Jacqui Hurley picks her favourite books, TV shows and the people who inspired her 

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Jacqui Hurley picks her favourite books, TV shows and the people who inspired her 

Jacqui Hurley: a pioneering sports presenter for RTÉ.

Jacqui Hurley, 37, was born in Cork but spent a lot of her childhood in Canberra, Australia. She returned to Ireland when she was 10 years old, settling back in Ballinhassig, Co Cork. In 2009, she became the first woman to present a sports show on RTÉ Radio. Her book Girls Play Too: Inspiring Stories of Irish Sportswomen is published by Merrion Press.

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