New RTÉ Radio 1 presenters revealed amid major on-air schedule shake up

RTÉ has revealed its brand new weekday on air schedule amid a major shake up to the Radio 1 programme. 

The refreshed line-up introduces new presenters, new programmes, and revised time-slots.

The all-new 'Today with David McCullagh' will start each day at 9am. 

It will see him give his take on the day’s top stories and news developments as they happen, with a variety of regular features including consumer advice, health & wellbeing, music, culture, science & technology and much more.

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Moving to a brand-new mid-morning slot at 11am, Oliver Callan will continue to broadcast his show in an extended format, delivering two hours of entertainment.

Rachael English will continue to present the 'News at One', every lunchtime.

She will pursue the day’s top regional, national, and international stories through a mix of live reports, interviews, political analysis, and expert commentary.

As Liveline celebrates 40 years on air, Kieran Cuddihy will take the helm each day from 1.45 pm. He moved from Newstalk after 14 years with the station. 

Live from 3pm, Louise Duffy will present a one-hour show that will feature more live performances and exclusive chats.

Katie Hannon and Colm Ó Mongáin will present Drivetime from the earlier time of 4pm.

During the evening commute, Katie and Colm will deliver comprehensive coverage of national and international news, politics, and culture.

The programme will continue to feature in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and contributions from its reporters.

From 6pm, a new early-evening sports news programme will take to the airwaves, with previews and reviews of current national and international sporting events along with interviews and breaking sport stories of the day.

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Starting each weekday at 7am 'Morning Ireland' will continue to set the national agenda every morning with breaking news, in-depth interviews, and discussions of the stories shaping Ireland and the world.

Two new presenters will join Audrey Carville and Gavin Jennings on the Morning Ireland team.

They will be announced in the coming weeks.

Speaking about the new schedule, RTÉ’s Director of Audio, Patricia Monahan said: "This new schedule marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for RTÉ Radio 1. In line with our strategy, it has been designed to meet the changing listening habits of audiences, giving them the public service content they need across the day from breaking news to analysis and comment, music, chat and entertainment coming full circle in the late afternoon and evening with compelling discussion of the issues of the day from the world of news, sport and entertainment."

The new weekday schedule on RTÉ Radio 1 will launch later this year.