Sarah O'Flaherty

Sarah o flaherty
Born	(1973-06-30)30 June 1973 Dublin,Ireland
Occupation(s)	Television and radio presenter
Known for	PresentingThe Grip

Sarah O'Flaherty(born 1973), known asSarah O',is anIrishtelevision presenter who has worked on Irish, English and Scottish television shows.She began her career as co-presenter ofThe Grip(Ryle Nugentalso presented this).

Early life

O'Flaherty grew up inDublin,Ireland with her parents and three brothers. She was a member of theGirl Guides,during which time she learned "good team player, listen to and help others" and put her in good stead for the workplace.

Career

O'Flaherty began her career as a co-presenter ofRTÉ'sThe Gripenabling her to travel the world covering sporting events and allowing her participate in many extreme sports such as skydiving and bungee jumping.This was followed by a stint inLondonas the host ofTV3 Ireland'sIrish Pepsi Chart Showwhich gave viewers the opportunity to travel toSydney,Australia for the2000 Summer Olympics.

Scotsport

O'Flaherty was signed to co-presentScottish Television's (STV)footballshowScotsport,along withJim DelahuntandJulyan Sinclair.The aim was to try and entice new and younger views to the flagship sport show but viewers tuned out and the presenters were criticised for their apparent lack of football knowledge. Over 2,000 fans signed an online petition calling for O'Flaherty and Sinclair's dismissal however with a view base of over 250,000 this was a very small proportion. After two years the pairs' contract was not renewed in 2006.

On the Radio and in the Paper

From 2003 to 2007, O'Flaherty worked forRadio Clydeas their news, show business and sports reporter as well as DJing on Saturday nights with her own music show called theMix Monkey.She also wrote a weekly "Diary" column for theEvening Times.