RTÉ broadcaster Kieran Hanrahan to retire after 30 years at helm of Céilí House

Kieran Hanrahan. Photo: RTÉ

RTÉ broadcaster Kieran Hanrahan has announced his retirement today after three decades at the helm of Céilí House .

He will host his final show on RTÉ Radio 1 live from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann tomorrow.

The musician and award-winning broadcaster first joined RTÉ in 1992, initially presenting Fleadh Club and Both Sides Now , before assuming hosting duties of Céilí House in 1995.

Céilí House has been on air on RTÉ Radio since the 1950s, but over the past 30 years, Mr Hanrahan has made the show his own, with the best of Irish traditional music played in halls, houses and theatres all over the country.

Mr Hanrahan described presenting the show for the last 30 years as an

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