About

Me, as captured by my niece Michaela

Howdy I’m Vanessa Monaghan – you can call me nessy, even my Mum does!

I present a music arts and culture show, Culture Cafe, on RTE 2XM. Culture Cafe ran for nearly two years on DCUfm before starting on RTE 2XM in July 2011. You can check out the website culturecaferadio.com

Since October 2011, I also present ‘Backstage’ a music based show on DCUfm.

I write about stuff that interests me, music, movies, exhibitions, television. I started this blog as part of an assignment for college and I forgot to stop.

I also write about music for Goldenplec

If there is an event, music, whatever you think I’d be interested in, please get in touch: nessy @ nessymon.com

Please do remember that as I don’t write here full time, it may take a while to get to your mail. I do try to listen to as much as possible. Sometimes things do fall through the cracks. If you would like me to write full time, get in touch, make me an offer!

Please get in touch before adding me to your mailing list.

For consistency, please refer to the title of this blog as nessymon.com not two separate words, thanks!

What else is there?

I’m a ‘mature’ student in my final year, studying for a BSc in Multimedia.

In 2010 I won a DCUMI Hybrid award for Radio Presenter of the Year. I also got commendations for Arts Radio Programme of the Year (Culture Cafe) and Entertainment Video of the Year (Campus Beat).

I was a finalist for Blog of the Year for the National Student Media Awards and was shortlisted for Radio DJ of the Year too.

I love taking photographs, you can have a look at some on my Flickr page. Yes, I know I’m crap!

George Michael is my musical God!  I have a strange addiction to baseball (Go Giants!) and I hate the rain.. Me and Mel C have the same tattoo, I don’t trust hairdressers!

That’s enough!