Culture That Made Me: Tony O'Donoghue of RTÉ on music, books, and great commentators
Tony O'Donoghue
Born in 1964, Tony O’Donoghue grew up on Magazine Road, Cork city. He worked in the music industry in the 1980s, managing the band Cypress, Mine!, running gigs for MCD and presenting The Rock Slot on RTÉ Radio Cork. In 1989, he did his first major sports broadcast, covering the Cork county senior hurling final between Sarsfields and Glen Rovers. He has since covered Olympics, World Cups and World Athletic Championships. He will be a presenter on RTÉ television for this summer’s European Football Championship in Germany.
