Due to a computer error at our main studio the Death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (19 May), mistakenly announcing that HRH the King had passed away. Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology.
I will be on the move, I am moving away to different pastures, you will have a new host and you'll be in safe hands. My new opportunities allow me to be home more which I was angling for and am so happy it was able to be made possible.
Today FM broadcaster Paula MacSweeney on juggling parenting three young children with a her busy radio career, eloping to New York with her partner and why she loved the Covid lockdowns There has been news of shake-ups on Irish airwaves in recent weeks - Claire Byrne announced she was leaving RTÉ Radio One to join Newstalk, while Pat Kenny moves to the weekend.
A few months after Gerry Ryan died in 2010, fellow radio star Ian Dempsey saw his widow, Morah. It was across a crowded room at a function in The Mansion House in Dublin. "I hadn't seen her for ages," Dempsey says. "I waved over at her like a mad thing. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of a charity auction and I found myself bidding on a weekend in New York..."