Eamon Horan

Irish sports journalist

Eamon Horan

Horan in 2020

Born|

Eamon Horan

1975 (age 48-49)

Ballycumber, Co Offaly

Nationality| Irish
Occupation| Sports journalist
Years active| 1992–present
Employer| Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Notable credit| RTÉ News: Six One
Children| 3

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]

## Career

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

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.[citation needed] He also reported on the London Paralympic Games in 2012 and the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[6]

## Personal life

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

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

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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.