A new Irish owned digital audio platform Vocalise has been launched by IRS+ sales house, marking a noteworthy development in national radio. The Triton-powered platform goes live across a network of 21 of Ireland’s radio and digital-only stations, delivering a monthly audience of six million hours, and an estimated 13 million pre-roll ad impressions. IRS+ […]
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Radio spend worth €165.6m in 2025
Radio ads and sponsorship revenues for commercial broadcasters were up by one per cent in 2025 to €165.6 million with digital audio spend increasing by 11.5 per cent to €8.2m, end of year results from Radiocentre Ireland indicate. The value of spot ads was put at €126.4m, which was a slight drop of 0.6 per […]
Bay appoints Kelly as programme boss
Bay Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Dave Kelly as group programme director. He will be in charge of content across the group’s radio portfolio, including Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio, Radio Nova, Galway Bay FM, and Sunshine 106.8. Kelly joined Bay in 2021, primarily working with Radio Nova and Classic Hits Radio. Prior to that, he […]
Woods to host Q102’s afternoons
Laura Woods is set to take the helm of a new afternoon show on Dublin’s Q102 called The Home Stretch. As and from February 9th, Woods will present the magazine show with music, humour and chat to the fore. The new show forms part of the station’s revamped schedule. The line-up kicks off at 7am […]
Savage moves to Newstalk Breakfast
Bauer Media’s Newstalk will launch a new daytime schedule from February. New additions to the weekday line-up include broadcaster and PR advisor Anton Savage (above) who will front Newstalk Breakfast, and Claire Byrne at mid-morning in place of Pat Kenny. Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman will make the move to evening drivetime for The Hard […]
Radiocentre Ireland seeks award entries
The Irish Audio Awards 2025/’26 organised by Radiocentre Ireland are open for entries. The awards celebrate excellence in creative audio advertising across Ireland, recognising the craft, originality and effectiveness of the best work in the industry. The entry platform will remain open until midnight on Thursday, January 22 2026. The awards feature ten categories, culminating in […]
RTÉ Radio 1 attracts 1.3m listeners
As RTÉ Radio 1 prepares to roll out its new weekday schedule, the station is Ireland’s most popular station clocking up 1.3 million listeners a week, the latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) by Ipsos B&A indicates. Morning Ireland remains the country’s most popular programme, adding 2,000 listeners, and giving it an audience of 471,000. […]
Nova DJs promote Dickie Dip event
Radio Nova’s Morning Glory hosts PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe will again brave the waves in Skerries and get nippy as they prepare to take on the Dickie Dip for men’s cancer care at the Mater Hospital. The Dickie Dip is now in its sixth year. Gallagher said: “Last year Jim and I thought we’d […]
Cuddihy joins RTÉ as D’Arcy exits
Newstalk presenter Kieran Cuddihy is moving to RTÉ following the news that Radio One afternoon host Ray D’Arcy is leaving Montrose after 11 years. Cuddihy was headhunted by former Bauer Media colleague Patricia Monahan, who is now RTÉ’s director of audio, to replace Joe Duffy as the new presenter of Radio 1’s Liveline early afternoon […]
Nathan Murphy new editor at Today FM
Bauer Media Audio Ireland (BMAI) has appointed Nathan Murphy to the role of managing editor at Today FM. Murphy began his career as a sports reporter with the radio station in 2006, before moving to Off The Ball where he held the position of deputy editor and head of content, and led the show’s growth […]
Shotton to address audio conference
British behavioural scientist and Choice Factory author Richard Shotton will join anthropologist Dr Lollie Mancey and Lumen Research boss Mike Follett at Radiocentre Ireland’s Sounding Out event next month. The conference, with RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime co-presenter Sarah McInerney as facilitator, will discuss ad effectiveness and the future of audio. Dr Mancey will share insights […]
Claire Byrne set to rejoin Newstalk
Newstalk has confirmed that RTÉ presenter Claire Byrne will rejoin the station early next year as Pat Kenny moves to a new weekend slot with the station. Byrne, who will host a new mid-morning show on Newstalk, will be replaced on RTÉ Radio 1’s Today radio show by David McCullagh. He currently fronts the Six […]
Today FM gears up for Electric Picnic
No sooner has the hype and commercial activity around last weekend’s Oasis gigs at Croke Park eased than Bauer Media confirms that Today FM makes its return at this year’s sold-out Electric Picnic with its Sound Garden stage. The station is EP’s official radio partner and its prime time line-up will be on stage to […]
