Culture That Made Me: Ger Gilroy of Newstalk selects his touchstones 

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Ger Gilroy presents Off The Ball on Newstalk. 

Ger Gilroy presents Off The Ball on Newstalk. 

Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 - 21:00
Richard Fitzpatrick

Born in 1977, Ger Gilroy grew up in Athy, Co Kildare. In 2002, he joined Newstalk radio station, working as a sports editor and co-presenting its breakfast show for several years. 

He has presented sports programmes on television, including Setanta Sports and UTV Ireland. 

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