Avril Hoare is a news presenter and reporter from

Coolock Coolock () is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside (Dublin), Northside in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear ...

in Dublin, Ireland. She has worked in the

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Newsroom since 1999. She was a regular presenter of 2fm news and has been a reporter on

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's ''News at One''. In 2001, she became part of 2fm's ''

The Full Irish ''The Full Irish'' was a radio breakfast show on RTÉ 2fm. It ran for three years from 2002 – 2005 and was on air from 7 – 9 am. Ryan Tubridy presented; Shane O'Donoghue read out the leading news in sport and Avril Hoare read out the news. T ...

'' team. She also was a stand in for

Gerry Ryan Gerard Ryan (4 June 1956 – 30 April 2010) was an Irish presenter of radio and television employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He presented ''The Gerry Ryan Show'' on radio station RTÉ 2fm each weekday morning from 1988 until hou ...

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

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contributor to the 2fm ''Drivetime'' show. She used to 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, which was a mix of chat and music, on 2fm on Friday evenings at 7 pm. She is currently working in RTÉ Radio 1's This Week as a reporter/presenter.

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