Featuring some of the most ear-catching moments you might have missed from the day on Ireland's top radio station RTÉ Radio 1, filleted and ready for bingeing. Featuring the best of programmes like The Ryan Tubridy Show, Today with Claire Byrne, Liveline, The Ray D'Arcy Show and Drivetime. Published every weekday evening.
Top TV & movie recommendations for the month ahead, Dr Norah Patten on becoming the first Irish person in space & homemade dips & sauces for a fraction of the supermarket price
Comedian Jarlath Regan chats about his new tour and donating an organ to his brother, we hear about the new smart seatbelt & 100 years of the Irish passport
On this sunny melange edition of PBD: Love in a cold climate – the cello virtuoso living in the Arctic Circle Ewe can't handle the truth – all the buzz from Shear Fest 2025 And finally revealed – the woman who inspired After All...
On this many shades of grey edition of PBD: Rainwoman – how romantasy can keep the clouds at bay; Debt comes to us all – burgers on the never-never; And Jarvis Cocker on gradually turning into Barry White...
Robot deliveries, Mayo Pride & movie recommendations for the weekend all on Friday's Playback Daily
On this forever Autumn edition of PBD: Yeah but where are we really from? A new history of Ireland explores our origins; Giant steps are what you take working on the moon; And we find out just what dead stock fabric is...
30 years of Riverdance, how to avoid those carry-on luggage fees & should you take your children out of school early for holidays?
Author Viki Notaro on her new novel Long Story, travel tips for students travelling abroad this summer & getting ready for the summer holidays? Claire Byrne hears about the best games for those rainy days
On this still-not-Friday edition of PBD: Homeowner and author Elaine Feeney has a new novel out; The canoeing dog rescuers of north county Dublin; And the mystery of the 1000-year-old book shrine at the bottom of a lake...
On this deeper in debt edition of PBD: How to avoid getting chewed up in the Mrs Machine; The Irish acting dynasty still ruling the boards; And meet Ireland's first-ever patisserie champion...
On this grey skies edition of PBD: Psycare - the charity helping festival goers in trouble; When Presidents East and West are on the same page; And the daring escapades of one Liveline listener's dog...
On this it's March all over again edition of PBD: No country for storm chasers – going abroad to photograph twisters; The ongoing camper van controversy in Co Clare; And what makes Happy Out in Dun Laoghaire different...
On this what is all the wet stuff falling from the sky edition of PBD: Songwriting royalty: Orla Gartland and U2 triumph at the Ivor Novello awards; How vapes took over your teenager's world; And how one woman avoided unnecessary surgery for her daughter...
On this handcrafted edition of PBD: The couple getting married on the 10th anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum; How long?? Saving up for a deposit takes a long, long time; And feeling the love at the Fastnet Film Festival...
On this Club Med edition of PBD: Quitting college to pursue a musical dream: Sexual healing – what your sex life says about your overall health; And born to clip – the Boss's barber on 40 years of gigs...
The Irish chef who is trying to stamp out sexism in professional kitchens, why small strawberries are sweetest and how Irish honey bees are buzzing with success. That and more on Playback Daily.
Laughing and learning about horrible histories, why cattle are Shannon Airport's latest arrivals and how a terminal diagnosis has given one Liveline caller a new lease of life.
James Patrice goes birdwatching, Marty Whelan on our Eurovision disappointment & movie reviews for the week ahead
Foil Arms & Hogg are in studio with Oliver Callan, Claire Byrne hears tips on how to de-clutter your wardrobe & author Djamel White tells Ray Darcy about his debut novel
On this warm weather Tuesday edition of PBD: How to react when the internet – and the media – piles on you: When going off the grid doesn't mean going off the grid; And the TikTok teacher on what makes her, em, tick...
On this Manic Monday edition of PBD: Talk to who? What now for the Liveline voiceover guy? Shock report reveals that doomscrolling makes you feel bad; And rise of the machines – a robot raises money for people...
Parenting blogger Sinead Fox shares tips on summer activities for kids, movie reviews for the weekend on Arena & tributes to Joe Duffy as he announces his retirement
On this new Pope day edition of PBD: “Look, I'm just a biochemist.” What it's like to direct Nicolas Cage; The 1950s called – the skorts controversy heats up; And listen to Joe – Liveline presenter bows out after 27 years...
Vet Niamh Fagan answers listeners questions about itchy pets, Oliver Callan talks to comedian Aoife Dunne about her new show Good Grief & TV & movie picks for the month ahead
Author Florence Knapp tells Oliver Callan about her much anticipated debut novel, Ed Guiney reacts to the US tariffs on foreign movies announcement & why saunas are so popular on Irish coasts
Banging a cultural drum, objecting to public transport noise and taking control of a bus. That and more on Playback Daily.
