Kevin Casey

Kevin Casey (1976 – 3 January 2017) was an Irish radio presenter, who primarily worked for WLR FM.

Personal life Casey was born in Killarney, County Kerry, and played for Glenflesk GAA. He died on 3 January 2017 of cancer. He had a wife and three children.

Career Casey worked primarily as a broadcaster for WLR FM, although he also worked as a freelancer for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Newstalk 106 and Today FM. He also won the 2015 GAA MacNamee Award for Best GAA Related Radio Programme. His WLR FM documentary was on Maurice Shanahan, who had retired from GAA after suffering from depression, but had returned to win the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. In October 2016, the documentary also won a PPI National Radio Award.