30 questions with Radio Kerry presenters

Andrew Morrissey

Name	Andrew Morrissey
Where are you from	Cork
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	12 years (6months holiday in Limerick)
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Kerry’s Full Breakfast
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	The Afternoon show + Weekend Wake Up
What do you most like about your job?	Being able to wake up with the county
What other show, if any, would you like to present ?	Weekend Sport
Favourite colour	Blue
Cat or Dog?	Dog
Do you support a sports team?	Austin Stacks / Tralee Parnells / Man Utd / The Vikings
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Seamus Moynihan
Favourite place in Kerry	Banna Beach
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Marbella
Lucky number	3
Apple or Android	Apple
Hobby or pastime	Hurling/Football
Favourite saying	Good Craic
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	Adams of Tralee Electric Cars
Favourite song	Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Favourite band	The Coronas
Adventure or sun holiday	Sun Holiday
Tell us a secret about yourself?	Then it wouldn’t be a secret
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	Enjoy it now because it won’t always last
Favourite pizza toppings	Ham
Favourite movie	Stand By me
Favourite TV show	Stargate/Star Trek
Do you speak another lauguage	No, but I’d love to be able to
What did you want to be when you were small	A Garda
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Mr. Brightside
What makes you laugh the most?	My Fiancé Úna

Elaine Kinsella

Question	Answer
Name	Elaine Kinsella
Where are you from	Listowel
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	16 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Kerry’s Full Breakfast and Seven Days
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	The Time Tunnel The Saturday Show The Arts Show
What do you most like about your job?	I love the live aspect of it. You’re constantly thinking on your feet so it’s never boring. I also love co-presenting with Andrew.
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	The 11-1 Club! I love the music.
Favourite colour	Green
Cat or Dog?	A little tabby cat named Perrie who I adore.
Do you support a sports team?	Austin Stacks U10 Girls football and Tralee Warriors.
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Donnchadh Walsh
Favourite place in Kerry	Maharees (apart from Listowel of course!)
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Hook Head in Wexford (where I was born)
Lucky number	4 (my daughter was born on the 4^th of the 4^th)
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Working out and cooking
Favourite saying	“Well-behaved women seldom make history”
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	Patron for Comfort for Chemo Kerry
Favourite song	Goodbye by Emmylou Harris
Favourite band	Fleetwood Mac, The Carpenters, Pearl Jam, The Beach Boys, Queen
Adventure or sun holiday	Sun!
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I’ve been told I have the coldest feet. In the world.
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	When it comes to parenting ‘choose your battles wisely’
Favourite pizza toppings	Olives and fresh basil
Favourite movie	Best In Show
Favourite TV show	House of Cards or 30 Rock
Do you speak another language	Not well!
What did you want to be when you were small	A pilot
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
What makes you laugh the most?	Funny cat videos

Jerry O'Sullivan

Name	Jerry O’Sullivan
Where are you from	The Square Kenmare
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	Sum total of 13 years 97 to 2000 then 2010 to present
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Kerry Today
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Yes – I have presented Talkabout before (long ago)
What do you most like about your job?	It’s never dull, hearing people’s stories and also the people I work with.
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	Tommy Tiernan’s TV show
Favourite colour	Red
Cat or Dog?	Neither! Recently outvoted by family into getting a Cat. Still not sure about it…
Do you support a sports team?	Kerry and Leeds United
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Maurice Fitzgerald
Favourite place in Kerry	Kenmare Pier
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	West Cork
Lucky number	10
Apple or Android	Android all the way
Hobby or pastime	GAA
Favourite saying	‘’Call us now on 066 7123666’’
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	No
Favourite song	Too hard to answer – it changes This is the Sea – The Waterboys is current favourite.
Favourite band	Oasis/GunsnRoses/The Prodigy
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I have cheated death twice
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	Never let fear of what other people think determine your actions
Favourite pizza toppings	BBQ chicken
Favourite movie	Ride with the Devil
Favourite TV show	Breaking Bad
Do you speak another lauguage	No
What did you want to be when you were small	Cuchulain
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Wonderwall - Oasis
What makes you laugh the most?	The fantastic and irrepressible pure madness of Kerry people

