Ronan Collins

Collins shared the news with his regular listeners live on the show on Friday afternoon.

It will feature Collins performing with his own band, along with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and special guests Gavin James and Róisín Ó. Peter Woods, Head of ...

Collins joined the broadcaster almost 44 years ago, working initially at the newly launched Radio 2 which he joined from the pirate radio sector in 1979. He ...

Ronan Collins began his career as a radio DJ with the opening of Radio 2 in 1973. He later presented the afternoon show on Radio 1 for the best part of 19 years, before switching to the lunchtime programme, which he has been presenting five ...

IRISH broadcasting legend Ronan Collins has just announced that he's retiring from his RTE Radio One show.

“I am 70 this year and although age has nothing to do with it, it has made me realise how long I have been doing this” the lunchtime RTÉ radio presenter told ...

Legendary broadcaster Ronan Collins is set to hang up his radio microphone - as it's emerged his last ever Ronan Collins Show on RTÉ Radio 1 will air on ...

'Nobody will ever know how grateful I have been for all the opportunities over the past 40 years...' the broadcaster commented.

RTÉ star Ronan Collins has revealed it was the death of his close friend Larry Gogan that started the process of him leaving daily radio.

Louise Duffy will present a new music show from January on RTÉ Radio 1 in the slot formerly held by The Ronan Collins Show.

“I decided it was time to make a change and I have instituted it. Louise is the first woman to present the lunchtime music programme on RTÉ Radio 1 – the number one music programme in the country. I look forward to connecting with music lovers all over the country, discovering new talent, and complementing the line-up of great broadcasters at RTÉ Radio 1.” “I have been pondering this move since last June”, said Collins, who as a drummer played with Dickie Rock and is still performing on stage regularly with his own band. “There are so many other things that I want to do.” She said: “I am honoured to be given the opportunity to host the biggest music radio show in Ireland, and follow in the footsteps of a great broadcaster like Ronan Collins.

The 70-year-old Dubliner announced his popular daytime show which began in 1985 will come to an end on December 23.

but I don’t have another 44 years in me … He explained: "I’m very well and I made the call with RTE. he was my great friend … He continued: “He will continue with Radio 1, with The Collins Collection, and we are so very grateful to him for the part he has played on this station and with the Ronan Collins Show in particular - long may he continue.” when he died I started to have a look at myself, I was just thinking how long Larry had done it and here was I breaking records for being on a day time programme for so many years and through the years. “It’s wonderful that we’re talking about 43/44 years on the radio and nearly ten years before that as a musician …