In 1991 Battle, along with school friends Darragh Butler (drums), Colin Fennelly (bass) and Billy Dalton (guitar) came together to form a band called Rollercoaster before changing the name permanently to Kerbdog.
The group released their self-titled album, produced by legendary grunge icon Jack Endino, in 1994.
[1] Battle began life at Phantom FM before moving, along with colleagues Jenny Huston and Dan Hegarty, in 2003 to RTE.
[2] Battle's late night show features new and alternative music from acts around the world as well as the 2fm sessions, live recordings, band interviews as well as from other sources.
Battle regularly features in live coverage of high-profile musical events such as Electric Picnic[4] and Oxegen,[5] as well as being sent around the country to present the 2fm 2moro 2our.