At Home With...Dave Fanning
It’s hard to believe, we know, but occasionally Dave Fanning likes to put his feet up and switch off from the outside world. Who would have thought, though, that he’d have such an interest in kitchen renovation?
Shilpa Ganatra, 19 Apr 2006
Dave Fanning’s illustrious career spans four decades and has seen him host The Movie Show, introduce U2 to an unsuspecting public, write for The Irish Times and Hot Press, present documentaries which have taken him around the world, and, most famously, DJ for 2FM since its inception in 1979. Surely such a legend doesn’t concern himself with kitchen extensions?
Well, it’s time to destroy any idea of Dave’s Blackrock abode being a rock’n’roll haven littered with thousands of CDs, partially obstructing the awards and accolades he’s amassed over the years.
Because though CDs are prevalent in his large family home, make no mistake: it’s a picture of domestic bliss. Were it not for said kitchen extension taking over the house.
“It’s an absolute tip at the moment,” he confesses. “But we’ve been meaning to renovate it for years so we thought we might as well bite the bullet.” It’s at such times that the neighbours show their true colours, and lucky for him that they’re a patient bunch.
“There’s a lot to put up with - it’s noisy, it’s dirty, there’s trucks, there’s skips and all sorts going on, and they’ve been extremely nice about it. The place is in an old part of Blackrock, so it has the people that you’d expect in such an area. Some people have been here for 30 or 40 years.”
Dave, his wife and children have chalked up but 10 years in the Co. Dublin abode, situated on a street where all the houses are listed buildings (“it’s amazing – every house was built in 1835 and they’ve all got their own character,” he enthuses). Surely, he's too busy to appreciate the joys of home? Definitely not, Fanning implores.
“In the ‘90s, I was working 24 hours a day. I had four TV shows, I was working for Virgin Radio, RTE, and something like The Movie Show could take me all over the world, plus there was the music side of things. But I never really felt I was away a lot, especially as a lot of the work was from home.
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