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What We Know Now by Jenny Kelly & Mairéad Ronan

What We Know Now

By Jenny Kelly & Mairéad Ronan

Across twenty years of friendship, Jenny Kelly and Mairéad Ronan have experienced single life, marriages, divorce, motherhood, career dilemmas, grief, diets, dodgy hairstyles, stress, ageing, bad times and good times too.

Here, along with their well-earned wisdom about the serious (and sometimes funny) business of life, they share their thoughts on how to navigate grown-up friendships, what it means to be in a relationship, and how to stop worrying about having it all and start figuring out what it is you actually want!

You’ll also discover essential truths, like why you will never have Pocahontas hair (and why that’s okay), why there’s no greater joy than a deep clean with your favourite spray mop (just Jenny?), and how staring at trees can make you happier than owning a Mulberry handbag.

What We Know Now doesn’t claim to solve all your problems, but it will provide good company, give you a laugh, and help you feel less alone through the unavoidable ups and downs of life.

About Jenny Kelly & Mairéad Ronan...

Jenny and Mairead’s friendship began over twenty years ago when they met working on Today FM’s hugely popular Ray D’Arcy Show.  Jenny has worked in Irish radio for over 20 years. Before joining the Ray D’Arcy Show, she worked on The Gerry Ryan Show on 2FM and on East Coast Radio. While on Today FM, she won numerous radio awards with the team.  Jenny co-presented the ‘Fix-It Friday’ slot every week and, with her cupid wings on, she was responsible for getting many listeners together. A career highlight was singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Roger Moore. She stepped back from daily radio life in 2017.

Like Jenny, Mairead has worked in radio for over 20 years, spending 12 of those with The Ray D’Arcy Show. Mairead went on to produce The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM, and she has presented Ireland’s Fittest Family on RTÉ for ten years. She was crowned champion of RTÉ’s Dancing With The Stars in 2019, after which she returned to Today FM to host Lunchtime with Mairead Ronan. She pressed pause on her radio life in December of 2021 to spend more time with her young family. Mairead is also co-founder of haircare brand FARO.

Together Jenny and Mairead present and produce the podcast Jenny and Mairead Now. This is their first book together.

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