Sport Off the Ball hopes to score with paid model – even if it caught fans offsideThe popular sports talkshow has decided to charge for some of its content leading to an outcry from listeners on social media
Media Off the Ball aims to convert 25% of listeners to new subscription model“We’re asking the audience to support us for a year at €2 a week,” said managing director Ger Gilroy
Media Head of Newstalk-owner Irish operation promoted to lead UK divisionSimon Myciunka has been appointed a chief executive of Bauer Media Audio UK
Accumulated profits at Pat Kenny’s media firm top €2m for first timeVeteran broadcaster’s company made €249,000 in profit last year
Radio review: Haig’s comfort read taps into history’s wisdom to solve today’s illsMatt Haig, the bestselling author, chatted with Jonathan Healy on Newstalk about mental illness and gratitude
Radio review: Taking a closer look at silly-season fluffOn Newstalk’s Moncrieff, John Dempsey attempted to delve beneath the glossily vacuous surface of Love Island
Radio review: Hot town, summer in the city – but who cleans up the mess?The unsightly scenes in Dublin city centre last weekend gave rise to several days of breast-beating on the national airwaves
Aran Candy founder takes Bartra plan objection to courtMore than 30 local residents also opposed the nursing home scheme, including Pat Kenny who called it ‘stuffing an Ugly Sister’s foot into Cinderella’s slipper’
Radio: How ‘the ratline’ could turn Donegal into a valley of the squinting windowsTwo radio programmes look at the county’s new hotline for reporting Covid breaches – and its social repercussions
Radio: Newstalk tackles the pandemic with a look to Ireland’s futureThe station’s Reimagining Ireland series covers some interesting subjects, but is ultimately limited by a lack of serious debate
Radio review: A day of celebration marked by examples of ongoing inequalityOn International Women’s Day, female voices on the airwaves emphasised how far women still have to go to obtain an equal society
Radio review: A sobering reminder of the devastating effects of Covid on the arts worldThe unique challenges faced by those who work in the live arts emerged this week, as well-known figures such as Rory O’Neill and Celine Byrne described the losses they have suffered
Radio review: Counting the true cost of Valentine’s flowersLiveline last week dwelt on the increasingly acrimonious battle between florists and supermarkets for Valentine’s Day custom
Radio Review: Higgins marks the end of winter with a gentle stroll through the ParkPresident Michael D Higgins chats to Sean Moncrieff about the dark days of Covid, 5km limits and the hope that comes with spring
Radio review: Bordering on sense as coronavirus debate rages on David Cullinane of Sinn Féin and Sammy Wilson of the DUP locked horns last week on Pat Kenny’s Newstalk morning show
Radio review: A splash of culture gets us through the bluesOn Blue Monday, the airwaves are abuzz with positive psychology while Luke Clancy’s Culture File on Lyric FM is a haven of artistic sensibility in a troubled world
Radio review: Questioning Official Ireland’s take on a dark pastThe Mother and Baby Homes Report came in for considerable criticism on the airwaves last week
Radio and Theatre: Memorable moments held up to the light once moreNewstalk’s week was all about the defining episodes of the past two decades, from LGBT watersheds to the farce of Brexit
