the fourth most listened to Dublin station behind SPIN 1038, Dublin's Q102 and FM104 at numbers 3, 2 and 1 respectively. On 12 June 2008, the station was renamed Dublin's 98. The slogan "Smile" was backed by the song "Smile" by The Supernaturals. That year, Dublin's 98 was named PPI Music Station of the Year at the PPI Radio Awards. On 3 April 2009, the station released a new logo with the slogan "Dublin's Best Music Mix". On 31 May 2010, the station's name returned to being called 98FM. 98 run hourly news, sport and weather bulletins from the Dublin News Centre between 6 am and 7pm. From pm to midnight syndicated news is broadcast on the station The news is read half-hourly during peak times (this is between 6am and 10am and 4pm and 7pm). In November 2012, the station dropped the Morning Crew title when former Today FM presenter Ray Foley took over the breakfast show replacing Aidan Power and Claire Solan. In 2013 it was announced that 98FM had poached Adrian Kennedy and Jeremy Dixon from rival station FM104. The two had been synonymous with the stations late night Phoneshow, but moved to 98FM to present a mid-morning talk show "Dublin Talks". The show began in March 2014 - and ran until March 2021. It was announced on 22 December 2015 that Ray Foley would cease to present the station's breakfast show. He said he would focus on his television work in 2016. In August 2019 after winning Music Station of the Year, Music Programme of the Year and Music and arguably the most prestigious prize of radio, Music and Entertainment Broadcaster of the Year Dara Quilty left the station to move to New York City where he is working with his band Apella and is now a host on MTV. Awards |- | 2006 || 98FM || Best Breakfast Programme in Ireland at the PPI Radio Awards || |- | 2006 || 98FM || Best News Broadcasts at the PPI Radio Awards || |- | 2008 || 98FM || Music Station of the Year at the PPI Radio Awards || |- | 2009 || The Morning Crew || Breakfast Programme of the Year at the PPI Radio Awards || |- | 2010 || Dermot and Dave || Breakfast Programme of the Year at the PPI Radio Awards || |- | 2011 || Dermot and Dave ||