The RTÉ Megathread

Yet they have updated the RTÉ Radio 1 schedule with the new schedule and have even come up with a new name for their new sports show!

I feel its a case of not knowing that such a show existed already TBH.

Maybe an hour of current affairs. Radio 2 is closer on the dial than Newstalk so listeners might stop there when retuning from Radio 1 after Drivetime.

Oh its official it is so exciting a new name a new show and everything eles about all of this

https://about.rte.ie/2025/11/05/rte-radio-1-officially-launches-refreshed-weekday-schedule/

Brand-new Today with David McCullagh from 9am

Oliver Callan in all-new extended show from 11am to 1pm

Kieran Cuddihy steps into Liveline hotseat

Louise Duffy brings afternoon music and entertainment from 3pm

Refreshed Drivetime with Katie Hannon and Colm Ó Mongáin from 4pm

New daily sports show Inside Sport from 6pm

As they say its Game On…. but where is Sarah McInerney? while Cormac O’ hEadhra heads back to The Late Debate.

and over on 2FM … 2FM New Music Show with Beta Da Silva goes to 3 hours a night from 6pm.

No goodbye from Game On.

Is 3 hours a night not a bit much for a new music show

Sarah is probably lined up to replace Mary Wilson on Morning Ireland.

Cormac Ó hEadhra has effectively been demoted by going back to his old job on “The Late Debate”. I would suspect he’s not too happy about it.

Oh dear why are you polluting this thread with climate hoax rubbish

Fairly huge demotion. His stint in prime time radio didn't last very long and his time with Sarah Mc was marked by awkwardness and obvious unfriendliness between the pair.

Not sure why their drive time programme needs two presenters. More wasteful money at RTE.

they could have at least put on a golden hour type show on from 6pm to 7pm, for the former listeners of 80s/90s 2FM who would be on the commute home or making the dinner?

This was rushed, they didn't think. You think the new Head of RTÉ Radio 1 knew that Game On existed? I'd argue she was informed the day the new schedule was announced.

Also I think at this point any golden oldies hits programme should only be airing hits from 2005 to 2020.

I said it from almost day one that the ‘format’ if you could call it that wouldn’t work.

The forced banter, buffoonery, dumbing down of a what was once a serious programme was never a runner.

Of course I was pilloried and attacked here for pointing out the obvious but I think in can say “Brenner, you were vindicated there, lad”

Over the last 2 and a half years, rather then finding new things for people to work on in RTÉ, RTÉ decided to allow them wait for their voluntary redundancies.

Also this obsession with podcasting and RTÉ is strange.

Can they at the very least show some stats for Sean O'Rourke's podcast and Behind the Story podcast. Same goes for their numerous sports podcasts.

2 out of the 4 headlines on RTE radio news this morning related to America including minor disruption to their airports.

Does RTE not bother to news gather on Fridays and just rely on news from AP to fill their news programmes?

True mr n, however it’s the only praise I’ll ever get round here, so forgive my indulgence.

it was more the downplaying of the situation I was getting at. Anyway it’s not like anyone from Ireland is ever going to be in an American airport