Gerry Ryan
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Ray D’Arcy: ‘My dad was in the Army, had nine kids and drank a lot’
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 7, 2020, 06:00
The RTÉ presenter, who is leaving his TV chatshow for a new programme with Zig and Zag, says his working-class roots make him crave security and fe(...)

Oliver Callan: ‘I was a perfect candidate for exploitation’
- Culture
- June 6, 2020, 06:00
It takes a few minutes to settle into the interview with Oliver Callan, satirist and star of Callan’s Kicks, columnist, and recent stand-in presenter (...)

Larry Gogan obituary: ‘He was the greatest ... Simple as that’
- TV, Radio, Web
- January 8, 2020, 13:00
Larry Gogan Born: May 3rd, 1934 Died: January 7th, 2020 Larry Gogan, who has died in Dublin aged 85, was for nearly six decades the voice of pop radi(...)

Hold the mic: How Gay Byrne ruled the radio waves
- Culture
- November 4, 2019, 16:00
Lest there be any doubt just how deeply woven into Irish life Gay Byrne’s persona was, just listen to Tico’s Tune by Manuel and the Music of the Mount(...)

Pop culture in Ireland was always divided between North and South
- Culture
- June 15, 2019, 05:00
In the analogue era, receiving RTÉ in most parts of Northern Ireland required an extra aerial. A symbol of reaching out for a signal from somewhere el(...)

The Ryan Line is open: Gerry Ryan burns up the airwaves one more time
- TV, Radio, Web
- May 31, 2019, 14:36
These days there are any number of unfortunate ways to end a radio career – sexual harassment, insensitive social media posts . . . for many 1980s BBC(...)

Riyadh Khalaf: ‘Homophobia begins from a lack of education’
- People
- April 27, 2019, 06:00
Riyadh Khalaf is standing on St Stephen’s Green when he is approached by two young women. “Are you Riyadh K?” asks one, referring to his YouTube handl(...)

Profits up at Kathryn Thomas’s media firm
- Media & Marketing
- January 30, 2019, 01:00
Accumulated profits at the media firm owned by TV presenter Kathryn Thomas increased to €391,765 last year. Accounts just filed for Aquarius Producti(...)

Larry Gogan leaves 2FM: Ageless DJ’s golden hour is over
- TV, Radio, Web
- January 8, 2019, 09:24
It’s a tribute to the enduring enthusiasm and professionalism of Larry Gogan that news of the veteran RTÉ star’s retirement from 2FM after close to si(...)

Lavinia Kerwick: 'My life in my 20s and 30s was absolutely destroyed, taken away'
- People
- December 15, 2018, 06:01
“My name is Lavinia.” More than 25 years after finding herself invisible and voiceless as a teenage rape victim in the legal system, Lavinia Kerwick s(...)