Radio: Radio 1 flagship dutifully covers the RTÉ crisis as Colm Ó Mongáin and Oliver Callan give cause for optimism
Radio: Radio 1 flagship dutifully covers the RTÉ crisis as Colm Ó Mongáin and Oliver Callan give cause for optimismSwathes of Dublin are in danger of becoming “news deserts” according to a new study, Mary Wilson informs us on Wednesday’s edition of, one could be forgiven for wondering if an arid expanse of blissful ignorance mightn’t be preferable to the oasis of downbeat enlightenment that is Radio 1′s news flagship.
Following the publication of three reports on the embattled national broadcaster, Wilson speaks to the Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley, chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee, who urges rapid government action on future governance and funding in order to restore trust in RTÉ. “The public at this stage will have grown weary of hearing of the various scandals,” he observes.
Ó Mongáin isn’t the only one hitting his stride in an otherwise uncertain environment. Three months since landing his own show, is sounding comfortable in the hot seat. Though somewhat hidebound by the conventions of the lifestyle chatshow, the presenter has put his own stamp on Ryan Tubridy’s former slot. Callan’s opening monologue has different emphases to his predecessor’s – more sport, less creamy pints – as well as a wryly sceptical undertow.
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