''Here Comes the Night'' was a late night

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hosted by

Donal Dineen Donal Dineen (born 5 May 1969) is an Irish radio presenter, photographer, film maker and former television presenter from County Kerry. Until recently he presented an assortment of loud ' noise/ electronica and world music on his ''Small Hours' ...

Today FM Today FM is an Irish national commercial FM radio station, owned and operated by Bauer Audio Ireland Limited. Broadcasting since 17 March 1997, it broadcasts mostly music, with a daily news and current affairs programme. Today FM holds a lic ...

. It commenced broadcasting on 17 March 1997, lasting for a seven-year period before being replaced by Dineen's current show ''

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''. It was Dineen's first radio show on Today FM, airing from the station's opening day. Dineen is largely credited with breaking David Gray in Ireland during this show's tenure. Other artists whose music featured on this show included

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, who went on to win the

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in 2009.

References

External links

Dineen profiled

Official ''Small Hours'' site
(Dineen's current show) {{Today FM Irish late night radio shows Today FM programmes