Cagney is no stranger to radio, joining the original line-up of RTÉ 2FM in 1977.

Surrounded by the show’s cast and crew, Cagney made an emotional speech thanking everyone he has worked with during his time at the show.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Mark Cagney is to leave Ireland AM after almost 20 years at the helm of the popular breakfast show, Virgin Media Television has confirmed.

Mark Cagney is to leave Ireland AM after almost 20 years at the helm of the breakfast show.

WITH their cultivated mid-Atlantic accents and often British sounding pseudonyms, the DJs that broadcast on pirate radio in this country were not quite swashbuckling romantic figures.

“It’s total rubbish. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon”

It has also been reported that the TV3 show will also be receiving a revamp.

Broadcaster Sinead Desmond has enlisted the services of a solicitor in the wake of her departure from TV3.

The reasons behind her decision are still unknown.

As holiday season kicks into gear, a number of broadcasters and authors tell Jonathan deBurca Butler which books they’ll be packing in their suitcase.

This week we meet up with Mark Cagney, the 60-year-old host of TV3’s Ireland AM.

We recently covered Galway native, Shane Cunningham’s journey as an entertainer to date.

As TV3 launches weekend breakfast TV today, John Meagher heads to the studio to meet Anna Daly and the team of morning TV veterans.

There is only one kind of cabinet that Taoiseach Enda Kenny is familiar with — and it’s not in the kitchen.

Following up his

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Poor Ireland AM host Mark Cagney dropped a bit of a clanger yesterday morning’s show.

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At heart I’m still an old hippy. I veer between cynicism and idealism.

A mother who lost three sons in a murder-suicide in Charleville in North Cork last month has urged young people with mental health problems to seek help.

Nostalgic TV has had a positive effect on men’s fashion, says Dave Kenny, who visits Louis Copeland to hear plans for an Irish tailoring academy

YESTERDAY’S Sunday Business Post opinion poll wasn’t that exceptional.

GERRY RYAN managed to do what very few broadcasters achieve: Go from pirate radio jock to solid, middle-aged presenter and still keep a young audience by continuing to stay looking and sounding cool.

ANGELINA JOLIE, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson could all be celebrating St Valentine’s Day in Dublin tonight.

HANDS up everyone who is looking forward to Pat Kenny hosting another Late Late Show this autumn.

YOU can call Bertie Ahern a rat and a liar, but derogatory terms about the Travelling community are out of bounds — according to the latest batch of decisions from the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC).

ANDREA ROCHE swept to victory last night as the Most Stylish Woman at the Peter Mark VIP Style awards.

THE two bidders for the multi-city over-45s radio licence have differed over the potential revenue the new station could generate.

KATHY O’Beirne’s story of sexual abuse and rape at home and in a number of religious institutions led to angry scenes on early morning TV yesterday when heated outbursts forced the makers of TV3’s Ireland AM to take an unscheduled break.

TV3 could lose the sponsor of its high-profile breakfast show, Ireland AM, following a recent decision by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission over the promotion of fortune-telling services.

BUBBLY Kathryn Thomas is the nation’s favourite woman presenter.

STRAPPY gowns and forceful frowns were the special ingredients that went into making it the biggest night of the year on the Irish social calendar.

Ron Wood from the Rolling Stones has confirmed that he will make a special guest appearance with The Thrills at The Meteor Awards tomorrow night in The Point, Dublin.

The 2005 Meteor Ireland Music Awards on Thursday, to be hosted by Ed Byrne, is sold out.