
        <p>In this episode, proudly sponsored by An Post Insurance, we meet a legend of Irish radio, Colm Hayes. Colm has been entertaining people on airwaves for decades from his early pirate radio days to FM104, 2FM, Radio Nova and most recently Classic Hits. In September 2025, Colm announced that his wife, Anne, had passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer. Colm shares the story of how he and his beloved Anne lived with Cancer for 6 years, how is trying to cope with her loss and lessons he wants to pass on to others going through grief.</p>
      

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        &lt;p&gt;In this episode, proudly sponsored by An Post Insurance, we meet a legend of Irish radio, Colm Hayes. Colm has been entertaining people on airwaves for decades from his early pirate radio days to FM104, 2FM, Radio Nova and most recently Classic Hits. In September 2025, Colm announced that his wife, Anne, had passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer. Colm shares the story of how he and his beloved Anne lived with Cancer for 6 years, how is trying to cope with her loss and lessons he wants to pass on to others going through grief.&lt;/p&gt;
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Episode 1 — Colm Hayes on Love, Cancer and Grief

Parting Words, from Rip.ie, and proudly sponsored by An Post Insurance, is a podcast about the messages we leave behind.​ Through personal stories, music, and reflection, we explore how grief shapes us and how parting words can echo long after goodbye.​
Each episode invites a well-known guest (artist, broadcaster, athlete, thinker) to reflect on someone they’ve lost, share the soundtrack of their mourning, and imagine the final message they’d leave behind — with warmth, wit, and wisdom. 

Parting Words, from Rip.ie, and proudly sponsored by An Post Insurance, is a podcast about the messages we leave behind.​ Through personal stories, music, and reflection, we explore how grief shapes us and how parting words can echo long after goodbye.​
Each episode invites a well-known guest (artist, broadcaster, athlete, thinker) to reflect on someone they’ve lost, share the soundtrack of their mourning, and imagine the final message they’d leave behind — with warmth, wit, and wisdom.

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