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Shane O'Donoghue is an Irish golf journalist who presents ''Living Golf'' on
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. From Clonmel, County Tipperary, Shane worked for
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as a presenter, DJ and read the news on 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 ...
'' morning/breakfast show. A keen golfer, Shane has presented and contributed to shows for
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as part of their golf coverage, he has also worked for the European Tour World feed of its events. Shane moved to the United States to work for
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and has also worked for the
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. In 1996 while working as a DJ for 2FM Shane recorded a single ''Goodbye Girl'' by
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, which was released as part of the stations Christmas charity appeal, with former Eurovision winner Paul Harrington and his band, who helped record the single, which featured in the Irish charts in December 1996 and January 1997. In 2007 O'Donoghue published a book on Irish Amateur golfers called ''Legends in their Spare time''.Book heaps praise on spare time heroes
by Charlie Mulqueen, Irish Examiner, 4 December 2007. In 2011 he joined CNN.


Publications

*'Legends in their Spare time' by Shane O'Donoghue, ABC Abercorn House, 2007.


References

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