RTÉ Radio 1 Shakeup 2025

Feel your pain mr N… for me she is a paid up member of the 'Everyones is great' club and is way too 'gushing' for the time of day.

Cannot understand her popularity I must admit. I hope she does well but she will not get any airing in casa Bendar.

Who's Dil?

I’m amazed that there has been so much hype when it’s basically just a reordering of the roster.

Disappointing that RTE are continuing with their preoccupation with news and current affairs for Radio 1. It’s of no value to the nation to have Morning Ireland, the Today programme, News at One and Drivetime all cover the same stories in nearly identical ways. On BBC Radio 4 there are large stretches of the day with lifestyle, drama, comedy and the like.

The Today programme ought to be someone personable like Cuddihy, who is just as comfortable with the light stuff as the news. Kenny was good but not great at that, Byrne was worse, and now we get some who’s dry as the Sahara. It should not be a former newscaster in that slot!

Among the stupidest things I have read in a while. Imagine if every post here got the response, ‘Don’t assume everyone shares your opinion.’

I think, rather than a surprise, the Irish Times said that D'Arcy knew 3 months ago.

Articles have referred to all presenters being told that he should be prepared for a non-renewal of contracts but when he was told on Sept 29th, that was his 3 months notification of non-renewal of his contract.

Ray D’Arcy says he was ‘blindsided’ by ‘brutal’ RTÉ treatment – The Irish Times

New schedule starts next Monday (10th) according to the Saorview EPG with "Sport on RTÉ Radio 1" on at 6pm with Marie Crowe and Jacqui Hurley

So Inside sport presenters will be 3 days and 2 days per week. Really seems rushed schedule change.

It would have been much better to move Arena to 6 from a PSB point of view.

Arena should absolutely be on at 3pm after Liveline, like its forerunner show when Mike Murphy presented The Arts Show up until early 2000's.

Certainly at least do this to honour the late Sean Rocks.

Can you imagine BBC Radio 4 shafting an Arts show to 7pm to make way for an hour of music at 3pm ?

it’s more the lack of variety in the Radio 1 schedule that is the problem. Even newstalk has a science and technology programme which Rte appears to be lacking

Sorry but two hours of Oliver Callanan is to much I think the morning schedule is going to be a disaster, I was used to Claire up to midday .

there is a programme on RTE Radio 1 Extra called Tech Radio, independently produced by dusty rhodes' company.