| Show Name: | Drivetime |
| Format: | News and current affairs |
| Runtime: | 16:30-19:00 |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| Producer: | Margaret Curley |
| Rec Location: | Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
| First Aired: | 4 September 2006 |
| Last Aired: | Present |
| Audio Format: | FM and Digital radio |
| Website: | Official Site |
| Podcast: | Drivetime |
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.[1]
The programme is co-presented by journalists Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra.[2] It includes news summaries, sports news, and traffic and weather reports as well as live interviews and reports. Fergal Keane[3] is one of Drivetimes principal reporters. Other writers and journalists who contribute to the programme include Joseph O'Connor,[4] Olivia O'Leary,[5] 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.