# Gay Byrne
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Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (5 August 1934 – 4 November 2019) was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's second longest-running chat show.
CorkToday 3rd December 2025
'Access to cash' legislation, Family Carer of the Year Angie Benhaffaf, Suzy Byrne on the new book of listeners' letters to her father Gay Byrne, a rise in the numbers jailed for breaching domestic abuse orders in Ireland and gardening advice with Peter Dowdall
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SHAMROCK 156 Birdstrike and Uncontained Engine Failure, Dublin Airport, 7th December 1985
Relive the events of 7th December 1985 when Shamrock 156, an Aer Lingus Boeing 737-200, encountered a flock of black-headed gulls and suffered an uncontained engine failure on rotation off Runway 35 at Dublin Airport.
To mark the 40th anniversary of this event, Captain Mick Dalton, recalls the even…
Episode 2: Whipping Boy Guitarist Paul Page
In this episode, Tim Russell chats to Paul Page, guitarist with 90s Irish indie legends Whipping Boy, whose 1995 Heartworm has become a cult classic and is regularly voted as one of the best albums ever to come out of Ireland.
Paul talks about the band's often chaotic early days, how they wrote a…
From Broadcast to Podcast: Reflections on 100 Years of Irish Radio with David Puttnam, Noreen Minihan, Gerald O'Brien and Ann Bell
Welcome to From Broadcast to Podcast: Reflecitons on 100 years of Irish Radio, a special series from the SHSS Podcast
This episode features interviews with Oscar-winning producer and educator David Puttnam, retired GP and violinist Ann Bell, historian Gerald O’Brien and former principal and commu…
#98 | Billy McGrath | Director/Producer (Citizens of Boomtown)
Firstly BIG SHOUT OUT AND MASSIVE RESPECT to our doctors, nurses and everyone in the emergency services in Ireland. You're a credit to our country. #STAYSAFE #STAYINDOORS
** Billy mentions his standup shows in Galway in April these have obviously been cancelled until further notice.
On this episo…
Episode 32 | Eilish O'Carroll
Joe and Sherin are joined by the brilliant Eilish O'Carroll — best known as the loveable Winnie McGee from the smash-hit Mrs. Brown's Boys — for a hilarious and heartfelt episode 32. Before they even get into the interview, Joe has to come clean about being left standing in the freezing cold at the…
Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail
RTÉ has been in the news again lately thanks to renewed controversy over payments to presenters. So it is a timely moment for the release of a new book on the institution. RTÉ: Saints, Scholars, and Scandals is the latest work by former TD, minister and journalist Shane Ross, who brings his dual ex…
Better Late Late than never - Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy and I go back quite a long way. I appeared as his guest many times on The Late Late Show; I had enormous fun doing it and, as he admits on this episode, so did he. And as it happens, this very podcast was launched on the Late Late, just over five years ago!
I haven't seen Ryan for ages…
Al Ryan
Al Ryan, is an Irish broadcaster, continuity announcer, and trumpeter, currently based in the United Kingdom.
Here is a brief biography of his background and career:
Early Life and Music:
Born on February 8, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, Ryan grew up in Kilcullen, County Kildare. Before his widespread …
Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 82
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — which means one thing: pure, unfiltered randomness from Adrian and Jeremy.Adrian tells a mad Alzheimer’s nursing home story about being recognised after 30 years…
Then it’s revealed Jeremy has basically never had coffee, the lads go down a rabbit h…
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