Name: Dick Hill.Title: Chief executive and director of programmes, Radio Ireland.

School: Midleton College, Co Cork.

College: Trinity College.

Home: Heron's Cove, Goleen.

Clubs: League against conifers, Bluebottle club, overnight pea society (not jokes).

Most important `life' event: Getting to university.

Biggest business break: Getting onto an IMI management course.

Biggest business mistake: Not taking all the IMI's advice.

Personal Bank: Allied Irish Bank.

Time of getting up: 6.30 a.m.

Favourite breakfast: Full Irish coffee and Silk Cut Purple.

Exercise: Swimming, walking, watersports.

Holidays: Venice, West Cork, Mid-town Manhattan.

Favourite TV programme: Questions and Answers, or any natural history programme.

Radio Programme: Radio Ireland's Daybreak, Last Word and Eclectic Ballroom.

Car: Classic Porsche 911, Fiat Abarth Cinquecento.

Commuting time: Dublin 15 minutes, Goleen 5 hours.

Car miles per year: 15,000.

Air miles per year: Too many.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus/Al Italia.

The worst thing about travel: Treatment of passengers.

Favourite tipple: (Pub) unchilled Murphys, (home) Murphys bottle draught, Claret.

Favourite restaurant for business: Chapter One, Dublin.

Favourite restaurant for dinner: The Park, Kenmare.

Dying words: At least I'll be able to listen to Radio Ireland, 100 102 FM wherever I'm going.