Shay Byrne (born 19 August 1972) is an Irish Radio presenter. Since 2011, he has been host of
RTÉ Radio 1's Rising Time.
Early life
Byrne grew up in
Artane and had originally studied accountancy in
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
, but opted to leave the course early. He then went on to work for a mobile phone company and video equipment company. He then went on to work for his father's painting and decorating business, ultimately taking it over, and he was joined there by his brother Maurice, a former chief inspector with the
DSPCA
The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or DSPCA is a registered charity, established in Ireland in 1840 to prevent cruelty to animals in the Dublin Region.
History
The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was es ...
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In 2004, he began to work for events companies, dressing up for promotions, karaoke, DJing, playing Elvis in Christmas cabarets.
Career at RTÉ
In 2005, Byrne joined the Irish public broadcaster
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidi (; ; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibeta ...
, after his wife spotted an advert for continuity announcers, he began working on shows with
Ryan Tubridy and
Derek Mooney
Derek James Mooney (born 4 March 1967) is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. Until January 2015 he presented a weekday afternoon programme called ''Mooney'' on RTÉ Radio 1. He is the current executive producer ...
.
After sometime working as a continuity announcer for
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
, he became a stand in presenter on
RTÉ Radio 1, he subsequently hosted his own show ''Shay Byrne’s Friday Lounge'' on Friday evening's between 2006 and 2011.
It was announced on 4 March 2011, that Byrne would replace
Maxi as presenter of Rising Time, following the latters illness, he currently presents Rising Time from 5.30am to 7am on week days.
Personal life
Byrne met his partner Linda Nolan in the Stillorgan Musical Society and they married in October 2000, they have three children, Holly, Jack and Katie. They currently reside in Dublin.
References
External links
Shay Byrne on Twitter
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1973 births
Living people
RTÉ Radio 1 presenters
Radio and television announcers
Irish radio presenters