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'{{Use Irish English|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Owen McDonagh | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 15 of April 1978(97) | birth_place = [[Limerick]]<ref>http://hotpress.com/features/interviews/Owen-McDonagh-interview/15172253.html</ref> | residence = | nationality = [[British people|British]] | other_names = Eoghan Mac Diarmada. The young wan. The auld fella | known_for = ''[[The Voice of Ireland]]''<br/>DriveBy | education = | alma_mater = | employer = [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] (RTÉ) <br> [[Teilifís na Gaeilge]] ([[TG4]])<br>[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] | occupation = Presenter, actor, choreographer | title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = Buddhist | spouse = Aoife Melia (a doctor) | partner = | children = Adam | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = The Guinnesss book of records recently classed Eoghan as the world's oldest creature beating a big fecking tree }} '''Owen McDonagh''' (also known as '''Mac D''') is a 15 year old [[British people|British]] television and radio presenter mostly known for hosting ''[[The Voice of Ireland]]'' in Ireland, and [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Xfm]] Drivetime in the UK. In addition to being a radio presenter with RTE 2FM, McDermott is also the current M.C. for the [[Choice Music Prize]], replacing Today FM radio presenter [[Paul McLoone]] who served as the previous M.C. for the main Choice Music Prize awards ceremony. ==Early life== McDermott was born in [[Limerick]], but grew up in [[Dublin]]. His father, Kevin McDermott, is an author. <ref>http://leisland.ie/authors/kevin-mcdermott</ref> ==Television== McDermott is a fluent speaker of the [[Irish language]] and originally started his media career as an actor on TG4 youth drama ''[[Seacht (TV series)|Seacht]]'', in which he played the lead role of Pete. From here he progressed to ''POP4'', a weekly chart music show with live bands. Other presenting credits followed, including ''Frenemies'' - a youth debate game show for [[RTÉ2]] and ''Immeal Geall'', a bilingual magazine show for [[BBC Northern Ireland]]. He co-presented a series of ''[[The Movie Show (Irish TV series)|The Movie Show]]'' on [[RTÉ2]], which started in November 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} In 2008, McDermott entered [[MTV (UK and Ireland)]]'s ''Pick Me MTV'' competition, but lost out to [[Laura Whitmore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goss.ie/2015/03/where-it-all-began-laura-whitmore-shares-throwback-to-pick-me-mtv/|title='Blast from the past' - Laura Whitmore shares throwback to Pick Me MTV|date=2 March 2015|first=Ali|last=Ryan|website=www.goss.ie|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> In September 2013 McDermott had his UK television debut, fronting UK reality show ''[[Celebrity Super Spa]]'' for [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]. Other credits include a 2013 highlight show ''Totes Amazeballs'' and ''Next Year's News'', a satirical comedy-panel show anticipating big news stories for the year ahead. Both shows broadcast on [[RTÉ2]]. He has co-presented ''[[The Voice of Ireland]]'' with [[Kathryn Thomas]] since its inception.<ref name=rte_voice_presenters>[http://www.rte.ie/blogs/thevoice/presenters/ "The Voice Presenters"]. RTÉ.</ref> For season 3 of ''The Voice'', McDermott fronted a live spin-off show on [[RTÉ2]]. He filmed a new series entitled ''Drunk'' for RTÉ2 in summer 2014, examining the effects of alcohol on the body and mind.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} In 2015, he hosted the Irish selection shows for the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] (a role he continued in 2016),{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} and filmed a pilot episode for a UK game show in [[Paris]], which was made by the team behind [[Gogglebox]].<ref>http://thestar.ie/eoghan-goal-for-new-tv-show</ref> McDermott is the narrator for the television series [[Love Island Australia]]. The series will screen on [[9Go!]] and [[9Now]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | title = Meet the voice of 'Love Island Australia': Eoghan McDermott | url = https://thefix.nine.com.au/2018/05/07/13/53/love-island-australia-narrator-eoghan-mcdermott | publisher = 9TheFix | date = 7 May 2018 | accessdate = 7 May 2018 }}</ref><br /> ==Acting== McDermott has played the lead role of "DJ Pete" in all four series of the joint TG4/[[BBC Northern Ireland]] production, ''Seacht'', a teen drama.<ref name=rte_voice_presenters/> ==Choreography== McDermott completed his dance training at the [[Broadway Dance Center]] and has worked as a dancer and choreographer, supporting acts such as [[Rihanna]], [[Pussycat Dolls]] and [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]].