For all the justifiable outrage of callers, the pacy, heightened atmosphere that Kieran Cuddihy fosters leaves little room for meaningful insight. Not that he’s above milking an issue if it can yield some tasty controversy, as underlined by Wednesday’s programme. “It’s not a bit of craic; it’s extremely upsetting,” says Bernie, who witnessed the float in the Ballinrobe parade. For all the justifiable outrage of callers, the pacy, heightened atmosphere that Cuddihy fosters leaves little room for meaningful insight. Newstalk presenter Claire ByrneFor all that, events on St Patrick’s Day provide some cause for celebration – or relief, at any rate – on The Claire Byrne Show (Newstalk, weekdays).

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2026 12:49 UTC