iRadio joins forces with Pundit Arena for sports show

iRadio and Pundit Arena are teaming up in 2021, in an innovative new addition to Ireland's sports media.

Front and centre of this partnership is iScore, airing every Saturday and Sunday on iRadio from 4pm to 6pm, with coverage and analysis of the biggest sports stories, as well as an in-depth look behind the headlines.

iScore presenter Caradh O'Donovan keeps listeners up to date with the day's fixtures, chats to a mix of sporting stars and gets expert opinion and insight from a host of Pundit Arena's top journalists.

Caradh is a former world, European and national champion kickboxer, and now a Team Ireland karate star with a mission to compete in the next Olympics. She is a passionate advocate for athletes' rights and a founding member of Global Athlete, a movement that aims to inspire and lead positive change in world sport.

Caradh says: I'm really excited about this partnership! Bringing together expertise from both iRadio and Pundit Arena will give listeners a fresh take on sport. I'm delighted that we have this opportunity to create something new for the Irish sports fan."

iRadio CEO Mark Cunning says this partnership will lead to even more engaging and entertaining content for iRadio's 360,000 weekly listeners. iRadio was launched in 2008, and broadcasts to 15 counties: Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan, Longford, Offaly, Laois, Westmeath, Meath, Louth and Kildare.

He says: "I'm delighted we're finally unveiling this partnership with Pundit Arena. They're innovative and ambitious, just like iRadio! We know the importance that sport plays in the lives of our listeners. We've been working hard across the last 12 months to continue to improve this aspect of our programming. In 2020 we launched iRadio's iScore presented by Irish Karate star and Sligo native Caradh O'Donovan which has gone down a storm. We've big plans with the team at Pundit Arena and I'm confident this is the start of something big for both brands.

Pundit Arena already platforms aspiring journalists and articulate fans to an audience of more than 1,400,000 unique readers each month.

Commercial Director for Ireland and the UK Matt Steerman says: Pundit Arena are looking forward to working with the team at iRadio and in particular the new sports show iScore, delivering weekly insights from our team chatting to Caradh about the latest in the world of Irish sport. Whether it be a big weekend of football or looking ahead to a big year of sports in general, our partnership will look to support Irish sport on air, on social and onsite, to give the fans more of what matters, from inhouse journalists to Irish sporting personalities.

You can hear iScore every Saturday and Sunday from 4pm to 6pm on iRadio, the iRadio app and www.iradio.ie

Pundit Arena was founded in 2013 and has an audience of more than 1,400,000 unique readers each month.