Elaine Crowley (born 18 August 1977) is an
Irish journalist
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Roles
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,
presenter
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People
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* Sports commentator, an announcer who presents analysis of a sporting event
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and
newsreader, best known for presenting ''
Midday'' from 2010 to 2016 and ''
Elaine'' from 2016 to 2021. Since September 2021 she has been a co-host on ''
Ireland AM
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'' alongside
Martin King and
Katja Mia
Katja Mia (born 17 May 1996) is an Irish model, social media influencer and television presenter, known for her work on ''Ireland AM''.
Early life and education
Mia was raised in Lucan, Dublin. Her parents fled war-torn Burundi and sought asy ...
.
Career
Crowley studied at
Dublin Institute of Technology
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before joining
TV3 in 2000. She was a newsreader and a presenter on morning talk show ''
Ireland AM
''Ireland AM'' is an Irish morning television show on Virgin Media One. It airs live every weekday from 07:00 to 10:00, and weekends from 9:00 to 12:00. The program features news, current affairs, weather updates, showbiz, fashion, beauty, f ...
'' before headlining panel show ''
Midday'' from 2010 to 2016.
Personal life
Crowley is the youngest of ten. She is in a long term relationship. Crowley has been open about her struggles with her weight and body image, and with clinical depression.
In 2016, she took part in ''
Celebrity Operation Transformation'' on
RTÉ One.
In 2025 she took part in the
eighth season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
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'' on RTÉ.
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1977 births
Living people
Virgin Media News newsreaders and journalists
Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology
People from Mallow, County Cork
Broadcasters from County Cork