Francis Jones

Name	Francis Jones
Where are you from	Limerick
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	18 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	11 to 1 Club
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Breakfast show/Afternoon Show
What do you most like about your job?	Keeping people entertained
What other show, if any, would you like to present ?	Great singers
Favourite colour	Blue
Cat or Dog?	Both
Do you support a sports team?	Leeds
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Colm Cooper
Favourite place in Kerry	Too many to mention
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Limerick (of course)
Lucky number	9
Apple or Android	Apple (I love fruit)
Hobby or pastime	Tv/twitter/politics related
Favourite saying	bfn (bye for now)
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	Not that Im aware of
Favourite song	Too many to mention but Followyou follow me by Genesis is up there
Favourite band	Genesis/ELO
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	Im very quiet
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	If you dont ask the answer is always no
Favourite pizza toppings	Meat fest
Favourite movie	Maybe Dirty Dancing
Favourite TV show	anything reality tv
Do you speak another lauguage	Oui
What did you want to be when you were small	Bus conductor
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Give it up (Kc and sunshine band)
What makes you laugh the most?	Myself when I mess up.

Deirdre Walsh

Name	Deirdre Walsh
Where are you from	Ballybunion
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	13 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	TalkAbout
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Kerry Today
What do you most like about your job?	The craic in the newsroom
What other show, if any, would you like to present ?	The Late Late Show!
Favourite colour	purple
Cat or Dog?	Dog
Do you support a sports team?	Man Utd
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Maurice Fitzgerald
Favourite place in Kerry	Ballybunion
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	West Cork
Lucky number	16 – Roy Keane’s Man Utd jersey number
Apple or Android	Apple
Hobby or pastime	walking
Favourite saying	Feic the Begrudgers
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	Ambassador for Kerry Hospice
Favourite song	Couldn’t pick one
Favourite band	The Beatles/Coldplay
Adventure or sun holiday	Sun
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I’m afraid of swans
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	Don’t take yourself too seriously
Favourite pizza toppings	Pineapple
Favourite movie	The English Patient
Favourite TV show	Eastenders
Do you speak another language	My Irish isn’t bad
What did you want to be when you were small	A journalist
What is/would be your karaoke song?	‘Little old wine drinker me’ Dean Martin
What makes you laugh the most?	My mother’s inability to sugar-coat anything, or be politically correct!

Brendan Fuller

Name	Brendan Michael Xavier Fuller
Where are you from	Poll Na Muc, Killarney
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	7 Years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	The Afternoon Show
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Started on Fresh, then Drivetime and Saturday breakfast before moving to the Afternoon Show.
What do you most like about your job?	The opportunity to make someone’s day a little bit better.
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	Agritime – a chance to show the inlaws I know something about farming!
Favourite colour	Red
Cat or Dog?	Dog
Do you support a sports team?	Kerry/Munster/Liverpool/Patriots
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Maurice Fitzgerald
Favourite place in Kerry	Waterville
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Sorrento, Italy
Lucky number	14
Apple or Android	Android (since last week)
Hobby or pastime	Baking (Since lockdown)
Favourite saying	If there was work on the bed, he’d sleep on the floor.
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	St. Francis Special School, St. Mary Of The Angel’s,
Favourite song	Back Down South
Favourite band	Kings Of Leon
Adventure or sun holiday	Sun Holiday
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I was born in Cork.
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far
Favourite pizza toppings	Chicken & Pesto in the Killarney Brewery – pure taste
Favourite movie	Fight Club or Forrest Gump
Favourite TV show	Fargo
Do you speak another language	Нет
What did you want to be when you were small	Rugby Player for Ireland while playing with Liverpool on the side.
What is/would be your karaoke song?	With or Without You by U2. Alvor has yet to recover from that performance.
What makes you laugh the most?	Eve (my fiancé)

