Eamon Horan

Eamon Horan (born 1975) is an Irish sports journalist employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where he currently works for RTÉ Sport as a sports news presenter on RTÉ News: Six One.[1][2][3][4]

Eamon Horan
Horan in 2020
Born
Eamon Horan

1975 (age 47–48)
Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationSports journalist
Years active1992–present
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Notable creditRTÉ News: Six One
Children3

Career

Horan began his broadcasting career with Midlands 103 in 1992. He worked for KISS fm in Boston and WKLB-FM in Massachusetts in 1995.

In 2008, Horan filled in as the presenter of The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show with Caroline Morahan.[5] In 2007, he reported on the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. He also reported on the London Paralympic Games in 2012 and the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[6]

Personal life

Horan graduated from University College Galway in 1997 with a higher diploma in communications.[7]

Horan is married to Nicola Anderson, a journalist with the Irish Independent and together they have three children.[8][9]

On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Horan supported the launch of HSE Midlands's video campaign appealing to the public to continue supporting those in frontline services.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Eamon Horan". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Photographic Archive - RTÉ Archives". RTÉ Archives. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "My Kind of Exercise". The Irish Times. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Me and my money: Eamon Horan". Irish Independent. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. "RTÉ 2fm Radio Press Pack Week 34 (16-22 August)". presspack.rte.ie. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. Bannon Ward, Shauna (31 August 2021). "Inside RTE's Eamon Horan's family life with fellow journalist Nicola and three kids- and his TV career". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. "NUI Galway Students and Alumni Head for Croke Park with Mayo Senior Football Finalists". NUI Galway. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. Doyle, Kevin (8 January 2009). "Eamon leaves his TV sports job to become a full-time dad for a year. But don't worry -- he will be back". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. "At home with... RTÉ Sport's Eamon Horan". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. "Support the Frontline #PlayYourPart". hse.ie. Health Service Executive. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. "Midlands personalities call on public to #PlayYourPart". Westmeath Independent. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. "Personalities From TV, Radio And Sport Create Supportive Message For Frontline Workers". Midlands 103. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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