Amy Irons
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| Born | Amy Irons 28 May 1991[1] Dumfries, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Caledonian University[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, DJ |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Parent(s) | Davie Irons Fiona Irons |
Amy Irons (born 28 May 1991) is a Scottish radio and television presenter. She currently works as a news and sport presenter for BBC Scotland and also presents the mid-morning programme on Heart Scotland from 10am–1pm.[3]
After graduating in multimedia journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University,[4] Irons began her career working at West FM in Ayrshire in 2013. After less than a year at the station, she joined STV in 2014 as a reporter and bulletin presenter for STV News and also working on STV Glasgow programmes.
After three years at STV, Irons then moved to Capital Scotland in 2017,[4] where she co-hosted The Capital Breakfast Show alongside Des Clarke and Steven Mill until 2019.[5] She then began working as a sport reporter for BBC Scotland's The Nine[4] and has co-hosted the football-themed podcast Sacked in the Morning alongside Craig Levein since 2021.[6] She has since hosted numerous other BBC programmes, including Reporting Scotland, Sportscene and BBC Scotland's Hogmanay.[7] In 2025, she became a launch presenter for the new Reporting Scotland programme News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.
Irons is the daughter of former footballer Davie Irons.[8] Her younger brother, Lewis, works alongside her at BBC Scotland as a sports presenter and reporter.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Irons, Amy [@AmyJIrons] (28 May 2021). "The slightly shocked look is how I feel about turning 30 😂 I now understand my mum when she says "still feel 21" WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ McArthur, Maxine (10 August 2018). "Capital Scotland host Amy Irons tells of dark thoughts after partner's suicide in bid to help other families". Glasgow Times.
- ^ "Fresh new line-ups revealed for Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland". Global. 11 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Meet the news stars of BBC Scotland's The Nine". 12 February 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ O'Neill, Christina (11 March 2019). "Des Clarke bows out of Capital radio show as raft of changes introduced". Glasgow Live.
- ^ "Craig Levein: Former Scotland boss on life as a manager, getting sacked & 4-6-0". 12 October 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ McGinty, Stephen (12 January 2025). "How Amy Irons overcame grief and guilt to be the face of BBC Scotland". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Liptrott, Sharon (27 December 2024). "Ashley and Amy will be stars of Hogmanay shows". Daily Record.
- ^ Gallacher, Stephen (7 August 2022). "'And finally, meet my brother': Siblings Amy and Lewis Irons on teaming up at the BBC". Sunday Post.