Rick O'Shea

Not to be confused with the comic strip Rick O'Shay.

Rick O'Shea
Broadcaster Rick O'Shea, 2019
Born
Paul Crossan

(1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 51)
Drimnagh, Dublin
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationBroadcaster
EmployerRTÉ
Known forDaytime Radio Show; Books; Cinema
WebsitePersonal weblog

Paul Crossan (born 7 May 1973, also known as Rick O'Shea) is an Irish radio personality. He was born in Drimnagh, Dublin, grew up in Crumlin,[1] and attended Drimnagh Castle Secondary School and University College Dublin. He has been a presenter on RTÉ 2fm since 2001.[2][3] O'Shea also presented The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1 in 2015 and 2016.[4] Since 2017 he has been presenting the morning show on RTÉ Gold. He has presented The Book Show on RTÉ Radio 1 since 2019.

  1. ^ "Booked and busy: Here's what's next for Rick O'Shea". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Una Mullally (17 January 2013). "PopLives #29: Rick O'Shea". Irish Times.
  3. ^ Jonathan deBurca Butler (22 January 2015). "Rick O'Shea gets well-versed in poetry for new programme". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ Rosita Boland (22 January 2015). "Rick O'Shea: an unversed choice for RTÉ's new poetry show". Irish Times.