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Morning Ireland

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Oliver Callan

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Today with Claire Byrne

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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 Ray D'Arcy Show

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Drivetime

Brendan O'Connor show image

Brendan O'Connor

Sunday with Miriam show image

Sunday with Miriam

CountryWide show image

CountryWide

The Business show image

The Business

Playback show image

Playback

Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin show image

Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

This Week show image

This Week

Rising Time show image

Rising Time

Arena show image

Arena

The John Creedon Show show image

The John Creedon Show

The Late Debate show image

The Late Debate

Late Date show image

Late Date

Mooney Goes Wild show image

Mooney Goes Wild

Saturday Sport show image

Saturday Sport

Folk on One show image

Folk on One

The Rolling Wave show image

The Rolling Wave

Trending & Popular

Dr. Harry Barry ‘Beneath the Surface’ show image

Dr. Harry Barry ‘Beneath the Surface’

Clip • 16 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

Trumps $100,000 visa fee causes chaos show image

Trumps $100,000 visa fee causes chaos

Clip • 10 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

Rising Time show image

Rising Time

Episode • 1 Hr 30 Mins • 23 SEP • Rising Time

The Winter Birds coming to Ireland show image

The Winter Birds coming to Ireland

Clip • 14 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

Liveline show image

Liveline

Episode • 1 Hr 14 Mins • 22 SEP • Liveline

Catherine Connolly Interview show image

Catherine Connolly Interview

Clip • 20 Mins • 23 SEP • Morning Ireland

Morning Ireland show image

Morning Ireland

Episode • 1 Hr 59 Mins • 23 SEP • Morning Ireland

Trump targets Venezuelan Drug Boats show image

Trump targets Venezuelan Drug Boats

Clip • 11 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

Today with Claire Byrne show image

Today with Claire Byrne

Episode • 1 Hr 56 Mins • 23 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

The Ray D'Arcy Show show image

The Ray D'Arcy Show

Episode • 1 Hr 25 Mins • 22 SEP • The Ray D'Arcy Show

Today with Claire Byrne show image

Today with Claire Byrne

Episode • 1 Hr 56 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

The John Creedon Show show image

The John Creedon Show

Episode • 1 Hr 52 Mins • 22 SEP • The John Creedon Show

Brendan O'Connor show image

Brendan O'Connor

Episode • 1 Hr 53 Mins • 21 SEP • Brendan O'Connor

Why some rural schools are facing closure show image

Why some rural schools are facing closure

Clip • 11 Mins • 22 SEP • Today with Claire Byrne

'We're all getting Traitors tattoos' - Joanna & Amy on leaving Slane Castle show image

'We're all getting Traitors tattoos' - Joanna & Amy on leaving Slane Castle

Clip • 14 Mins • 22 SEP • Oliver Callan

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The History Show show image

The History Show

Drama on One show image

Drama on One

A Giant at my Shoulder show image

A Giant at my Shoulder

Second Captains Saturday show image

Second Captains Saturday

Documentary on One show image

Documentary on One

Irish Imperial Lives show image

Irish Imperial Lives

Out & Proud show image

Out & Proud

The Fanning Files show image

The Fanning Files

The Pitch show image

The Pitch

Caravan Radio with Oisín Leech show image

Caravan Radio with Oisín Leech

Dunne Talking show image

Dunne Talking

Animals show image

Animals

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents show image

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents

Callan's Kicks show image

Callan's Kicks

The Prompt show image

The Prompt

Brigid's Way show image

Brigid's Way

Mooney Goes Wild show image

Mooney Goes Wild

The Fanning Files - Sinéad O'Connor show image

The Fanning Files - Sinéad O'Connor

The County Measure show image

The County Measure

Radio 1 Highlights

"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." Brain fog – what is it and how to deal with it 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." …

Cognitive offloading: Is your smartphone bad for your brain? show image

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 …

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

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

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

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"

What's the difference between biological & chronological ageing? show image

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 …

The forgotten legacy of sauna culture in Ireland show image

The forgotten legacy of sauna culture in Ireland

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

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

Counselling psychologist on building a good morning routine show image

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 …

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

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

"It's frankly scary what people will put up with when they're losing weight." Dr Michael Crotty on the rollout of Mounjaro show image

"It's frankly scary what people will put up with when they're losing weight." …

Why you should try running backwards: "It will burn thirty per cent more calories than going forward" show image

Why you should try running backwards: "It will burn thirty per cent more …

"It's everything we dread as parents of special needs children." Mum Ruth Spurling on criminals targeting vulnerable young adults show image

"It's everything we dread as parents of special needs children." Mum Ruth Spurling …

