Anton Savage is posing in a doorway for The Irish Times photographer. Like many national radio presenters who sometimes have to be photographed for their jobs, he’s quite good at vamping. He stands and sits, pops his head on his chin, offers smiles and serious countenances. He’s much as you’d expect from his radio shows: … Read more
Never let it be said that Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are lofty elitists. On Wednesday the presenters of Newstalk Breakfast (weekdays) throw themselves at the mercy of the public by inviting listeners to come up with slogans for their show. As suggestions arrive, the pair’s fancy seems particularly tickled by the snappy “Let’s go … Read more
My upbringing – I was brought up in Wexford – was completely abnormal. We never had an outside toilet. I went to boarding school at eight. We never had any difficulties. We were never hungry. My situation in the 1960s and 1970s was completely unrepresentative of mainstream society. I didn’t do the Leaving Certicate, as … Read more