Paul McLoone

Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland), is the current singer of Northern Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. He replaced Feargal Sharkey when the band reunited for a series of festival appearances in 1999. Paul, a native of Derry's Bogside, has been working in the radio industry since his late teens, having been involved in various programmes for the BBC, including his own satirical sketch series "McLoone" which ran for ... more

Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland), is the current singer of Northern Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. He replaced Feargal Sharkey when the band reunited for a series of festival appearances in 1999. Paul, a native of Derry's Bogside, has been working in the radio industry since his late teens, having been involved in various programmes for the BBC, including his own satirical sketch series "McLoone" which ran for three series in the early '90s on BBC Radio Foyle. In March 1999, he moved to Dublin to produce The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show for Today FM. During his tenure as series producer, he co-created and co-wrote Gift Grub for five years until leaving Today FM in 2004. He returned to the station two years later to produce Tom Dunne's show (then called Pet Sounds). When Tom Dunne left Today FM in August 2008 to take up a day-time position at Newstalk 106, McLoone took over as presenter. The show (now simply known as "Paul McLoone") goes out from 7-10... less