Michael Ryan
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Ireland
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known forHost of Nationwide
Children3

Michael Ryan (born 1944) (Irish: Mícheál Ó Riain) is a former television broadcaster on RTÉ. He used to present Nationwide, which is broadcast on RTÉ One every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. Mary Kennedy joined him as co-presenter in later years.

He lived in Marino, Dublin as a child.[1] He has two sons, Dylan and Colin Ryan, and a daughter, Lisa.[1] His first wife and the mother of his children, Anne Christine Ryan (née Kearney), died in a car accident in 1995 while travelling home from Waterford, where she ran a successful PR company.[1] Ryan married his second wife Liz in 2010. He is considered "popular" in Ireland.[2] He has been based in Wexford for more than 30 years.[3]

He retired from his career in RTÉ in 2011.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kavanagh, Jacqueline (5 July 2008). "A postcard from: Michael Ryan". Irish Independent.
  2. ↑ "Milk Market in Limerick city to feature on RTE television's Nationwide". Limerick Leader. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Riegel, Ralph (17 December 2011). "Farewell to all that for TV's Michael". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Sweeney, Ken (1 December 2011). "Michael bids farewell as RTÉ tells him he will no longer front Nationwide". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2011.


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