Michael Ryan (born 1944) (Irish: Mícheál Ó Riain) is a former television broadcaster on RTÉ. He used to present Nationwide, which is broadcast on RTÉ One every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. Mary Kennedy joined him as co-presenter in later years.
Michael Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Known for | Host of Nationwide |
| Children | 3 |
He lived in Marino, Dublin as a child.[1] He has two sons, Dylan and Colin Ryan, and a daughter, Lisa.[1] His first wife and the mother of his children, Anne Christine Ryan (née Kearney), died in a car accident in 1995 while travelling home from Waterford, where she ran a successful PR company.[1] Ryan married his second wife Liz in 2010. He is considered "popular" in Ireland.[2] He has been based in Wexford for more than 30 years.[3]
He retired from his career in RTÉ in 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kavanagh, Jacqueline (5 July 2008). "A postcard from: Michael Ryan". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Milk Market in Limerick city to feature on RTE television's Nationwide". Limerick Leader. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.
- ^ Riegel, Ralph (17 December 2011). "Farewell to all that for TV's Michael". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Sweeney, Ken (1 December 2011). "Michael bids farewell as RTÉ tells him he will no longer front Nationwide". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
External links
edit- Nationwide at RTÉ.ie
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