Ronan Kelly

@RonanGKelly

A presenter on radio/TV since 1980. Currently specialising in media interview, public speaking and presenter coaching. I’m also a BBC licence fee payer.

Belfast, Northern Ireland. Joined July 2009

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Ronan Kelly @RonanGKelly 5d

I’m hosting the annual @NISafetyGroup conference and spotted this. I thought it was a bottle of Lucozade and licked my lips. But no, it’s a fire extinguisher in a 200ml bottle - and certainly not one of your everyday extinguishers. Any thoughts as to what makes it different?

Ronan Kelly @RonanGKelly Oct 31

Back together again - for one day only - @DonnaTraynorTV with her long-time television signing colleague Mary Kyle. 👋

Ronan Kelly @RonanGKelly Oct 31

@DonnaTraynorTV with the amazing, loveable and forever grateful Agnes Carberry during a fundraising event for @FriendsCCNI at The Kinghan Church in Belfast.

Ronan Kelly @RonanGKelly Oct 30

“First of all…” is the latest clichéd phrase to emerge in local media interviews. So many interviewees are now using it. Despite this, there’s rarely a follow-up point so why use it? I’ve added this to another one of my interview irritants: “Thanks for having me on…”🤨

Ronan Kelly @RonanGKelly Oct 30

Just in case you were wondering how our local stations fared in the latest @RAJARLtd radio listening survey. The Q3 2026 results were published yesterday - Thursday 29th October. Thanks to @stuartrobinson1 for the graphic.