Current job: Creator of Gift Grub on Today FM

What schools did you go to? Waterpark Junior School, Waterford; Newpark Comprehensive, Blackrock, Co Dublin; Rochelle House, Cork (boarding school attached to Ashton Comprehensive)

Best subject? English

Worst subject? Chemistry

What's the boldest thing you ever did in school?

Selling toasted sandwiches to starving boarders for about £4 each (1985)

Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Stephen Daunt (an English teacher in the Dead Poets Society mould who introduced me to the amazing world of plays/theatre in Cork)

Who was the object of your first crush?

I think it was a girl called Janice

What was your earliest career ambition?

To be the number one tennis player in the world

Were you cool or nerdy at school?

Extremely nerdy when I came to Dublin (briefcase and green duffel coat), but soon graduated to Van Halen sweatbands and torn jeans

Did you go to college?

Trinity College Dublin, 1989-1993

What song most reminds you of your school days?

Jump (Van Halen)

What would you look for when choosing a school for your own children?

A place that encourages you to follow your dreams

Were your school days the best days of your life?

We'll see