John Creedon: My life-long fascination with place names

John Creedon chats to Martha Brennan about the inspiration for his new show, filming in a pandemic, and how West Cork sparked his interest in Irish place names

John Creedon: The latest series of Creedon's Atlas of Ireland premiers on RTÉ One on Sunday, March 7, at 6.30pm.   

John Creedon has been a busy man since he first joined the radio team at RTÉ 34 years ago. Between TV appearances, writing, hosting duties, his namesake radio show, and starring in multiple documentaries, Creedon has become a household name in Ireland over a long broadcasting career.

Even a pandemic couldn’t stop his stardom, proven by the fact we have to postpone our interview as he prepares to launch the latest season of his show Creedon’s Atlas of Ireland, which first premiered in 2019.