On this blistering last day of April edition of PBD: Can storytelling cure loneliness? Why so many dogs are on so many prescription drugs; And the people of Kerry vs Pierce Brosnan...
On this have-we-peaked-too-soon-on-the-sunshine-front edition of PBD: An impossible murder – Jane Casey on her new crime thriller; Bypass or light rail system? Galway's gridlock dilemma; And get real – Oliver Burkeman on embracing our limitations...
On this returning-after-Easter edition of PBD: Dermot Whelan's naked fan problem; Kneecap's potential legal problem; And one woman's drone problem...
On this fiery Friday edition of PBD: Ireland Fashion Week is happening – get your glad rags ready; Eyes Wide Shut – Éanna Ní Lamhna has no time for meditation; And what can we learn from Japan's low obesity rates?...
On this can it be summer? edition of PBD: Burn After Reading – Catherine Ryan Howard on her new thriller; Minority Report – the future of crime detection is near; And the hidden and not-so-hidden effects of endometriosis...
Morning Ireland reports on the glorious sunshine, Brian O' Connell meets the prisoners & students who have just completed a course in criminology & Claire Byrne hears about possible flight delays this summer
Ellen Keane on why she's swapping swimming for running, gardener Marie Staunton on how we can make the most of the sunshine & Fair City actress Una Crawford O' Brien joins Ray Darcy
On this sunny Monday edition of PBD: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow – ranking the Eurovision favourites; Dancing in the Light – Day Fever comes to Dublin; And that they may face the rising son – a new cemetery near Wolfe Tone's burial place...
On this not particularly good Friday edition of PBD: The dinner chat of others – dining on your own without your phone; Relighting fires – the reunion tours coming our way this year; And daylight robbery – be careful parking in the Phoenix Park ...
On this reciprocal Thursday edition of PBD: Micko leaves the field – Marty Morrissey pays tribute to the late Mick O'Dwyer; Schrodinger's Policy – how one woman was both insured and not insured; And method or not? Peter Smith convinces as Philip Lynott...
On this tariff-free edition of PBD: Award-winning journalist Carole Cadwalladr on investigating Facebook; What will we talk about? One Cork restaurant hosts a phone-free night; And ouch! – one woman's unhappiness with an ad for shaving products...
On this new month, same foolishness edition of PBD: There's no need to run away to join the circus if you're born into it; Overpaid, overhyped and overworked? Football congestion is becoming a problem; And never called, never wrote – how cuckoos come here every year to mate and then we never see them again...
On this last day of the month edition of PBD: Not enough headspace – an actor's experience of stage fright; The conversations of others – why all trains need quiet carriages; And Peter Sheridan on casting his play, Philo...
On this TFIF edition of PBD: Stopped at the EU's border – an Irish couple and their baby daughter; Why Disney can't stop remaking films originally made by Disney; And can you top Live Aid? The most memorable gigs of our lives...
On this almost-Friday edition of PBD: Oliver Callan's essential guide to the end of the world How to avoid going to court over your hairpiece And have we unfairly neglected the Liberator himself, Daniel O'Connell...?
On this random Wednesday edition of PBD: Irish words hoovered up by the English dictionary-industrial complex; Man wets dog – the hazards faced by postal delivery workers; And WFH FTW – how Covid has changed our lives 5 years later...
Author Roisin Lanigan talks about her new novel - a horror story set around the rental crisis! Ray Darcy hears about Daffodil Day & Claire Byrne talks to a man who speaks 50 languages
Bressie talks about his digital detox, dermatologist Dr Rosemary Coleman answers listeners questions & author Claire Walsh opens up about her fertility treatment
The closure of Heathrow Airport, dealing with an aggressive boss & your movie round up features Robert de Niro x 2
On this edition of Playback Daily a maverick of motorsport, presidential possibles and author Patricia Scanlan revisits her city girl characters 35 years later.
Ray Darcy chats to Si King of The Hairy Bikers, Photographer Ruth Medjber tells Oliver Callan why she chose weight loss medication & what happens to your social media accounts after you die? All this and more on today's show
On this Post-Patrick's edition of PBD: The pressure of playing a real-life character when they're in the audience; The pressure of coming up with the music for trailers, video games and TV shows – sometimes at very short notice; And the pressure of singles night when you're in a sauna...
Bryan Dobson rapping, an influencer steals a baby wombat & what to see at the movies, an eclectic mix of topics on Friday's Playback Daily
On this Thursday edition of PBD: The irresistible allure of Ireland's west coast; We sort of find out what it is an intimacy coordinator does; And Raheny in Dublin is having its own Laika Party-themed parade...
Sophie Ellis Bextor chats to Ray Darcy, the writer of The Big Short, Moneyball and The Blind Side Michael Lewis is Oliver Callan's guest and Claire Byrne hears from European gold medal winning athlete Sarah Healy
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