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Darragh Maloney (born 05 December, 1972) is an
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sports presenter, working on
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(RTÉ) radio and television. Maloney joined RTÉ in 1995 from local Dublin radio station,
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and was previously the studio host of weekly show
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on
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. He has also commentated on two
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s including the 2022 World Cup Final in Qatar, three European Football Championships and worked on numerous
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games as presenter and commentator. Maloney is also a regular commentator on GAA for television and radio coverage on
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. He has been one of the studio presenters for RTÉ's coverage of the last four Olympic Games.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maloney, Darragh Living people Gaelic games commentators Irish association football commentators Irish sports broadcasters RTÉ Radio 1 presenters RTÉ television presenters 1972 births