Aonghus McAnally

Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955) He has two sisters, Máire, and Niamh. Film and television producer Conor McAnally is his brother. in a number of bands including Mushroom, Maxband, Starband and Crackers/The Crack. As a solo artist he released a novelty record I am Alergic to Christmas (written by fellow broadcaster Shay Healy) in 1981.

A friend of singer-songwriter Christie Hennessy, McAnally delivered his eulogy at his funeral.

Television McAnally's first presenting work was on young people's programming, including Anything Goes, and magazine show Evening Extra.

Moving away from youth programming, into light entertainment, McAnally presented The Big Top TV Show, a variety show based in a circus big top.

McAnally was the presenter of the first few season of the RTÉ One song lyrics game show The Lyrics Board. He was a regular presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Late Date. he worked on Spectrum with former South African Ambassador, Melanie Verwoerd,

Cue sports McAnally has played billiards at an international level. McAnally also covered snooker as an announcer and commentator.

Other activities McAnally is an accomplished magician. McAnally performed a number of stand-up gigs in the early 2000s. He created a one-man show based on his own life in 2019. He has spoken publicly about his father's battle with alcoholism, creating the Irish-language documentary Ray McAnally – M'Athair ("My Father") for TG4 in 2009. He has had hair replacement treatments.