Peter Collins (broadcaster)

Peter Collins () is an Irish sportscaster for national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He is seen on RTÉ's coverage of live Soccer, Gaelic games, Formula One, track & field athletics and Moto GP. He is the current presenter of Soccer Republic and SSE Airtricity League 'live'. After doing the commentary for the Premier League encounter between West Ham and Aston Villa for NBC, Collins was sacked for mistaking Marlon Harewood for Nigel Reo Coker.
Collins is a native of Westport, County Mayo.
He is a father.
Career.
Prior to focusing solely on sports broadcasting, Collins was a late-night radio DJ on 2FM, and also occasionally presented the RTÉ TV / radio simulcast The Beatbox.
Collins has presented and/or commentated for RTÉ at all major championships (Olympic Games, FIFA World CUP, UEFA European Championship) since 1990.