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Ronan Collins on showbands, leaving RTÉ on his own terms and his comedian daughter Jessica

‘I’m very glad that my dad has only been to one [of my ] gigs,” comedian Jessica Collins says. “The type of stories I would tell, I would never want my dad to hear.”

Veteran broadcaster Ronan Collins and his daughter, comedian Jessica Collins sit down for a rare interview together and tell us why they’ll probably never share the same stage Jessica and Ronan Collins say they are unlikely to perform on stage together. Photo: Mark Condren ‘I’m very glad that my dad has only been to one [of my ] gigs,” comedian Jessica Collins says. “The type of stories I would tell, I would never want my dad to hear.

” Her father, RTÉ broadcaster Ronan Collins, nods in agreement, “because he does embarrass,” he says. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.