Running time 16:30-19:00 Language(s) English | Country Ireland Home station RTÉ Radio 1 | |
Other names Drivetime with Mary Wilson Genre News and current affairs | ||
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 229,000 listeners daily.
The programme is presented by the journalist and former RTÉ legal affairs editor, Mary Wilson. 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 referenda.
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