Presented by Philip Boucher Hayes, Countrywide is RTÉ Radio 1’s Saturday morning rural affairs radio programme. Broadcasting from 8am Countrywide is a 60-minute show featuring stories from right across rural Ireland with a focus on food, farming; climate and biodiversity; future challenges and past glories. Regular contributors Della Kilroy and Hannah Quinn-Mulligan join old favourite Seamus O’Rourke to bring listeners the very best of rural Ireland.
In 2022, RTÉ Radio 1’s Countrywide was recognised by the IMRO Radio Awards with a Gold for Best Magazine Programme. With 277,000 (68,000 YoY)* listeners tuning in every week Countrywide has firmly positioned itself in Ireland’s Top 20 most listened-to radio shows.
Previous Sponsors Include: Irish Farmers Journal, National Dairy Council, Calour
*Source: JNLR2024-02
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
Sponsor Credited Stings
5 x 10” stings per show
Sponsor Credited Promos
1 x sponsor credited promo every Friday
- Morning Ireland at 7.45am
1 x sponsor credited promo every Friday
- Drivetime at 16.40pm
Homepage Sponsorship Sponsor
Sponsor leaderboard on show homepage
Podcast Sponsorship
1 x sponsor credited 10” sting preceding all Countrywide podcasts
