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Peter Collins (broadcaster)

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Peter Collins
Born (1957-04-17) 17 April 1957 (age 67)
NationalityIrish
OccupationSportscaster
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Known forContributions to RTÉ Sport

Peter Collins (Irish: Peadar Ó Coileáin) is an Irish sportscaster for national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He is seen on RTÉ's coverage of live soccer, Gaelic games, Formula One, track & field athletics and Moto GP. He is the current presenter of Monday Night Soccer, having taken over from Con Murphy in 2012.

Collins is a native of Westport, County Mayo.

Career

Prior to focusing solely on sports broadcasting, Collins was a late-night radio DJ on 2FM, and also occasionally presented the RTÉ TV / radio simulcast The Beatbox.

Collins has presented and/or commentated for RTÉ at all major championships since 1990.

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