1. Brendan Courtney was born on 24 June 1971 and is an Irish TV presenter and fashion designer.
15 Facts About Brendan Courtney
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Brendan Courtney was the first openly gay presenter in Ireland.
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Brendan Courtney has hosted Wanderlust on RTE Two, The Brendan Courtney Show on TV3.
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Brendan Courtney was the main developer of the idea of Wanderlust.
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Brendan Courtney previously hosted The Brendan Courtney Show, a prime time talk show on Ireland's TV3 television channel.
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Brendan Courtney frequently hosted at the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham.
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Brendan Courtney was on the panel of judges on Ladies' Day at the 138th RDS Horse Show on 4 August 2011.
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Brendan Courtney has judged Alternative Miss Ireland in The George, Dublin.
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Brendan Courtney is one half of design duo Lennon Courtney along with Sonya Lennon.
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Brendan Courtney was attacked in a hate crime by a stranger while walking home down South Great George's Street in Dublin in 2011, a man punched him in the face and shouted "queer" before running away.
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Brendan Courtney said it was "disgraceful" that such an incident could occur in Dublin.
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Brendan Courtney told Liveline that more than 50 other gay people had told him of their own experiences of being assaulted or verbally abused in towns nationwide.
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In 2023 Brendan Courtney penned a letter to the Irish Examiner condemning an assault on a gay Navan teen and advocating for activism and community solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community.
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In February 2025 Brendan Courtney was attacked by three men as he walked to his home in Dublin.
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Brendan Courtney posited that the attack was motivated by homophobia and that the men recognised him as a TV presenter.