Ronan Collins was born on 9 October 1952 and is an Irish broadcaster from Glasnevin, Dublin.
12 Facts About Ronan Collins
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Up until 23 December 2022, Collins held the prestige of maintaining one of the longest-running radio shows on Ireland's national station, RTE Radio 1.
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At its peak, 250,000 listeners tuned in daily to The Ronan Collins Show between 12 pm - 1 pm, Monday - Friday.
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Ronan Collins started his show business career as a member of a showband playing drums.
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Ronan Collins began his national radio career on RTE Radio 2, having worked on pirate radio prior to that.
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Ronan Collins used to present Ireland's national lottery draw, and most recently A Little Bit Showband.
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Ronan Collins has commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest for RTE One television.
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Ronan Collins was a presenter as part of RTE's 1992 Barcelona Olympics coverage, shaving off his moustache when Ireland won a medal.
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Ronan Collins left his daily lunchtime show at the end of 2022, to be replaced by Louise Duffy.
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Ronan Collins has been married to Woody since 1978, they have three children.
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Ronan Collins controversially had free use of a Lexus, supplied by Ben Dunne.
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Ronan Collins once had a memorably famous row with Louis Walsh on Liveline.