Aisling O'Brien

Name	Aisling O’Brien
Where are you from	Tralee
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	12 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Agritime
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Not fulltime, just provided cover for other shows as needed. I’ve worked as a journalist with Radio Kerry since 2008, so have been reading news since then.
What do you most like about your job?	It’s never boring!
What other show, if any, would you like to present ?	I’d probably attempt most of them, with questionable results! I’ve never presented a music show, so that would be very different for me.
Favourite colour	Royal blue
Cat or Dog?	There’s no way I could choose as I have one of each!
Do you support a sports team?	Not really, I would mainly watch equestrian sports.
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	David Moran
Favourite place in Kerry	It would have to be a beach; I love being close to the ocean. Fenit, Banna and Derrynane are some of my favourites.
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Italy. I loved every part I’ve visited so far and can’t wait to go back again.
Lucky number	25
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Horse riding
Favourite saying	Be yourself; everyone else is already taken – Oscar Wilde
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	No
Favourite song	Happy Together – The Turtles
Favourite band	The Rolling Stones
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I can only click my fingers on my left hand!
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	Feel the fear and do it anyway
Favourite pizza toppings	Mushrooms, garlic, lots of mozzarella and basil.
Favourite movie	Fantastic Mr Fox – have lost count of how many times I have watched it!
Favourite TV show	Gavin and Stacey, Schitts Creek, The Politician, Somebody Feed Phil, Room to Improve, Gardeners’ World and Escape to the Country.
Do you speak another language	No, unfortunately.
What did you want to be when you were small	A vet
What is/would be your karaoke song?	I have been known to butcher a few songs by The Eagles
What makes you laugh the most?	My dog

Mary Mullins

Name	Mary Mullins
Where are you from	Live in Ballyduff (originally from Roscommon, raised in Offaly)
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	Started originally 13 years ago, left for 2 years (Feb 2007 – Nov 2013, Mar 2016 onwards )
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	In Business, plus the news
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	No
What do you most like about your job?	Every day is different, you meet a lot of new people, you hear interesting stories.
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	Classical Delights
Favourite colour	Peach
Cat or Dog?	2 cats (Buddy & Elvis), 2 dogs (Teddy and Charlie)
Do you support a sports team?	Tottenham Hotspur (my fiancé made me say that!)
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Hmmmmm
Favourite place in Kerry	Banna Beach
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Vietnam
Lucky number	27
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Walking our dogs, going to the beach, swimming, body boarding
Favourite saying	What’s for you won’t pass you
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	N/a
Favourite song	Defying Gravity from Wicked the musical
Favourite band	Prince (to be technical as the question say band – Prince and the New Revolution!)
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I used to collect stamps and call cards when I was young!
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	You can’t please everyone!
Favourite pizza toppings	Pepperoni
Favourite movie	The Snowman
Favourite TV show	Line of Duty
Do you speak another lauguage	French
What did you want to be when you were small	Chef, then a teacher
What is/would be your karaoke song?	I haven’t a note in my head!
What makes you laugh the most?	My fiancé and friends!

Amber Galwey

Name	Amber Galwey
Where are you from	Castleisland
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	Almost 2 years! I started here on July 30^th, 2018.
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	I don’t present any show, you’ll only hear me on the news!
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	No
What do you most like about your job?	The variety – there’s always something different happening which makes every day interesting. My colleagues would be up at the top of the list too, we always have a good laugh in the newsroom!
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	The Afternoon Show – I love music and think I’d give Brendan a good run for his money!
Favourite colour	Blue
Cat or Dog?	Definitely dogs
Do you support a sports team?	Nope
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Colm Cooper
Favourite place in Kerry	It would have to be Slea Head
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Inis Mór
Lucky number	10!
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Walking, reading, basketball and watching TV!
Favourite saying
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	No
Favourite song	I couldn’t just pick one
Favourite band	That’s a tough one – Coldplay or Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band!
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure holiday
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I hate filling out questionnaires!! :) :)
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	Don’t worry about things you can’t control.
Favourite pizza toppings	Pepperoni
Favourite movie	There are too many to mention.
Favourite TV show	Going back a good few years here, but it has to be Prison Break. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve re-watched it at this stage!
Do you speak another lauguage	I have a bit of Gaeilge of course, and I did study German in school but don’t think I would be able to hold a conversation in it now.
What did you want to be when you were small	A vet
What is/would be your karaoke song?	No one wants to hear me sing!
What makes you laugh the most?	Family and friends – most of them have the same sense of humour as me!