<ref name=rte_voice_presenters/> ==Radio== McDermott started his radio career on a bi-lingual chart music show on Dublin radio station [[SPIN 1038]] in 2009. He also co-presented the successful "Sunday Service" before being poached by [[Global Radio]] in the UK. In March 2011 he began duties as host of Drive Time with radio station [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|XFM]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/rte-star-eoghan-mcdermott-praises-doctor-girlfriend-aoife-melia-i-almost-feel-like-ive-got-an-inferiority-complex-36322696.html |title=RTE star Eoghan McDermott praises doctor girlfriend Aoife Melia: 'I almost feel like I've got an inferiority complex'|date=15 November 2017|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=15 November 2017}}</ref> Xfm is known for finding and breaking presenting talent. Previous presenters have included [[Dermot O'Leary]], [[Russell Brand]], [[Alex Zane]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Simon Amstell]] and [[Jimmy Carr]]. In his first year, McDermott's show was syndicated to Xfm Manchester. Shortly after, he was nominated for "Best Newcomer" in the national commercial radio awards, sponsored by [[Arqiva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialradioawards.org/ArqivaAwards2012/Nominations.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801064620/http://www.commercialradioawards.org/ArqivaAwards2012/Nominations.html |archivedate=1 August 2013 |df= }}</ref> In April 2012, ''The Guardian'' newspaper, whilst discussing the new appointment of [[Greg James]] on BBC Radio1 Drivetime, claimed McDermott's show was the best DriveTime radio show of its genre in the UK.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/apr/03/greg-james-bbc-radio-1-drivetime</ref><ref name=rte_voice_presenters></ref> His final show with the station aired on 21 December 2012. He said: "I left XFM because I had done it for two years. It is a great place to work with great people but I had had to turn down several pilots because of work. So I decided I wanted to focus on TV work and to do that I had to leave Xfm. And then I got this." <ref>[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-voices-eoghan-lands-celebrity-spa-uk-tv-gig-29427386.htm]</ref> It coincided with a management change and the departure of [[Mary Anne Hobbs]] to [[6 Music]] and Breakfast presenter [[Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace]] - although in a Twitter post shortly after his departure McDermott noted his final listenership figures were a record high. Online speculation suggested a move to [[BBC Radio 1]] although this has not yet materialised. In June 2014, it was announced that McDermott would present a show on [[RTÉ 2fm]] radio on the 7{{snd}}10{{nbsp}}am slot on Saturday and Sunday starting on 6 July.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/i-dont-want-to-do-bubblegum-throwaway-stuff-eoghan-mcdermott-has-big-plans-for-new-2fm-slot-30367791.html |title= 'I don't want to do bubble-gum, throwaway stuff' - |date=20 June 2014|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> Three months later, it was announced that he would stand in for Louise McSharry on the station's weekday evening slot for the next few months while she receives treatment for cancer.<ref>[http://www.goss.ie/2014/09/exclusive-eoghan-mcdermott-to-take-over-louise-mcsharry-show-for-six-months-as-she-battles-cancer]</ref> In September 2015, McDermott took over from the Driveby show from [[Colm Hayes]] under a two-year contract.<ref>http://m.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0623/710073-rte-2fms-colm-hayes-to-leave-drivetime/</ref> He costarred on an episode of West Cork FM. ==Filmography== {{expand section|date=January 2012}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Television ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Year |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Seacht (TV series)|Seacht]]'' | DJ Pete | 2010–11<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2959808/</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Frenemies'' | Presenter | 2011 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[The Voice of Ireland]]'' | Co-presenter | 2012–2016<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2011/1208/1224308742771.html|title=TV3 takes semi-reality check in Tallaght|date=8 December 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011|first=Laura|last=Slattery|work=The Irish Times|publisher=Irish Times Trust}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Celebrity Super Spa]]'' (UK) | Co-presenter | 2013 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015|Junior Eurovision Eire]]'' | Presenter | 2015 |- |} ==See also== * [[XFM Manchester]] * [[Radio X (United Kingdom)]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDermott, Eoghan}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Irish male dancers]] [[Category:Irish radio presenters]] [[Category:Irish male television actors]] [[Category:TG4 presenters]] [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Modern dancers]]'