Today with Claire Byrne
Hosted by David McCullagh · RTÉ Radio 1
4.1from 198 ratings
- 4,464
- Episodes
- 4,301
- Transcribed
- 198
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 374M
- YouTube views
About Today with Claire Byrne
David McCullagh brings you closer to the stories defining your day - with live reports, sharp analysis, and engaging conversations across politics, entertainment, sport, and every day life.
- Publisher
- RTÉ Radio 1
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
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Fresh Take – the best movie reboots
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Practical Magic 1 got panned, but the audiences love it. So the critics were one side, the audience was the second. And this is the same. And I think what's going on here is that some movies need to be watched with silly eyes. Because they're silly movies. And I think people went into this expecting, you know, why is that woman walking through that door? Why is this happening? Why? No, it's the 90s. It's graded like the 90s as well. And that's what made Practical Magic so good because it was like a warm hug. This movie has made 700 grand so far in the Irish box office, which is huge. The Stella Cinema in Dublin is the biggest cinema in the UK and Ireland for people going to see Practical Magic. […]
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- Aoife Quinn
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- YouTube views
- 373,663,812
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 25 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.0 / 5
- 173 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Today with Claire Byrne?
David McCullagh host the show. Published by RTÉ Radio 1.
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