Peter Collins (broadcaster)

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 Soccer Republic and SSE Airtricity League 'live'. After doing the commentary for the Premier League encounter between West Ham and Aston Villa for NBC, Collins was sacked for mistaking Marlon Harewood for Nigel Reo Coker.

For other people named Peter Collins, see Peter Collins (disambiguation).
Peter Collins
Born (1964-02-22) 22 February 1964
NationalityIrish
OccupationSportscaster
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Known forContributions to RTÉ Sport

Collins is a native of Westport, County Mayo.

He is a father.[1]

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 (Olympic Games, FIFA World CUP, UEFA European Championship) since 1990.

References
  1. "League of our own has chance to grab attention". 3 May 2020. My son Rory played underage football for an all-conquering Templeogue United side which featured a number of lads who tried their luck in England and some others who are now sprinkled around the League of Ireland.
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