Eamon Horan (born 1975) is an Irish sports journalist employed by

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(RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where he currently works for

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as a sports news presenter on '' RTÉ News: Six One''.

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

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. In 2007, he reported on the World Athletics Championships in Osaka,

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. He also reported on the London Paralympic Games in 2012 and the postponed

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Personal life

Horan graduated from University College Galway in 1997 with a higher diploma in communications. Horan is married to Nicola Anderson, a journalist with the ''

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'' and together they have three children. On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Horan supported the launch of HSE

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's video campaign appealing to the public to continue supporting those in frontline services.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horan, Eamon 1975 births Living people Irish sports broadcasters RTÉ newsreaders and journalists