Pat Kenny On the crest of the airwaves at Newstalk

THE talk was of tears and trauma at RTÉ over Pat Kenny’s departure for Newstalk, but the most memorable reaction he got was: “Thank you for leaving.”

That was from Seán O’Rourke, his replacement on Radio One, whom he bumped into socially recently.

“He thanked me for leaving. He said he was having more fun than he had had for years,” Pat laughs.