Eoghan McDermott was born on 15 April 1983 and is an Irish television and radio presenter.
23 Facts About Eoghan McDermott
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Eoghan McDermott has presented The RTE 2fm Breakfast Show on radio and hosted The Voice of Ireland and Ireland's Junior Eurovision Song Contest selection shows on television.
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Eoghan McDermott began his career presenting POP4, a music programme on TG4.
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Eoghan McDermott hosted Xfm Drivetime on radio in the United Kingdom and has narrated Love Island Australia on television.
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Eoghan McDermott is a middle child, the only boy either side of two sisters.
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When younger, and before he had a career in the media, Eoghan McDermott intended to become a Garda or a schoolteacher.
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Eoghan McDermott is a fluent speaker of the Irish language and originally started his media career on TG4's POP4, a music request and top 40 show.
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Eoghan McDermott co-presented a series of The Movie Show on RTE2, which started in November 2012.
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In 2008, Eoghan McDermott entered MTV UK's Pick Me MTV competition, but lost out to Laura Whitmore.
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In September 2013, Eoghan McDermott had his UK television debut, fronting UK reality show Celebrity Super Spa for Channel 5.
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Eoghan McDermott has co-presented The Voice of Ireland with Kathryn Thomas since its inception.
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For season 3 of The Voice, Eoghan McDermott fronted a live spin-off show on RTE2.
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Eoghan McDermott filmed a new series entitled Drunk for RTE2 in summer 2014, examining the effects of alcohol on the body and mind.
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Eoghan McDermott filmed a pilot episode for a UK game show in Paris, which was made by the team behind Gogglebox.
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Eoghan McDermott has narrated the reality dating series Love Island Australia.
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Eoghan McDermott completed his dance training at the Broadway Dance Center and has worked as a dancer and choreographer, supporting acts such as Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls and Chris Brown.
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Eoghan McDermott started his radio career on a bi-lingual chart music show on Dublin radio station SPIN 1038 in 2009.
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Eoghan McDermott co-presented the successful "Sunday Service" before being poached by Global Radio in the UK.
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Eoghan McDermott's final show with the station aired on 21 December 2012.
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In September 2015, Eoghan McDermott took over from the Driveby show from Colm Hayes under a two-year contract.
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In June 2019, Eoghan McDermott began presenting the new breakfast show on RTE 2fm alongside Doireann Garrihy.
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On 8 March 2021, RTE officially confirmed that Eoghan McDermott had left his 2FM role after 3 weeks of "unplanned leave" and that he would not be returning due to the expiry of his contract.
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Eoghan McDermott gives talks throughout Ireland at various events about mental illness.