Avril Hoare


Avril Hoare is a news presenter and reporter from Coolock in Dublin, Ireland. She has worked in the RTÉ Newsroom since 1999.
She was a regular presenter of 2fm news and has been a reporter on RTÉ Radio 1's News at One. In 2001 she became part of 2fm's The Full Irish team. She also was a stand in for Gerry Ryan in his absence from Irish radio, including the summer months. Previously Avril worked in commercial radio and local newspapers. She began her career in RTÉ as a freelance contributor to the 2fm Drivetime show. She used present 2fm's Newsbeat bulletins which were broadcast from Monday to Friday at 1 pm, 4pm and 7 pm
Avril also used to host her own show on 2fm on Friday evenings at 7 pm which was a mix of chat and music.
She is currently working in RTÉ Radio 1's This Week as a reporter/presenter.