Eamonn Hickson

Name	Eamonn Hickson
Where are you from	Annascaul
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	4 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Terrace Talk and others, occasionally
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	Nope
What do you most like about your job?	My colleagues
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	The Definitive
Favourite colour	Purple
Cat or Dog?	Dog
Do you support a sports team?	No, but very interested in all sports
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Kieran Donaghy
Favourite place in Kerry	Inch Beach
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	The square in Syracuse in Sicily
Lucky number	I make a point of not having one
Apple or Android	Apple
Hobby or pastime	Football, soccer, writing
Favourite saying	Imagine what you can do
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	No
Favourite song	This Year’s Love by David Gray
Favourite band	The Killers
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I’m a space nerd – I love cosmology
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	If you’re unsure how to pronounce the name of some obscure sportsperson, just be confident with whatever version you go with. If you act like it’s correct, everyone else will think it’s correct – Gary O’Sullivan
Favourite pizza toppings	Four meat topping
Favourite movie	Avengers: Infinity War
Favourite TV show	Brooklyn 99
Do you speak another language	No
What did you want to be when you were small	Whatever my older sisters told me I should be, which changed frequently
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
What makes you laugh the most?	Radio bloopers

Alan Finn

Name	Alan Finn
Where are you from	Galway
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	14 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	The Definitive/Fresh
Did you present another show before the one your currently present?	I’ve covered shows like Fresh, The Pulse & Weekend Wake up
What do you most like about your job?	Playing music
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	The 11 to 1 Club
Favourite colour	Red
Cat or Dog?	Dog
Do you support a sports team?	Man Utd & Philadelphia Eagles
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	Seamus Moynihan
Favourite place in Kerry	Rossbeigh Beach
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Galway
Lucky number	36
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Coaching GAA & Soccer
Favourite saying	Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	No
Favourite song	Too many to mention
Favourite band	Too many to mention
Adventure or sun holiday	Sun Holiday
Tell us a secret about yourself?	I did Line Dancing when I was younger and enjoyed it
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far
Favourite pizza toppings	Chicken, Ham & Mushroom
Favourite movie	Gladiator/Star wars/Lord of the Rings/Shawshank
Favourite TV show	Peaky Blinders/Game of Thrones/Line of Duty
Do you speak another language	No
What did you want to be when you were small	Like Tony Fenton
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Mustang Sally
What makes you laugh the most?	Comedy

Treasa Murphy

Name	Treasa Murphy
Where are you from	Tipperary
How long have you been working in Radio Kerry?	Almost 18 years
What show do you present on Radio Kerry?	Stand-in presenter on Kerry Today
Did you present another show before the current one?	No
What do you most like about your job?	The glorious, unpredictable variety of it all
What other show, if any, would you like to present?	Happy to be behind the scenes
Favourite colour	Red
Cat or Dog?	Cat but I like dogs too
Do you support a sports team?	Most of the time, I’m blissfully neutral about sport.
Favourite Kerry Footballer of all time?	I’m not very sport-minded but I think Mick O’Connell is fascinating. He’s a compelling figure.
Favourite place in Kerry	Muckross
Favourite place outside of Kerry?	Alhambra, Spain
Lucky number	22
Apple or Android	Android
Hobby or pastime	Procrastinating
Favourite saying	“Have a good time all the time” © Viv Savage, Spinal Tap
Patron or Ambassador for any organisation	Roy Keane for the Irish Guide Dogs.
Favourite song	‘I Feel Love’ by Donna Summer.
Favourite band	Pet Shop Boys
Adventure or sun holiday	Adventure
Tell us a secret about yourself?	When I was a child, I used to put my foot in my mouth – and I don’t mean metaphorically.
Best piece of advice you’ve received so far	“Will you be thinking about this a year from now?”
Favourite pizza toppings	Just like plain margherita.
Favourite movie	LA Confidential, Mulholland Drive
Favourite TV show	Seinfeld, Angel, Life on Mars, 30 Rock, Peep Show, Succession
Do you speak another language	Few phrases of French, German and Spanish
What did you want to be when you were small	Actress and author
What is/would be your karaoke song?	Tainted Love by Soft Cell Blue Monday by New Order
What makes you laugh the most?	Practically every episode of Peep Show