With over twenty years in broadcasting, Claire Brock is an experienced news and current affairs presenter, interviewer, and moderator. An engaging and enthusiastic anchor with a wide knowledge of current affairs, comfortable and informed across a broad range of topics, she is ideally placed to MC and host events.

Claire hosts the Tonight Show, the flagship current affairs programme on Virgin Media Television. As a regular on-screen presence, she’s an established news anchor covering major stories and live news events.

Claire began her career in TV3 Ireland in 2002, as an assistant news producer, before a move to radio. During her time on the airwaves she worked in the newsroom in East Coast FM and Q102, before becoming a main news anchor on Dublin’s 98fm.

Claire was lured back to television in 2007, where she anchored and reported across news programming including The News at 530, and Tonight with Vincent Browne.

Her experience extends to daytime television where she co-presented TV3’s Morning Show with Martin King for a time. She was also a founding producer on FYI, a flagship news show for the channel’s sister station 3e.

Claire joined UTV Ireland in 2014 (now Virgin Media) as part of the newly launched channel’s news line-up where she co-anchored the Ireland Live news programme.

In 2018 she became the face of Virgin Media Television’s News at 8. She now co-hosts VMTV’s The Tonight Show, a cutting edge news programme, providing debate and analysis, four nights a week.

Claire graduated from Dublin City University with a journalism degree in 2002.

A seasoned broadcaster and journalist with more than twenty years’ experience working in television and radio, Claire Brock is a news and current affairs presenter, interviewer, and moderator.

Most recently she’s been a regular presence on RTE Radio, across its current affairs programming, where she has hosted Drivetime on Radio One .  As presenter of the Tonight Show , the flagship current affairs programme on Virgin Media Television , Claire cemented her reputation as an experienced anchor, regarded for bringing clarity, depth and relevance to topics that resonate with the audience.

With incisive interview skills, Claire guides lively analysis of often complex subjects, covering the big issues of the day in a relatable and compelling way, while bringing empathy and clarity when talking to people at the heart of the story.

An established news anchor, Claire fronted Virgin Media Television’s News At 8 , anchoring the channel’s new nightly news programme when it launched in 2018.
She joined UTV Ireland in 2014 (now Virgin Media) as part of the newly launched channel’s news line-up where she co-presented the IFTA award winning Ireland Live news programme .

Claire began her career as assistant news producer in TV3 in 2002, transitioning into radio roles at East Coast FM , Q102 , and 98FM before a move back to television in 2007, where she anchored and reported across news programming including Ireland AM news , The News at 530 , and Tonight with Vincent Browne . Her radio work includes presenting on Newstalk .

Claire’s experience extends to daytime television where she co-presented TV3’s Morning Show for a time. She was also a founding producer on FYI, a flagship news show for the channel’s sister station 3e.

As an established and versatile broadcaster, Claire moderates and encourages discussion and debate with the aim of informing and engaging the audience.

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