What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I'm not a perfectionist but a balance of everything I like in good company.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
The person on the Titanic trying to tell everyone there is an iceberg ahead.
Which living person do you most admire?
Everyone does something great. I take bits of good in everyone.
Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Whatever I'm doing, my brain is eternally doing something else.
What is your greatest extravagance?
I do seem to make allowances for craft beers and Irish artists on vinyl.
What is your favourite journey?
Galway to Fanore by bike.
On what occasion do you lie?
I'm awful at lying, it wouldn't wash with anyone.
Which living person do you most despise?
How many pages do I have?
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Music, family, and the great outdoors.
When and where were you happiest?
Cycling across a mountain range in Spain solo.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I can't really read music at any functional rate and still think it is amazing when people do.
What is your current state of mind?
A lump of soft tissue with a bit of electricity bouncing around inside it.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Going back to college in my thirties.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
If I came back as a mountain, would I have to go to work or would I just be there already?
What is your most treasured possession?
Possibly a guitar I've had for most of my life, it had the most profound effect.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
The people who say “You can't.” Avoid them at all costs. You can.
What is your favourite occupation?
Teaching? I get to do it now and again and it is a joy and a privilege to travel into knowledge with people.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Perceptiveness, humour, honesty, and adventure.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Perceptiveness, humour, honesty, and adventure.
Who are your favourite writers?
Brian O'Nolan, Claude Debussy.
What is your motto?
There is no can't.
Eoghan Holland is head of news at Flirt 101.3 FM, Galway's alternative, community, and student radio station, located at NUI Galway.
