Rachael English

In 2011, Kim Bielenberg said in the Irish Independent that English would be "a natural replacement for Sean O'Rourke if he ever moved on".

In her time on the programme she won the PPI award for her coverage of the September 11 attacks.

[6] Her father also featured on the show, providing horse racing Cheltenham tips for her listeners.

[4][7] After six years in the job, she left the programme in August 2006, and it was replaced by Mary Wilson's Drivetime.

She is on medication for the thyroid problem, possibly for the rest of her life, and has stated that at some point she plans to treat the lump she still has in her throat.