Ann Gleeson

Who is Ann Gleeson?

Ann Gleeson is an Irish radio personality who has presented, produced and featured on numerous Today FM shows. She has gained cult status for her slots on Tom Dunne's Pet Sounds and her current position on The Ray Foley Show. Dunne would constantly include Gleeson, whom he would refer to as his "assistant Ann", with him, in his show and the two developed a nightly competition where she would hum an obscure track for the listeners to guess. Gleeson then became known for her "Ann Does Ireland!" segment on The Ray Foley Show, "Ann Does Ireland!" saw Gleeson travel Ireland on a weekly basis describing towns and cities in a humorous and satirical manner for Foley's lunchtime listeners. This led to her taking on an increasing role in the show, substituting for regular female co-host Adelle McDonnell and making contributions to the show's blog. Her involvement peaked recently when McDonnell married and took a five-week honeymoon, Gleeson filling in for her on twenty-five consecutive days only for Foley to jokingly claim on her departure that she only showered once every fortnight. She returned when Adelle went to Uganda on a pilgrimage. Gleeson was also involved in the recent special edition of The Ray D'Arcy Show live from Vicar Street, presented The Essential Guns N' Roses on 23 November 2008 and is credited for her part in the making of Even Better Than the Disco Thing. In July 2012, she began chemotherapy after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.