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Brendan O'Connor

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2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz & Aisling

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Oliver Callan

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2FM Drive with Demi & Mikey

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Marty in the Morning

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2FM Morning with Laura Fox

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Morning Ireland

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2FM Weekend Morning with Katja Mia

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Adhmhaidin

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2FM Afternoon with Tracy Clifford

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Drivetime

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An Saol Ó Dheas

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Documentary on One

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The Full Score with Liz Nolan

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Mystery Train with John Kelly

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News At One

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Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley

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Callan's Kicks

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Drivetime

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Liveline

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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor summoned by US Congress

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The Gathering

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Today with Philip Boucher Hayes

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Drinking water filters, do we need them and which ones work best?

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What to do if you get poisoned?

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The Life of Michael

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Callans Kicks

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Tall people, Trillionaires & Celeb Traitors finale - Dermot's Monologue

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The overcrowding crisis in Irish Prisons

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Anti-social Behaviour

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Addiction Recovery

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The Walsh Sisters: The Official Podcast

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Behind the Story

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Callan's Kicks

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What Were We Like?

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RTÉ Rugby Podcast

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Your Politics

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RTÉ Soccer Podcast

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Chance of a Ghost

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Stolen Sister

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Brainstorm

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The Real Carrie Jade

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Where is Jón?

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Second Captains Saturday

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This is Halloween

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Insights with Sean O'Rourke

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Out & Proud

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RTÉ GAA Podcast

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Irish Imperial Lives

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The Traitors Ireland: Uncloaked

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Sure 'Twas Better

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RTÉ Sports Podcast

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Dunne Talking

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The Prompt

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Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle

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2FM Drive with Demi & Mikey

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Coming Home: Stories of being Chinese Irish

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The History Show

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An Taobh Tuathail

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Ambient Orbit

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Suaimhneas

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Mooney Goes Wild

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2FM New Music Show with Beta Da Silva

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Irish Imperial Lives

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The Pitch

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A Giant at my Shoulder

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The Fanning Files

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Culture File

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Documentary on One

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Reignite

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Louise Duffy Studio Sessions

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2FM Alternative with Dan Hegarty

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Sessions from Oblivion

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Morning Ireland

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Oliver Callan

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Today

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The Louise Duffy Show

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News At One

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Liveline

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The 3 O'Clock Show

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Drivetime

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Arena

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The John Creedon Show

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The Late Debate

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Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor

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Brendan O'Connor

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Sunday with Miriam

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CountryWide

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The Business

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Playback

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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

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Rising Time

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This Week

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Presidential Election 2025

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Late Date

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Mooney Goes Wild

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Saturday Sport

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Coeliac Disease: "It's more common than you think"

"We may have seen an effect here where early menopause is associated with increased dementia risk" Prof Emer McGrath on Drivetime show image

"We may have seen an effect here where early menopause is associated with …

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Baz Ashmawy on DIY SOS: "I love it. I would do it forever"

"My story is a call for kindness." Dr Katriona O'Sullivan on bringing Poor to the stage show image

"My story is a call for kindness." Dr Katriona O'Sullivan on bringing Poor …

"It's a complete con. We've conned ourselves." Comedian Dylan Moran on our "small lives" show image

"It's a complete con. We've conned ourselves." Comedian Dylan Moran on our "small …

"Our brains are not really designed for dealing with this level of sensory input." show image

"Our brains are not really designed for dealing with this level of sensory …

"For some reason I'm not scared." Manchán Magan on living with cancer show image

"For some reason I'm not scared." Manchán Magan on living with cancer

"If I had pitched it, I think it would've been turned down flat." Author Mick Herron on his new Slow Horses novel. show image

"If I had pitched it, I think it would've been turned down flat." …

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Cognitive offloading: Is your smartphone bad for your brain?

"This doesn't look anything like equality to me." The sexualisation of school uniforms discussed on Liveline show image

"This doesn't look anything like equality to me." The sexualisation of school uniforms …

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Living with OCD: "For so long I was afraid"

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What is the Gen Z stare, and what does it mean?

"We have a brilliant industry here in Ireland and it's growing all the time." Neasa Hardiman on making Untamed for Netflix show image

"We have a brilliant industry here in Ireland and it's growing all the …

"I've worked with extraordinary people." Actor Brendan Gleeson talks to Miriam show image

"I've worked with extraordinary people." Actor Brendan Gleeson talks to Miriam

Human Tissue Act: "Organ donation is just the best of humanity" show image

Human Tissue Act: "Organ donation is just the best of humanity"

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What's the difference between biological & chronological ageing?

How just 20 images of a child can be used to make a deepfake show image

How just 20 images of a child can be used to make a …

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The forgotten legacy of sauna culture in Ireland

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"History is endlessly fascinating and very often funny." Horrible Histories author Terry Deary

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Counselling psychologist on building a good morning routine

"I leave an envelope on the shelf behind my bed, next to the skull." Anthony Horowitz on his new novel Marbel Hall Murders show image

"I leave an envelope on the shelf behind my bed, next to the …

"Your hopes are gone, your dreams are gone... But they do come back, they do come back." Nóirín Ní Riain on divorcing well show image

"Your hopes are gone, your dreams are gone... But they do come back, …

"When someone's in addiction they're in a different world; you tell yourself this web of lies" Dr Brian Pennie show image

"When someone's in addiction they're in a different world; you tell yourself this …

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Starling Murmurations: "This is something really, really special"

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2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz & Aisling

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2FM Afternoon with Tracy Clifford

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2FM Drive with Demi & Mikey

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2FM Game On

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2FM New Music Show with Beta Da Silva

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2FM Greene Room with Jenny Greene

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2FM Official Chart Show with Hugh Carr

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2FM Weekend Breakfast with Hugh Carr

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2FM Weekend Afternoon with Helen & Benny

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2FM Weekend Drive with Emma & Graham

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2FM Electric Disco with Jenny Greene

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2FM Dance with Dave Treacy

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2FM Sunday Rewind with Conor Behan

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2FM Cormac Battle

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2FM Weekend Afternoon with Demi & Mikey

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Marty in the Morning

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Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

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The Full Score with Liz Nolan

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Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

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Mystery Train with John Kelly

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The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

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Aedín in the Afternoon

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RTÉ lyric Live

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Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

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Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson

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The Hamilton Scores

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Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley

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Weekend Classics with Claudia Boyle

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Culture File

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Opera Night with Paul Herriott

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Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

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Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

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Evening Song with Shirley Keane

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Culture File Presents: The Comfort Zone

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The Lyric Feature

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Where Life Sounds Greener

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Chance of a Ghost

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The Science of Sense

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Cookie Bytes

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Kaifina's Universe of Song

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Cereal

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Nero's Class

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The Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen

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Ireland's Unreal

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