Meet Today FM's new host of lunchtimes Louise Cantillon: 'I feel like I am living the dream'

She loves the lilt of an Ulster sneachta, Ronan O’Gara DM’d her and she lives in a different county to her husband. Todayfm’s newest presenter Louise Cantillon is doing things her way.

Louise Cantillon wears Daisy Corset by Aoife McNamara. Picture: Emily Quinn

Within five minutes of chatting to Louise Cantillon, the Ghost of my Irish Teacher Past is whispering in my ear.

“Is fearr obair ná caint,” she’s saying. The seanfhocal loosely translates as ‘put your money where your mouth is’ and that’s exactly what Louise did when she decided to leave her permanent job as a secondary school geography and Irish teacher and pursue a career in media.