With its roots in a pop-up service for Cork Midsummer Festival, Éist is the city centre’s newest community radio station, hosting over 90 new and original shows. Mike McGrath-Bryan - among those mucking in with the effort - speaks with some of the station’s co-founders, following its first full weekend of broadcasting.

Her move to RTÉ 2FM comes as part of a programme shake-up for both daytime and weekend radio shows on the station.

In Spill The Beans on RTÉ Radio 1 on St Stephen’s Day at 6pm, Brian O’Connell explores the human stories inside some of Cork’s cafes - places that can alleviate loneliness, spark romances, maintain friendships and build community.

On January 10th, the hours permitted under the ban restricts the hours permitted for advertising alcohol products on television and radio to reduce children’s exposure to alcohol ments.

The broadcast moratorium imposed on radio and TV stations during elections has been scrapped

Presented by Derry O’Callaghan, Oldies and Irish is now set to air from 12 to 2pm on Sunday, cutting it two hours shy of its previous 10am start time. 

The long-running nightly current affairs show on BBC Two will continue to air every weeknight.

“It's a significant decision and I won’t be taking it on my own, but it will be my responsibility in the end,” he told Today FM’s The Last Word.

Shaun Doherty was one of the country's top DJs thanks to his popular chatshow on Donegal's Highland Radio

Shaun Doherty was one of the country's top DJs thanks to his popular chatshow on Donegal's Highland Radio

This year ITV will be bringing all the highlights to audiences at home.

The court heard David Macardle records his weekday programme from Dublin threes days a week, and from Cork on the remaining two days

Pearse McCarthy (52) voluntarily came before Cork Circuit Criminal Court in April on a signed plea of guilty

Red FM is one of the most popular commercial radio stations in Cork

The Mayor of Derry and Strabane Sandra Duffy and local MPs Colum Eastwood and Gregory Campbell attended the discussions with management in London.

Collins shared the news with his regular listeners live on the show on Friday afternoon.

The stations that took part were Cork's 96FM and C103FM, Limerick's Live95, Dublin’s FM104, Q102 and LMFM in Louth Meath.

RTÉ's Rachael English, Galway Bay FM's Keith Finnegan and Midlands 103's Albert Fitzgerald were inducted into the Hall of Fame

"I love coming from Cork and all the characters of Cork, so the fact that I’m on the radio now in Cork and connecting with people every morning, I think it is a massive honour." 

Ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Crossbarry, a special radio programme re the historic event

“I haven’t been congratulated this much since I won the medal!” Rob joked, referring to his bronze medal for race walking in the London Olympics in 2012.

Since last being on air in 2018, Mr O’Callaghan has been busy, having recently completed his seventh book.

"You just can’t imagine how excited I am to start afternoons on Today FM."

THE death has occurred of Colm O’Connell, the former MD of 96FM and 103FM. The late Mr O’Connell, formerly of Ovens, Mitchelstown, and Cork city ed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 3. He is survived by his wife Peg and his son Wesley.

Popular radio presenter Kilian Pettit is set to leave Cork’s RedFM after six years with the station. Kilian is leaving RedFM to pursue new career opportunities, mainly in television and film production.

Bandon's Graham Norton is taking working from home to a whole new level, broadcasting his British radio show from a studio in Cork.