''Drivetime'' is an
Irish news and current affairs radio programme broadcast by
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 ( ga, RTÉ Raidió 1) is an Irish national radio station owned and operated by RTÉ and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926.
The total budget for th ...
on Mondays to Fridays between 16.30 and 19.00. It attracts approximately 265,000 listeners daily.
The programme is co-presented by journalists
Sarah McInerney
Sarah McInerney (born 2 April 1981) is an Irish radio and TV presenter and reporter, notable for her work with RTÉ, TV3 / Virgin Media One and Newstalk, and a print journalist, notably having worked with the Sunday Tribune and the Sunday Ti ...
and Cormac Ó hEadhra. It includes news summaries, sports news, and traffic and weather reports as well as live interviews and reports. Fergal Keane is one of ''Drivetimes principal reporters. Other writers and journalists who contribute to the programme include
Joseph O'Connor,
,
and
Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay (born 1 June 1950) is the former Chief Executive of the charity Barnardos in Ireland, leaving the post in 2018. He was a senior member of the Irish Labour Party and is also a weekly columnist with the ''Irish Examiner'' and the auth ...
.
Special extended editions of ''Drivetime'' are mounted from time to time to cover such major news stories as
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
s and
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of ...
s.
See also
*
Morning Ireland
References
External links
RTÉ News Page RTÉ Radio Drivetime Page RTÉ Radio Drivetime Sport Page
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Irish talk radio shows
RTÉ News and Current Affairs
RTÉ Radio 1 programmes