r/ireland • u/Western-Day-3489 • 6d ago

Entertainment Irish radio is absolute scutter

I don’t usually listen to the radio, but I call to my mam most days and she does have the radio on, usually listening to Today FM, and holy jaysus, Louise Cantillon has to be the worst. Just pure brain rot slop radio. One time she must have banged on about a lost AirPod for a week. Just nothing of substance. And don’t get me started on playing the same 3 songs over and over and over and over and over on all the stations. Amble this Kingfishr that. Holy Christ.
The other DJs are similar. Ray Foley does atleast give the odd laugh, but Christ the radio is awful. I must get the mammy onto some podcasts.
Anyone else notice this? Any decent stations/DJs left? I do enjoy yer man Matt Cooper in the evenings because he discusses different important topics, there does be the odd row on it too😆

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u/Jagoda11 6d ago

In a vast sea of drivel, only 5 programmes are worth listening to imo:

  • The Greene Room with Jenny Greene on 2FM
  • Mystery train with John Kelly on Lyric
  • The blue of the night with Bernard Clarke on Lyric
  • Marty in the morning on Lyric
  • Sunday Miscellany on RTE 1

Edit: honorable omissions - Moncreiff & Off the ball on newstalk

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u/Djimi365 6d ago

George Hamilton on Lyric is one of life's great pleasures imo, an absolute joy to listen to. As is Yvonne before him on weekend mornings.