In live radio, you are only ever as good as your last show.

From knowing what a playdate is to caring about work/life balance, being a dad changes it all. Olivia Kelleher talks fatherhood with three well-known broadcasters .

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has admitted he “made a mistake” when he said he would resign as party leader ahead of the next general election.

Newstalk and Today FM have built a new hi-tech radio studio in Cork Opera House as part of a joint venture which will see both stations broadcasting more shows live from Cork.

Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, has dismissed the concerns of a former Fine Gael strategist that the party is “complacent” and is lacking young ministers.

Almost two years after he joined Red FM, Neil Prendeville has now recovered his crown as the Cork’s most listened-to mid-morning presenter in Cork from his former employer 96FM.

Gardai are investigating the possibility that the man who died on board an Aer Lingus flight bound for Dublin yesterday may have been a drugs mule.

Women are pulling in the listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, 2FM is snapping at the heels of main rival Today FM, and Newstalk’s Pat Kenny has lost 8,000 listeners since last April.

RTÉ has once again seen significant falls in year-on-year audience figures, with tens of thousands of listeners tuning out in comparison to 12 months ago.

The latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures show RTÉ Radio 1 has suffered a significant loss with a number of its main shows losing 20,000 or more listeners over the last 12 months.

RTÉ Radio 1 has suffered a significant fall in listenership to a number of its top shows over the last year, according to the latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) figures published yesterday.

A lot more people have braved a bucket of cold water and ice to help raise awareness and funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

It has emerged that two Cork-based chefs switched their flight from the downed Malaysia Airways flight MH17 to save €400, inadvertently saving their lives.

A businessman has offered a €1,000 reward for information which leads to the return of a handbag which was stolen from a bereaved mother as she visited her son’s grave.

Brian Crowley will once again top the poll in the Ireland South European elections with Sinn Féin newcomer Liadh Ní Riada and Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly on course to take the second and third seat.

RTÉ radio remains the dominant player on the Irish airwaves, with more than half of all adults tuning into the station every week.

High tides and heavy rainfall mean coastal areas remain on flood alert this week.

Listeners to a number of the country’s top radio stars have been turning off in their thousands, according to the latest Joint National Listenership Report (JNLR) published yesterday.

Newstalk radio's Jonathan Healy spotted this in Carroll's Quay car park in Cork city.

Giants of Cork’s media scene — all legends in their own heads — are togging out for a special celebrity GAA match at Lord Mayor John Buttimer’s local club to help a leading cancer support group.

COMPETITION to capture Irish TV news audiences is set to intensify from next month with confirmation by Sky News that it will start its specialist news bulletins for viewers in the Republic on May 10.

SKY News has moved more clouds on to TV3’s horizon after poaching another two well-known faces from its rival to join Grainne Seoige on its new Irish news service.