Nikki Hayes
Nikki Hayes (born May 6, 1979) is a DJ on RTÉ 2fm. She has been such since November 2003. She has also DJed for Junior Certificate students. [1] Hayes presents the All-Request Lunch weekdays 12:00 midday - 14:00.
Career
Hayes obtained a show of her own during the weekends. Then, when Rick O'Shea moved along to present the now defunct The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show, Hayes replaced him and in doing so was given her own weekday show which was broadcast from Monday until Thursday from 20:00 until 22:00. In March 2007 she moved to a new weekday show broadcast from 12:00 midday until 14:00. [2] The All-Request Lunch show features Hayes presenting all alone with listeners sending in requests by text, phone and the popular networking site, Bebo (on which she counts author Marisa Mackle as a friend). [3] In August 2007 it was reported that she had increased her listenership by 11,000. [4]
Personal life
Hayes lives in remote Baltinglass, County Wicklow. She inherited her love of music from her father, who was a music booker. [5] Her preferred moisturiser is Clinique's Dramatically Different. [6]
Personal expenses
In an interview with the Irish Independent in August 2006, Hayes spoke of her regret at having no SSIA. She purchased her house in 2003 for €169,000, the value of which has since risen to €270,000. Due to her remote living conditions she spends a substantial amount of money on taxis to chauffeur her to Naas or Carlow should she require any dietary purchases. She occasionally spends nights in Dublin hotels. Hayes's choice of car is a Mitsubishi Pajero Junior which costs her €120 per week to refuel if she is working in Dublin but much more if she were to drive elsewhere. She opts for pints of alcohol in an attempt to curb her spending habits. She particularly likes to indulge her habit of spending on clothes, regularly spending at least half her wages in Dundrum Town Centre. Hayes ensures she has up to five holidays annually, one of which tends to be to the United States to visit her sister in New York and Florida and two more holidays per annum in the Canary Islands. In 2006 she also went to Paris. Her holidays tend to be at most for one week at a time but she also holidays for many weekends. In 2006 she hired an accountant to take care of all the financial incomes she reels in from radio, television, DJing and personal appearances. From October of that year she started to put her payments through a limited company she set up. [7]
References
- ^ "'We don't need drink for a fun night out'". Irish Independent. 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Don't move the dial . . . you might miss 2fm's next line-up change". Irish Independent. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "All this pesky writing . . . what a drag". Irish Independent. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Here's an oldie but a goodie as stars shine again". Irish Independent. 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "People: Super Helena launches 1000 credit cards". Irish Independent. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "What's the secret to good skin? Moisturise Moisturise Moisturise". Irish Independent. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ME & MY MONEY Nikki Hayes". Irish Independent. 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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