Career
She previously presented on and has also DJ'ed in numerous clubs across Ireland. Hayes joined from in November 2003 after a career of pirating. She obtained a show of her own during the weekends.
Then, when Rick O'Shea moved along to present the now defunct The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show, Hayes replaced him and in doing so was given her own weekday show which was broadcast from Monday until Thursday from 20:00 until 22:00. In March 2007, she moved to a weekday show broadcast from 12:00 midday until 14:00. The All-Request Lunch show featured Hayes presenting all alone with listeners sending in requests by text, phone and the networking site, Bebo.
In August 2007 it was reported that she had increased her listenership by 11,000. In December 2009 it was announced that Hayes was moving to a weekend slot as part of a schedule shake-up at the radio station. Mid August 2010, Nikki parted company with RTÉ after another major schedule shake up.
On 20 October 2010 it was announced Nikki would start a new show in a weekday morning time-slot on Hayes took over SPIN Work from Shona Ryan. She began on 1 November 2010 after an eight-year departure from the station. Shortly after she joined, the show was renamed SPIN Hits which is linked with the afternoon show presented by Steve K. Speaking about her return, Hayes has said it was like "coming home".
The show features 10 SPIN Hits in a Row, listener phone calls and interaction with The Spinis. Hayes also uses the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter to interact with listeners. Hayes is strongly linked with Dundrum Town Centre and broadcasts from there regularly.
