Tributes were last night paid to adventurer Ian McKeever, after a lightning strike on Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, claimed his life.

IT has outlived many of its most famous characters like the Red Cow roundabout and the Westlink toll bridge, so AA Roadwatch had plenty of reason to celebrate yesterday when it marked 21 years of broadcasting traffic updates to a congested nation.

2FM has announced one of the biggest ever shake-ups to its schedule in a bid to boost flagging listenership figures with a range of new shows hosted by presenters including Hector Ó hEochagáin, Ryan Tubridy and Colm Hayes.

IT was a knife-edge battle of wits when two schools went head-to-head in the Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) All Ireland Schools Quiz yesterday.

THE late broadcaster continued to dominate the airwaves yesterday, four days after his death.

A post mortem will be carried out today on the body of Gerry Ryan, who died suddenly last Friday.

PRESENTER Evelyn O’Rourke will present another Gerry Ryan tribute show on RTÉ’s 2fm with guests and callers today.

CORK Leaving Certificate student Anthony Leahy is today overcoming the heartache of deja vu, after losing the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Schools quiz final by the exact same score for the second year running.

Thousands of people are today taking part in the annual Trocaire 2fm 24-Hour Fast.

WHEN Ana Leddy takes up her new role as head of RTÉ Radio 1 on March 6, she will be all too conscious that the latest Joint National Listenership Research figures show that her job will not be the most enviable in Irish radio.

RTÉ had that sinking feeling yesterday with all its top broadcasters suffering audience losses in the latest radio listenership figures.

RTÉ’S rising star Ryan Tubridy is switching from the breakfast show to mid-morning radio in a move which will see veteran broadcaster Marian Finucane presenting a weekend programme.