Drivetime (RTÉ)

Drivetime is an Irish news and current affairs radio programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 16.30 and 19.00. It attracts approximately 265,000 listeners daily.

Drivetime
GenreNews and current affairs
Running time16:30-19:00
Country of originIreland
Language(s)English
Home stationRTÉ Radio 1
StarringSarah McInerney Cormac Ó hEadhra
Produced byMargaret Curley
Recording studioDonnybrook, Dublin 4
Original release4 September 2006 
Present
Audio formatFM and Digital radio
WebsiteOfficial Site
PodcastDrivetime

The programme is co-presented by journalists Sarah McInerney 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 Drivetime's principal reporters. Other writers and journalists who contribute to the programme include Joseph O'Connor, Olivia O'Leary, and Fergus Finlay. Special extended editions of Drivetime are mounted from time to time to cover such major news stories as general elections and referendums.

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