Irish celebs I want to meet
•Anne Doyle
•Marty Whelan
•State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy
•The dog from The Disney Club

— Ellen Tannam (@incogellen) May 31, 2018

MARTY WHELAN IS a national treasure. He’s the voice of our Eurovision coverage, the owner of the finest moustache in the land and quite simply, a very lovely man. We don’t need examples of Marty being a very lovely man but he’s out there anyway, giving us examples every day for free, via his Twitter.

Oh yes, over on Twitter EVERY day is a Marty Party.

And here it is...Verdi’s iconic silk hat and scarf ⁦@RTElyricfm⁩ ⁦@RTE_Culture⁩ ⁦@TravelDept⁩ pic.twitter.com/TIcFEE545D

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) June 29, 2018

A couple of weeks ago you may have read my piece begging you to follow ‘Duck of the Day’ on Twitter to give yourself a break from all the shite in the world. Marty Whelan is doing this as well with the added benefits of it being Marty Whelan.

For example, did you know you needed Marty Whelan on a Vespa in your life?

Not a Honda 50 in Dublin but a Vespa in Rome😀 Always on the move here on Lyric. Actually we will be in Rome again soon enough for Vespa fun! ⁦@RTElyricfm⁩ ⁦@martylyricfm⁩ stay tuned! 🇮🇪🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/mO90tSC5TJ

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) July 24, 2018

Or pictures of a younger Marty with a fabulous moustache?

Good Morning! Just resting!
Do tune in to my programme asap to hear the 'Penultimo' episode of my Italian lessons before this years broadcast from Verona next week @RTElyricfm @martylyricfm @TravelDept #Verona one more on Monday before the off. Ciao! pic.twitter.com/Gcbr3K1Min

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) June 22, 2018

He appreciates other moustaches too.

Opera composer #Leoncavallo with a moustache to die for pic.twitter.com/WwS7SpAmOb

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 9, 2018

But it isn’t all just moustaches and selfies. No, no Marty is also here to offer his takes on the news of the day. He does it with the air of your Dad who is a little bit fed up with everything and can’t understand why everyone is so miserable.

He doesn’t have time for whining.

Oh cheer up for heaven’s sake. There hasn’t been a match played yet.#MUFC #Mourinho pic.twitter.com/WHJrlE2fE8

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 10, 2018

Or thinking about Christmas in August.

Ah Janey it’s only August #DanielODonnell pic.twitter.com/DitAtO4tnd

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 9, 2018

Most importantly Marty wants more hair, not less!

Now it’s manscaping for Heaven’s sake..... is there to be no rest? pic.twitter.com/ApNkkbGLPg

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) June 15, 2018

One of the best parts though is that Marty is appreciated by everyone. He gets presents from his listeners to his RTÉ Lyric FM show.

Sometimes, alcohol is involved.

Ah the Limoncello from the listener.... for medicinal purposes ⁦@odiebev69⁩ pic.twitter.com/EAxrq3zHbA

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 7, 2018

Other times, he just gets the best merch made for him.

How can this be ignored really!
Medium for me and the team please ⁦@martylyricfm⁩ ⁦@HairyBabyTees⁩ #martywhelan 🤟 pic.twitter.com/A1qCwZlE3i

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 8, 2018

In conclusion;

We should ALL be following Marty Whelan on Twitter. Our lives will be much improved once we do.

Heaven help us! #ParrotMan pic.twitter.com/7dA0Xfihz9

— Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) August 9, 2018

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