Ronan Collins Show

I hope they either give the slot to Philip Boucher Hayes so he can talk at us in a condescending tone about climate change for an hour.

Or

Katryn Thomas, so she can't tell us what the kids and 'himself' do be getting up to 👍

I do not normally look at this thread, but my attention was drawn to it by another thread referring to Ronan's imminent departure. As regards his broadcasting experience, Ronan Collins started with Dublin pirate stations in the mid to late seventies. He was one of many that were taken from the pirates by RTE for its then new pop station Radio 2 (now 2FM) in 1979. After a few years there, Ronan moved "upstairs" to Radio One and has been there ever since.

Best of luck to Ronan, 43 years that’s some achievement, I’d love Shay Byrne to get the slot.

Always enjoyed Ronan's show, a lovely interlude of well curated playlists between current affairs shows. Hugely knowledgeable across a wide range of genres - I'll miss it.

He's certainly earned his ability to hang up the mic. I hope he has a long, enjoyable and healthy retirement.

Such as???

Louise Duffy did a fantastic job* when she stood in for Ronan recently, it most certainly wasn't anything resembling a tired playlist. I'd love to see her get this role.

The show works for so many,* the requests, the roundy birthdays etc...might seem a bit dated, but its easy going, somehow-caters-for-all programme, does what it needs to do.*

(A mon avis!*)

Hospital radio.

He should have retired 10 years ago, except his self-invested pension had an 80% haircut.

Agreed. I liked Shay and Louise too but some of the music was more contemporary and good but you’d hear much of that elsewhere but I liked some of the older stuff you don’t ystakjy hear. I can think of at least a dozen songs I’ll probably but gear on radio again now.

Ronan too was one if tge last play what you like DJs. I miss the kind of radio where you’d go between genres easily. I know there are other shows still doing the unpkaykidted genre hopping stuff but they’re catering for music heads (which I’d count myself as) but are more serious listening. Ronan managed it in a light way during the afternoon.

yeah I can see why some disliked the show. I’d venture if you’re under 40 it’s not your thing. For me it sounded like those radio I grew up with and loved in the 80s where playlists weren’t such a big thing and you’d hear Leonard Cohen followed by Rick Astley in the early afternoon.

Christ I hope not. That’s me done with Radio 1 fir the afternoons then. Doubt they’d move tge news at 1. Plus if D’Arcy is on 500k it’s a waste just giving him 45 minutes work for that, though they don’t mind Duffy doing a similar amount for similar money.

Best of luck to him in his retirement-many of us will miss him.

Ah look he seems to hate pig in a lot of prep and the show was kind of a solo effort by the sounds of it. He was always well prepared so was obviously ding his mine work behind tge scenes.

unlike some of his Co workers he cage in slick and prepared, didn’t ram his views down the listeners neck and was capable of using the studio equipment without screwup.

Picked up on a few songs and artists I would never have listened to only for this DJ

thank you Ronan

Louise Duffy has been formally announced as his replacement.