Elaine Crowley (presenter)

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Elaine Crowley
Born (1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 (age 47)
Nationality Irish
Education Dublin Institute of Technology
Occupation(s) Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Years active2000–present
Notable credit(s) Ireland AM
TV3 News
Midday
Elaine

Elaine Crowley (born 18 August 1977) is an Irish journalist, presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting Midday from 2010 to 2016 and Elaine from 2016 to 2021. Since September 2021 she has been a co-host on Ireland AM alongside Martin King and Katja Mia. [1]

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Career

Crowley studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before joining TV3 in 2000. She was a newsreader and a presenter on morning talk show Ireland AM before headlining panel show Midday from 2010 to 2016.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Crowley is the youngest of ten. She is in a long term relationship. Crowley has been open about her struggles with her weight and body image, and with clinical depression. [2] [3] In 2016, she took part in Celebrity Operation Transformation on RTÉ One. [4]

In 2025 she will take place in the Dancing With The Stars series on RTE. She will cut the hair for the event.

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References

  1. "TV3 Personality Elaine Crowley". Sunday World. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. Horan, Niamh (10 May 2015). "TV3 star Elaine Crowley: 'I'm probably classified as clinically obese but it doesn't bother me anymore'". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. Quigley, Maeve (30 May 2013). "'I was never suicidal but I felt if a bus ran me over it wouldn't make any difference'". The Irish Mirror. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. "10 things". Irish Independent. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.