''Weekend Sport'' is a Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) radio programme broadcast at weekends on

RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Radio 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 the station in 2010 w ...

.Sunday Sport
/ref> ''Saturday Sport'' is broadcast between 14:00 and 18:00 on Saturdays, although broadcast times are often extended depending on ongoing events, with ''Sunday Sport'' on air between 14:00 and 18:00. ''Sunday Sport'' has been on air since 1971 and was first presented by Paddy O'Brien. Other presenters throughout its history have included Liam Nolan,

Bill O'Herlihy Bill O'Herlihy (26 September 1938 – 25 May 2015) was an Irish television broadcaster and public relations executive. He was best known for his broadcasts for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), primarily in politics and sport. A presenter for ...

, Eamonn Ó'Muirí, Jimmy Magee, Adrian Eames and

Jacqui Hurley Jacqui Hurley (born 15 January 1984, in County Cork) is a Sports commentator, sports broadcaster and chat show host employed by RTÉ, Ireland's national radio and television station, where she is a regular sports news presenter on RTÉ News and ...

. ''Saturday Sport'' is presented by

Joanne Cantwell Joanne Cantwell (born 30 September 1979) is an Irish sports presenter. Personal life Cantwell was raised in Dublin, one of five daughters. She studied journalism at Dublin City University. Cantwell is married with two daughters and lives in O ...

and Des Cahill. ''Sunday Sport'' is presented by Des Cahill and Darren Frehill. Many RTÉ Sports reporters and producers, such as

Barry O'Neill Barry O'Neill is an Irish sports broadcaster, producer and a retired politician from County Donegal. Career He is a producer with ''Sunday Sport'' on RTÉ Radio 1. He regularly presents bulletins on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm. He was electe ...

, also contribute. ''Saturday Sport'' is Ireland's most listened to radio sports programme, drawing a weekly audience of 194,000, whilst 175,000 tune in to ''Sunday Sport'' weekly.

Commentators and reporters

GAA - Pauric Lodge,

Marty Morrissey Martin Morrissey (born 28 October 1958) is an Irish sports commentator and television presenter. He is the Gaelic games correspondent for RTÉ News and regularly presents high-profile sports events for RTÉ Sport, such as the All-Ireland Senior ...

, Liam Aherne,

Ger Canning Ger Canning is an Irish sports commentator with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Career Ger Canning was born in Cork on 10 May 1951. He was a secondary school teacher at South Presentation school in Cork City when he began his broadcasting ...

, Darragh Maloney, Adrian Eames, John Kenny, Damien O'Meara, Angelina Nugent, Siobhan Madigan, Martin Kiely, Pat Costello, Owen McConnon, Mike McCartney, Cathal Mullaney, Patrick Mulcahy, Sean Perry. Rugby - Michael Corcoran, Gary Moran, Neil Treacy, Soccer - John Kenny, Adrian Eames, Siobhan Madigan. Horse racing - Brendan McArdle, Eoghain Ward. Golf - Greg Allen.

Pundits

GAA -

John Mullane John Mullane (born 28 January 1981) is an Irish hurler who previously played as a right corner-forward for the Waterford senior team. Mullane joined the team during the 2001 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starti ...

, Shane McGrath,

Davy Fitzgerald David Carler Fitzgerald (born 2 August 1971) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Antrim senior hurling team since August 2024. He was the manager of the Waterford county team from 2022 until 2024, ...

Kyle Coney Kyle Coney (born 1990) is a Gaelic footballer for the Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa club and the Tyrone county team. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal with Tyrone in 2008, also winning Ulster Minor Championships with the count ...

, John Casey, Denise Masterson,

Brian Carroll Brian Carroll (born July 20, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder, notably appearing for D.C. United Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. He is the only player in ML ...

, Conleth Gilligan, Brendan Deveney, Kate Kelly. Rugby -

Donal Lenihan Donal Gerard Lenihan (born 12 September 1959) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He appears regularly as a co-commentator on TV and radio for rugby matches and writes for the Irish Examiner. He also works as a financial consultant in Cork. ...

Bernard Jackman Bernard Jackman (born 5 May 1976) is an Irish former rugby union player who played for Connacht, Leinster and Sale Sharks. At international level, he has also played for Ireland. He released his autobiography, ''Blue Blood'' in 2011. He coached ...

Grace Davitt Grace Davitt (born 25 December 1982) is an Irish female rugby union player and coach. She was in 's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad in France. She also played in two previous World Cup's in 2006 and 2010. Davitt was a member of the 2013 Women ...

Fiona Coghlan Fiona Coghlan (born March 3, 1981) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Coghlan represented Ireland at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups. She also captained the Ireland team that won the 2013 Women's Six Nati ...

, Shane Byrne,

Ian Keatley Ian James T. Keatley (born 1 April 1987) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a centre or fullback. Early life Keatley was born in Dublin, where he was educated at Belvedere College and Univer ...

, James Downey. Soccer -

Alan Cawley Alan Cawley (born 3 January 1982 in Sligo) is a retired Irish footballer. Career Before signing for Leeds United Cawley attended Summerhill College in Sligo. He began his career at Leeds United and had a spell at Sheffield Wednesday before ret ...

, Paul Corry,

Pat Fenlon Patrick Fenlon (born 15 March 1969) is an Irish football coach and former player. Fenlon played as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne. As a manager he won five League of Ireland title ...

Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott may refer to: Entertainment *Stephen Elliott (actor), (1918–2005), American actor * Stephen Elliott (author) (born 1971), American author and activist Sport * Steve Elliott (footballer, born 1958), English footballer * Steve Ell ...

, Keith Long, Keith Treacy, Stephen Kelly. Horse racing -

Nina Carberry Nina Carberry (born 21 July 1984) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Midlands–North-West since the 2024 European Parliament election. She is a former champion amateur National Hunt jock ...

. Golf - Gary Murphy.

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Commentators and reporters

Pundits

See also

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