Mairead Ronan (; born 3 April 1980) is an

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television and radio presenter.

Early life

Ronan was born in

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on the

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. She attended a HR Management course after leaving school, but switched to a media course at

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Radio career

Ronan was featured on ''

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'' that originally aired every weekday morning on

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. She initially interned on the show before being promoted to broadcasting assistant, and then became co-producer, also featuring as an on-air contributor. When

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left

, Ronan became the producer of

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. In 2017, after fifteen years with the radio station Ronan left the radio station to focus on other projects. In 2019, Ronan rejoined the station fronting her own daily music and entertainment show, ''The Mairead Ronan Show'' between 12pm-2pm. On 12 November 2021, Ronan announced that she was leaving Today FM again to spend time with her family.

Television career

From November 2006, Ronan became a panelist on series five of the popular RTÉ show '' The Panel''. Ronan coached Ballymun Kickhams in the 2010 season of ''

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''. She was also a regular on ''

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'' on RTÉ 2. She presented ''Hello Baby, Bye Bye Body'', an RTÉ programme on post-pregnancy body issues, in December 2011. In October 2012 she was the main presenter of

:the Rivals, and in November 2012 she was a presenter on the new

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. Since 2013, Ronan has hosted the

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competition reality programme,

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. In 2018, she stepped down from hosting the sixth series of the show to have her third child. She resumed hosting duties from 2019. In 2017, Ronan became the co-host of the RTÉ travel show, ''Getaways'', with Joe Lindsay and

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. She was the winner the 2019 series of the Irish edition of ''

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''.

Business ventures

In April 2016, in partnership with Debbie Lawless, Ronan launched FARO, a hairstyling equipment brand.

Personal life

It was announced on 4 July 2010 that Ronan's marriage to advertising executive Eddie Fitzpatrick had ended. She had married him at the age of 24 after meeting him when her mother died on the eve of her 21st birthday. She married businessman Louis Ronan in the village of Ballyclerihan in County Tipperary in June 2015. Ronan has three children: a son, Dara, from her first marriage to Eddie Fitzpatrick, whom she had when she was 26, and two daughters, Eliza and Bonnie, from her second marriage to Ronan.

References

External links

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Website of Faro, Ronan's hair brand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronan, Mairead 1980 births Living people Television personalities from Dublin (city) RTÉ television presenters The Ray D'Arcy Show