"Being average isn't bad. We can't all be excellent all the time" Patrick Freyne on burnout and the joys of average productivity show image

"Being average isn't bad. We can't all be excellent all the time" Patrick …

News & Politics

Drivetime show image

Drivetime

Morning Ireland show image

Morning Ireland

Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin show image

Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

News At One show image

News At One

This Week show image

This Week

The Late Debate show image

The Late Debate

The Business show image

The Business

Today with Claire Byrne show image

Today with Claire Byrne

Brendan O'Connor show image

Brendan O'Connor

World Report show image

World Report

Hot Mess show image

Hot Mess

Music

RTÉ Radio 1 Music show image

RTÉ Radio 1 Music

The Louise Duffy Show show image

The Louise Duffy Show

The John Creedon Show show image

The John Creedon Show

Rising Time show image

Rising Time

Folk on One show image

Folk on One

The Rolling Wave show image

The Rolling Wave

Late Date show image

Late Date

The Fanning Files show image

The Fanning Files

Caravan Radio with Oisín Leech show image

Caravan Radio with Oisín Leech

Louise Duffy Studio Sessions show image

Louise Duffy Studio Sessions

Country Time show image

Country Time

South Wind Blows show image

South Wind Blows

The Gospel Truth With Toshín show image

The Gospel Truth With Toshín

Mise Freshin' show image

Mise Freshin'

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents show image

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents

Saturday Sounds with Neil Doherty show image

Saturday Sounds with Neil Doherty

Céilí House show image

Céilí House

The Classic Rock Hour with John Kenny show image

The Classic Rock Hour with John Kenny

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards show image

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

Talk & Conversation

Sunday with Miriam show image

Sunday with Miriam

The Business show image

The Business

Out & Proud show image

Out & Proud

Second Captains Saturday show image

Second Captains Saturday

Brendan O'Connor show image

Brendan O'Connor

Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald show image

Our Divine Sparks with Dearbhail McDonald

Brigid's Way show image

Brigid's Way

Reignite show image

Reignite

Liveline show image

Liveline

Supercharged with Anna Geary show image

Supercharged with Anna Geary

The Ray D'Arcy Show show image

The Ray D'Arcy Show

Today with Claire Byrne show image

Today with Claire Byrne

Arts & Culture

Arena show image

Arena

Sunday Miscellany show image

Sunday Miscellany

Poetry People show image

Poetry People

Drama on One show image

Drama on One

A Giant at my Shoulder show image

A Giant at my Shoulder

The Prompt show image

The Prompt

Continental Riffs show image

Continental Riffs

RTÉ Short Story Competition show image

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Spoken Stories show image

Spoken Stories

Spreading The News: Abbey Theatre 120 show image

Spreading The News: Abbey Theatre 120

Arts Tonight with Vincent Woods: Heinrich Böll show image

Arts Tonight with Vincent Woods: Heinrich Böll

Paul Lynch: Prophet Song show image

Paul Lynch: Prophet Song

The First Time I Heard: Gerald Dawe show image

The First Time I Heard: Gerald Dawe

Michael Craig-Martin on Being an Artist show image

Michael Craig-Martin on Being an Artist

A Poet's Place show image

A Poet's Place

Book On One show image

Book On One

Documentary on One show image

Documentary on One

Davis Now Lectures show image

Davis Now Lectures

Education

The History Show show image

The History Show

Study Hub show image

Study Hub

Irish Imperial Lives show image

Irish Imperial Lives

Drama on One show image

Drama on One

Fake News and Irish Freedom show image

Fake News and Irish Freedom

Documentary on One show image

Documentary on One

Say a Song show image

Say a Song

Beo Ar Éigean show image

Beo Ar Éigean

Symphonics show image

Symphonics

Custodians of Ireland show image

Custodians of Ireland

Heaney From The Archives show image

Heaney From The Archives

Mooney Goes Wild show image

Mooney Goes Wild

Radio 1 Podcasts

Callan's Kicks show image

Callan's Kicks

Playback show image

Playback

Arena show image

Arena

Drama on One show image

Drama on One

Hot Mess show image

Hot Mess

Irish Imperial Lives show image

Irish Imperial Lives

Study Hub show image

Study Hub

Second Captains Saturday show image

Second Captains Saturday

The Rolling Wave show image

The Rolling Wave

Documentary on One show image

Documentary on One

Say a Song show image

Say a Song

Chapters of Magnificence show image

Chapters of Magnificence

The County Measure show image

The County Measure

Playback Daily show image

Playback Daily

Liveline show image

Liveline

Know Your Constituency show image

Know Your Constituency

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