I ANNE VERY HAPPY TO BE RETIRED NOW
RTE legend Anne Doyle says she had
“no desire” to go back to her job as a news anchor during the Covid-19 to go back. I had done it for a long pandemic. time, it was time to move on and for
Anne worked with the national somebody else to do it. broadcaster as a newsreader for over “I got the opportunity to get out 30 years before retiring in 2011. a little early and I was ready to go.”WhileAnneadmiredtheworkof journalists who reported on the Even though lockdown didn’t pandemic during lockdown, she make Anne want to start workhad no urge to get involved. ing again, she did recognise
“I had no desire to go back to that people working in TV news, there were plenty of people were fortunate that they had a doing a great job there,” she workplace to go to. said. She continued to
“I have to say, I had great Tommy Bowe and Alan admiration for news services Hughes on Virgin [during lockdown], they did a Media’s Ireland AM: fantastic job. But you know, “People who had jobs you do something, especially they went into every if you do it for a long time day, albeit difficullike I did, and then it’s ties, I think they were over. the lucky ones. They
“I never had an urge to did have a lot more go back, I never wanted normality in their
lives.”
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Although it is not known what has happened to the youngster, the Boyzone star shared a few pictures of Cooper from his hospital bed, including one of him wearing an oxygen mask.
Ronan posted: “Not the 24hrs I had imagined. But ya never know what life has in store. This little guy is an absolute Trooper.
“I’m blown away with his strength and charm. Mum & Dad are a mess worried sick and he takes it in his stride. I am so incredibly grateful to the staff @ chelwestft you guys rock.”
Taking to his Instagram Stories a few moments later, Ronan shared another photo, this time of Cooper with a nose tube playing with some toy trains in what appeared to be paint.
Helpless
“Never allowed to do this at home,” the One Show host remarked. “Thank you @chelwestft.”
Ronan and his wife Storm are parents to Cooper and one-year- old Coco, and the Dubliner has three other children with his ex-wife, Yvonne Connolly: Jack (22), Missy (20) and Ali (16).
Earlier this year, he admitted he felt “helpless” after his wife Storm was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on her spine.
The 39-year- old was initially admitted for a prolapsed disc back in March but was told by doctors she needed surgical intervention.
“Well that was a week I never want to live again,” Ronan said at the time.
“To have my Storm in hospital under the most extreme circumstances and not be able to see her and hold her hand and give her a hug and tell her everything was going to be ok was the toughest I have known. “I felt so helpless, her strength is insane.
“The care she received and the expertise was incredible, thank you to Dr Aftab and all the team you got her home today. She is on the mend and I am so grateful. What a day to come home thank God she made it.”