Eamon Horan
Irish sports journalist
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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]
1975 (age 50–51)
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| Born | Eamon Horan 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Notable credit | RTÉ News: Six One |
| Children | 3 |
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.[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
Horan is a native of Ballycumber, County Offaly.[7] He graduated from University College Galway in 1997 with a higher diploma in communications.[8][better source needed]
Horan is married to Nicola Anderson, a journalist with the Irish Independent and together they have three children.[9][10]
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.[11][12][13]