RTÉ Radio and Television have maintained their audience share despite increased competition from satellite television and illegal radio. The Joint National Media Research (JNMR) survey finds that ...

RTÉ Radio 2, as it was then, first went on air in May 1979. “We may be at that 1979 moment again,” says Healy. “That was when RTÉ started repatriating younger people from the offshore ...

RTÉ Radio 2's lineup included Dave Fanning, Gerry Ryan, and Marty Whelan. RTÉ launched a new radio station aimed at a wide audience and a commitment to supporting Irish contemporary music.

At the time, RTE had more than 60 per cent of the radio signal, with Century having about 30 per cent. "If we weren't going to get the `level playing field', we were all wasting our time and money ...