| Amy Irons | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amy Irons (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33) Dumfries, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, DJ |
| Years active | 2014–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 reporter for BBC Scotland and presents the mid-morning programme on Heart Scotland from 10am–1pm.
After graduating in multimedia journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University, Irons began her career working at West FM in Ayrshire, before moving to Capital Scotland in 2017, where she co-hosted The Capital Breakfast Show alongside Des Clarke and Steven Mill until 2019. She then began working as a sport reporter for BBC Scotland's The Nine and has since hosted numerous other BBC programmes, including Reporting Scotland, Sportscene and BBC Scotland's Hogmanay.
She is the daughter of former footballer Davie Irons.
References
- Irons, Amy (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.
- "Capital Scotland host Amy Irons tells of dark thoughts after partner's suicide in bid to help other families". Glasgow Times. 10 August 2018.
- "Fresh new line-ups revealed for Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland". Global. 11 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- 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.