{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6797e0dc673aa382e1fbaea9/67cf13b3d64d9d8e86ec0a7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Colm Hayes ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6797e0dc673aa382e1fbaea9/1749279990904-e7397cfb-1f78-4293-9f67-1ec051b7b722.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>Early Life and Background</h3><ul><li>Born Colm Caffrey in Santry, Dublin, Ireland, he is the youngest of four siblings.</li><li>He attended Our Lady of Victories BNS in Ballymun and St. Aidan's C.B.S. in North Dublin.</li><li>He pursued his education in Media Communications (Radio and Television) at the College of Commerce in Rathmines.#</li><li><br></li></ul><h3>Radio Career</h3><ul><li>Hayes began his broadcasting career in the 1980s on pirate radio stations, including KELO, Q102, Energy 103, and Radio Nova.</li><li>Following the closure of pirate stations by regulators, he transitioned to the state broadcaster 2FM.</li><li>In the summer of 1989, he left 2FM to join Dublin's Capital Radio (now FM104), becoming the licensed commercial station's first weekday breakfast show presenter.</li><li>He served as Programme Director for FM104, playing a pivotal role in bringing the station to the number one position in Dublin during the mid-1990s and creating <em>The Strawberry Alarm Clock</em>.</li><li>In 2017, he was appointed Programme Director at Radio Nova, a station he had officially joined and covered shows for previously.</li><li>More recently, he became the co-host of the breakfast show <em>Colm and Lucy In The Morning</em> on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio alongside Lucy Kennedy.</li><li><br></li></ul><h3>Notable Partnerships and Projects</h3><ul><li><strong>Jim-Jim Nugent</strong>: Hayes shared a highly successful 10-year broadcasting partnership with Jim-Jim Nugent. Together, they anchored <em>The Strawberry Alarm Clock</em> on FM104, dominating the Dublin timeslot and winning several awards. In 2007, they moved to RTÉ 2fm to present <em>The Colm &amp; Jim-Jim Breakfast Show</em>. The duo also hosted the television quiz show <em>Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run</em>.</li><li><strong>Comedy and Music</strong>: Outside of radio, Hayes has written, produced, and featured on three comedy albums, two of which reached Platinum status and one Gold. He also penned a UEFA Euro 2012 single called \"Put Your Green Cape On\" for the pop duo Jedward.</li><li><strong>Other Television</strong>: In addition to <em>Home Run</em>, he presented the television show <em>Dirty Old Towns</em> for two series.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>ARAN ISLAND DISCS</strong></p><p><strong>MUSIC, MEMORIES, MOMENTS</strong></p>","author_name":"Rossa McDermott"}