Kenneth Early (born 4 February 1979) is an

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and broadcaster. As of 2013, he was a director of

Second Captains Second Captains is an Irish media company established in March 2013 by Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early, Mark Horgan, Ciarán Murphy and Simon Hick. Best-known for their podcast ''The Second Captains World Service'', the company specialises in televis ...

and a host of both Second Captains @ The Irish Times and the television show Second Captains Live on

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. He is also a columnist with

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. He is a Shamrock Rovers fan who started supporting them in the 1980s. He was chief

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correspondent for

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and was a key member of the station's ''Off The Ball'' football show. Early was present on the show from its inception until its cessation in March 2013 following a dispute with radio management. The eldest of four children, Early was raised in

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(by Greenhills Park) and graduated from

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in 2000. During his time at the university, he served as the editor of ''

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'', and was also a member of the

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. One of his earliest exposures to sport was as a member of the Templeogue Swimming Club.Team TSC Newsletter
In addition to co-presenting ''Off The Ball'' for Newstalk, he has also fronted the Arts show ''Culture Shock'' on the same radio station. He has also presented the early Saturday morning political programme ''Saturday Edition''.

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Second Captains online radio show
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