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Philip Cawley

Philip Cawley

Irish radio presenter; Programme Controller and Presenter at South East Radio Wexford; former Today FM and 2FM presenter.

Jun 1, 2026

Father Michael ClearySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
12:17
Well, this is what God gave me to work with, and I find that in general it does get me across to that particular section of the community that I aim particularly at, the younger folk and the people of that age group who look for in their priest one who you might say seems to be on their wavelength.
12:35
He'd read letters, and he, he would get a lot of letters.
12:39
What's a letter, I hear you say.
12:40
Philip Cawley later became a DJ, but as a young teenager, he had heard Father Michael Cleary's program.
12:47
And he'd play all the, the, the Irish favorites, Do You Want Your Old Love to Be Washed Down, and Con Shine.
12:53
But he was terrible because he, he, you know, he would be skipping the records, and everything would be all over the place, and he'd, he'd have a cigarette in his mouth while he was trying to read a letter, hold the microphone, and play a record.
speaker_10UNKNOWN
12:17
Well, this is what God gave me to work with, and I find that in general, it does get me across to that particular section of the community that I aim particularly at, the younger folk and the people of that age group who look for in their priest, one who you might say seems to be on their wavelength.
12:35
He'd read letters, and he, he would get a lot of letters.
12:39
What's a letter, I hear you say.
12:40
Philip Cawley later became a DJ, but as a young teenager, he had heard Father Michael Cleary's program.
12:47
And he'd play all the, the, the Irish favorites, Do You Want Your Old Love to Be Washed Down and Con Shine.
12:53
But he was terrible because he, he, you know, he would be skipping the records, and everything would be all over the place.
12:59
And he'd, he'd have a cigarette in his mouth while he was trying to read a letter, hold the microphone, and play a record.

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