Ronan Dooney

Musical Director

A Dubliner born and bred, Ronan received his training in the Dublin College of Music where he studied trumpet and piano. Since then, he has become one of the most sought-after session musicians in the country.

He has played with the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra as well as in films, including The Commitments and The General. He has worked with a plethora of artists including Shirley Bassey, The Corrs, Brian Adams, Oasis, Daniel O'Donnell and even the immortal Bing Crosby.

In addition to his playing, Ronan is in constant demand as an arranger and musical director and has his own recording studio, Skybelle Studios. He has also taught music in performance schools throughout the country, including the Performing Arts School Galway and the Performing Arts Stage School Avoca. He is a most important part of Innovations Theatre School.

Here since the beginning, Ronan most recently worked with Innovations Theatre School on our last production, the almost completely music-based It's Christmas!

Off the record...

Ronan has three sons named James! This is confusing but true. He also has a daughter named Alison. By his own admission, Ronan is extremely opinionated. Among his pet hates are Harry Potter (the movies, not the books) and Mel Gibson. He is quite a sporty guy – great at tennis and golf, and light reading for Ronan is philosophy.

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