One hundred years after forerunner 2RN made the first test transmissions of its new radio service, RTÉ will go live on Monday with its “refreshed” weekday schedule on Radio 1. But is this a dramatic “Newstalkification” of Radio 1 designed to attract younger listeners by being brasher and less formal? We weren’t aware that this level of a shake-up was on the cards, actually,” says Hannon over Zoom. David McCullagh will present Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio 1. If that’s not possible in RTÉ, where is it possible in Irish media?”How public-service radio should sound has always been contested.

Source: The Irish Times November 08, 2025 16:55 UTC