) joined Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday

Aslan debut with new singer on Oliver Callan's show

Aslan, with new singer Lee Tomkins, performed for the first time when they joined Oliver Callan on his RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday morning.

Music • 14 Feb 24

Slight losses to the RTÉ Radio 1 9am slot in latest JNLRs, but it is still the second most-listened-to show in Ireland

Dip in listeners for Radio 1 9am slot

RTÉ Radio 1's 9am slot has taken a slight dip in its average ratings in the latest round of JNLR figures.

Radio • 08 Feb 24

Oliver Callan made swipes at both the current controversies at RTÉ and newspaper radio critics in his opening monologue

Oliver Callan kicks off RTÉ Radio 1 morning show

Oliver Callan began his new RTÉ Radio 1 show on Monday morning after it was announced over a week ago that he was set to permanently take over Ryan Tubridy's previous slot.

Entertainment Headlines • 30 Jan 24