Former Radio Dublin Presenters that Turned up on Licensed Irish Radio

Declan A Walsh

Over the years, Radio Dublin has got plenty of mention on Boards. Sometimes it is for negative stuff, but let us concentrate on the positives - all the talent that went through the station in its very long history. Some people pre-date the infamous Eamon Cooke's time with the station, but obviously not as many. I am attempting to come up with as many names as I can find. Needless to say, it is by no means definitive, but I certainly managed to get a reasonably long list! To include as many as possible, I have included community stations and Irish-based online stations, where there are presenters. Originally, I was going to concentrate on those still on Irish radio, but I kept coming across names that are no longer on Irish radio and I decided it would be a shame not to mention them too.

Even as I was putting my list up here, a few more names came to mind so I had to add them on!

Here goes.

1. Currently engaged in Irish radio - just their current stations:

Radio Nova – Kevin Brannigan (CEO) and Pat James

Q102 – Aidan Cooney (aka Aidan Jay), Andy Preston and Johnny Bowe

98FM - Barry Dunne

Spin 1038 – Steve K (also with Today FM on weekends

2FM – Dave Fanning

Lyric FM- Marty Whelan

Classic Hits Ireland – Gareth O’Callaghan (aka Tony Garret) and Phil Cawley (also with South East Radio)

East Coast FM – Tommy Greene

LMFM - Chris Murray

KFM – Liam Kett

Midlands 103 – Keith Shanley and Tony Christie (aka Chris T)

Cork’s C103 – Eric Griffin (aka Eric Vaughan)

Spirit Radio – Adrian Nolan (aka Adrian St. James) and Shay Harford

Dublin City FM - Karl Tsigdinos (also with RTE Gold)

8Radio.com – Simon Maher (aka Pete Reed) and Steve Conway

CharityRadio.ie – John Clarke

UCB Ireland – Vincent Hughes

Eden FM, Edenderry – Joe Rossa (aka Joe Doyle), Damien Farrell (aka Chris Adams) and Paul Wilson.  AFAIK – I stand corrected on these

Also, Bernie/Bernadette Jameson (aka Bernie Carroll) - Bauer Media stations as a journalist/newsreader

2.. Previously on licensed Irish radio - this will include temporary licensed radio stations in some examples such as Christmas FM (where some will probably return again).

Tracy Evans – Liffey Sound

Ger Rowe – Phantom FM (both temporary and permanent licenses)

Bob Conway – 2FM, Lite FM, Dublin’s Country 106.8, Today FM, East Coast FM and More Music Ireland

Ray Broderick – West Dublin Community Radio

Mark Storey (aka Mark T Storey) – RTE Radio 2/2FM (producer)

Barry Lang (aka Barry Dean) – 2FM and Classic Hits

Chris Thompson – St. James Hospital Radio

Bernard Evans – RTE Radio 1 and Easy Radio (temporary licensed)

Mike Doyle – Premier FM, Choice FM, Heartbeat FM and Easy Radio – all temporary licensed

*Derek Jones – Premier FM and Christmas FM. * He facilitated Radio Dublin’s operations from his house for a while in the mid 1970s – not sure if he presented on it but probably did.

Tracey Lee – CKR, South East Radio and Today FM

Roger Lane – East Coast Radio and Christmas FM

Paul Shepard (aka Ray Jackson) – Premier FM and Christmas FM

Mark Manning – Premier FM, Choice FM, 949 The Rock, Hot Country, Heartbeat FM, Christmas FM, Q102 (AFAIK) and Spirit Radio – all temporary licensed except the last two

Kieran Murray – Capital Radio and later FM104 (as Stereo Steve), Premier FM and LMFM.

Declan Traynor (aka Mike Williams) – Premier FM, Christmas FM, Heartbeat FM, The 90s Network (another temporary license), Radio Snowflake (online station) and Shannonside Northern Sound

Ian Walker - Ballyfermot Senior College Radio (temporary license)

Any more to add, past or present? I would be particularly interested in some more current examples.

Declan A Walsh

Here's some more than came to mind afterwards, all of them previously on Irish Radio as far as I am aware.

Paul Pender (aka Paul Wilson) - Anna Livia/Dublin City FM and West Dublin Community Radio. I think his involvement was behind the scenes. Not to be confused with the other Paul Wilson above from Eden FM, who is also associated with long-running station Easy Radio.

Les Vickers - East Coast FM, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and RTE Radio 1.

Dave Cunningham (aka Dave C) - Easy 103, former licensed station for south Wicklow

John O'Hara (aka John Young) - Capital Radio and Century FM

Lee Davis (aka DJ Lee) - More Music Ireland

Chris Conway (aka Chris Kennedy) - Horizon Radio, former licensed station for north Wicklow, and Radio Kerry

Mike Eastwood - Premier FM and Christmas FM

I should also say in relation to Bob Conway, mentioned in the first post, that he was known as Martin C and possibly Martin Clifden on Radio Dublin.

Declan A Walsh

I have come up with some more names since.

Firstly, here are two who were previously on Irish radio.

Neil O’Shea - RTE Radio 1 and Lite FM/Q102

Jim Kenny- Premier FM, Choice FM, Hot Country, Christmas FM and Sunshine 106.8 - all temporary licensed except the last,

Secondly, I have a current name: Martin King - Q102.

TheBMG

Ollie Brady aka Jeff Brooks .. went onto WLR, Tipp FM and iRadio (briefly)

The late Gerry Ryan: 2fm 1979-2010

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120232779#Comment_120232779

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120233046#Comment_120233046

Thanks @TheBMG - when was Ollie Brady with Radio Dublin out of curiosity?

@[Deleted User] - I'm pretty sure that Gerry Ryan was not with Radio Dublin. It is my understanding that he was with ARD and Big D. I remember reading before that he met Dave Fanning for the first time on Big D - Dave had come from Radio Dublin.

While I am here, here is another name: Tony O'Hara - online and temporary licensed Heartbeat FM.

the 12 th man

Marty Whelan was known as Marty Hall back in the day.

TheBMG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120233488#Comment_120233488

Ollie was there around 1993/4 for a brief spell.

Declan A Walsh

Here is another name that I found: Adrienne Corcoran - Liffey Sound. As far as I can make out, she was with Radio Dublin during its country music phase as she went on to its rival Kic FM and she hosted a country music show on Liffey Sound. I wonder are there any more from that era of Radio Dublin who ended up on licensed Irish radio?

Red Fred

Brian Butterly was there in the late 90s I think. He went on to temporary stations Hot Country and Heartbeat FM and now presents a Saturday show on Spirit.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236046#Comment_120236046

In the late 1990s, Radio Dublin would have been in its country music phase - from about 1998 on. Was Brian part of that phase or was he slightly earlier, e.g. 1997?

the 12 th man

Gerry Campbell used to present a morning show IIRC.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120237285#Comment_120237285

Which licensed station?

Red Fred

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236768#Comment_120236768

It would have been during the love song phase. I think it was when the station was in Cooke's house in Clondalkin. As far as I remember the station was supposed to move into the premises of some school of music off O'Connell Street. I don't know if they ever made it there. I think it was in a spare bedroom in Cooke's house and at some stage moved to a shed outside.

the 12 th man

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Declan A Walsh

Another name: Andrew Mangan (aka Dave Adams) - 949 The Rock. I suppose you could include his current 738am Podcast series.

Declan A Walsh

I found yet another name! Andrew Joesph - previously with St. Ita's Hospital Radio.

Declan A Walsh

I got another name: Shay Eustace - Tallaght FM.