Jacqui Hurley
Encyclopedia
Jacqui Hurley is an Irish
athlete, sports manager, sports broadcaster and chat show host employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann
(RTÉ). She is the co-presenter with Con Murphy
of Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1
and presents the sports news on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm
each day. Hurley has played at the highest level in the sports of basketball
and camogie
and currently manages the Irish under-16 women's basketball team. On 1 February 2009, she became the first female to present a sports show in the history of RTÉ when she began working on Sunday Sport.
in the 1980s. She played basketball for Ireland and camogie
for Cork and has since taken on a management role with the Irish under-16 female basketball team. She is a sports enthusiast. She graduated from the University of Limerick
(UL) with a degree in Media and Communications in 2006. She has webbed toes
, a feature of her anatomy which she has openly discussed on radio. She was paralysed for several days when she was 17 due to a sports accident after her and another player crashed into each other.
in Mississippi
, United States
. She also worked in local radio before joining RTÉ in 2006. She was only supposed to stay with CBS for eight months but she remained for a year, developing her love of sports broadcasting.
Hurley's RTÉ television work includes reports for the sports magazine OB Sport, a Friday preview slot on the daytime chat show Seoige
, the weekly "60 Sixty" segment on the League of Ireland
magazine programme Monday Night Soccer
aired on RTÉ Two
, where she questions a different footballer each week for sixty seconds.
She often appeared on The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
on RTÉ 2fm
where her sports blog was a regular feature.
In early 2009, Hurley took over as the co-presenter of Sunday Sport alongside Con Murphy
on RTÉ Radio 1
. In doing so she made history as the first ever female presenter in the 40-year history of Sunday Sport at the age of 25. She writes the "Jacqui's Week" column for Sunday Sport.
footballers Eamonn Fennell
and Eoghan O'Gara
launched the Tomás Mulligan Memorial Cycle, an annual event held in aid of suicide crisis centre Pieta House.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
athlete, sports manager, sports broadcaster and chat show host employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
(RTÉ). She is the co-presenter with Con Murphy
Con Murphy
Con Murphy is a former Irish sportsperson who played hurling with Cork in the 1940s, winning four All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships with the county. He later served as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
of Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
and presents the sports news on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
each day. Hurley has played at the highest level in the sports of basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
and currently manages the Irish under-16 women's basketball team. On 1 February 2009, she became the first female to present a sports show in the history of RTÉ when she began working on Sunday Sport.
Early years
Hurley grew up in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the 1980s. She played basketball for Ireland and camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
for Cork and has since taken on a management role with the Irish under-16 female basketball team. She is a sports enthusiast. She graduated from the University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
(UL) with a degree in Media and Communications in 2006. She has webbed toes
Webbed toes
Webbed toes is the common name for syndactyly affecting the feet. It is characterised by the fusion of two or more digits of the feet. This is normal in many birds, such as ducks; amphibians, such as frogs; and mammals, such as kangaroos...
, a feature of her anatomy which she has openly discussed on radio. She was paralysed for several days when she was 17 due to a sports accident after her and another player crashed into each other.
Television
Hurley initially spent some time as an intern with CBS TelevisionCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
in Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She also worked in local radio before joining RTÉ in 2006. She was only supposed to stay with CBS for eight months but she remained for a year, developing her love of sports broadcasting.
Hurley's RTÉ television work includes reports for the sports magazine OB Sport, a Friday preview slot on the daytime chat show Seoige
Seoige
Seoige was an Irish television chat show. The show, hosted by sisters Gráinne and Sile Seoige, was broadcast live on weekdays at 16:30 on RTÉ One, with a hiatus in the summer months. Episodes were repeated at 08:20 the following weekday morning on the same channel.The programme was originally...
, the weekly "60 Sixty" segment on the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
magazine programme Monday Night Soccer
Monday Night Soccer
Monday Night Soccer is the RTÉ's main football television programme. It is shown on RTÉ Two on Monday evenings during the Irish football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in Irish football's top division, the League of Ireland Premier Division...
aired on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
, where she questions a different footballer each week for sixty seconds.
Radio
Hurrley started working for Limerick's Live 95fm in Limerick after her time in college, where she covered Munster's 2006 Heineken Cup win for the station.She often appeared on The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was an Irish breakfast radio show, broadcast weekdays on RTÉ 2fm. The show, hosted by Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent, began broadcasting in March 2007 when the duo moved from rival station FM104....
on RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
where her sports blog was a regular feature.
In early 2009, Hurley took over as the co-presenter of Sunday Sport alongside Con Murphy
Con Murphy
Con Murphy is a former Irish sportsperson who played hurling with Cork in the 1940s, winning four All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships with the county. He later served as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
on RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
. In doing so she made history as the first ever female presenter in the 40-year history of Sunday Sport at the age of 25. She writes the "Jacqui's Week" column for Sunday Sport.
Personal life
She lives in Dublin with her boyfriend Shane. In August 2011, she and DublinDublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
footballers Eamonn Fennell
Eamonn Fennell
Eamonn Fennell is a Gaelic football player for Dublin and St Vincents. Fennell formerly played with northside club O'Tooles.-Intercounty:...
and Eoghan O'Gara
Eoghan O'Gara
Eoghan O'Gara is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a forward for the Dublin inter-county team. Eoghan attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure.-Intercounty Football:...
launched the Tomás Mulligan Memorial Cycle, an annual event held in aid of suicide crisis centre Pieta House.
External links
- Jacqui's Sports Blog
- Jacqui's Week at Sunday Sport
- Jacqui Hurley at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...