{{short description|Irish broadcaster and DJ}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Louise McSharry | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] | occupation = Broadcaster, disc jockey | years_active = | known_for = [[RTÉ 2fm]] | notable_works = }}
'''Louise McSharry''' (born 1982) is an Irish broadcaster and [[disc jockey]] known for her work on [[RTÉ 2fm]].<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/louise-mcsharry-leaving-2fm-5586955-Oct2021/|title = Louise McSharry has announced that she is leaving 2FM after 11 years}}</ref><ref name="auto8">{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/louise-mcsharry-to-leave-rtes-2fm-after-11-years-40996122.html| title = Louise McSharry to leave RTÉ's 2FM after 11 years – Independent.ie}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/rte-star-louise-mcsharry-gives-birth-to-her-first-child-35108896.html| title = RTE star Louise McSharry gives birth to her first child – Independent.ie}}</ref>
==Background== McSharry was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her father died of cancer at the age of 28, when she was 3 years old. In 1989, she moved to the United States with her mother, Dee, and her younger brother, Andrew. They first lived in [[Los Angeles]], later moving to [[Chicago]].<ref name="auto6">{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/life/louise-mcsharry-were-taught-that-fat-people-are-lazy-stupid-not-as-good-as-everyone-else-39706681.html| title = Louise McSharry: 'We're taught that fat people are lazy, stupid... not as good as everyone else' – Independent.ie}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40085390.html|title = Louise McSharry: 'I felt like everyone I went to school with was living this perfect life except for me'|date = 19 November 2020}}</ref>
As a result of their mother’s alcoholism, McSharry and her brother were placed in the custody of their aunt and uncle, Ger and Ruaidhrí, who also lived in Chicago.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/louise-mcsharry-my-baby-moved-and-within-hours-the-woman-who-gave-birth-to-me-died-1.2661728|title=Louise McSharry: 'My baby moved, and within hours the woman who gave birth to me died'|first=Una|last=Mullally|website=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/louise-mcsharry-it-would-be-silly-of-me-to-hate-my-body-because-i-can-t-shop-in-zara-1.2687694|title = Louise McSharry: It would be silly of me to hate my body because I can't shop in Zara}}</ref> McSharry returned to Ireland with her family at the age of 16 while her mother remained in the US.<ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto4"/>
McSharry attended the same secondary school as her future 2fm colleague [[Eoghan McDermott]]. They also attended [[University College Dublin]] together.<ref name="auto">{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/louise-mcsharry-takes-6-months-off-to-beat-cancer-30546315.html| title = Louise McSharry takes 6 months off to beat cancer – Independent.ie}}</ref>
==Career== McSharry began her radio career at [[Newstalk]] before moving to [[iRadio]] in [[Galway]]. She joined 2fm in 2010. In 2013, she was asked to stand in for [[Ryan Tubridy]] on his flagship 2fm show.<ref name="auto6"/> She announced her departure from 2fm on 29 October 2021.<ref name="auto8"/>
In 2016, she published a memoir, ''Fat Chance: My Life in Ups and Downs and Crisp Sandwiches''.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20402166.html|title = Louise McSharry tackles her weight issues and troubled upbringing in new book|date = 30 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>
She currently has a podcast, titled ''Catch Up with Louise McSharry''.<ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-had-a-question-mark-over-my-sexuality-for-a-long-time-louise-mcsharry-comes-out-as-gay/a944353079.html|title=‘I had a question mark over my sexuality for a long time’ – Louise McSharry comes out as gay|date=28 November 2025|website=Irish Independent}}</ref>
==Personal life== McSharry was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] in 2014. During treatment, she took a career break until 2015.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto7"/>
She married Gordon Spierin in 2015 at Ballinacurra House in [[Kinsale]], [[County Cork]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.ie/style/weddings/here-comes-the-beautiful-bride-2fm-star-louise-mcsharry-weds-gordon-spierin-in-cork-31469422.html| title = Here comes the beautiful bride: 2FM star Louise McSharry weds Gordon Spierin in Cork – Independent.ie}}</ref> They have two sons: Sam, born in 2016, and Ted, born in 2019.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vipmagazine.ie/louise-mcsharry-shares-sweet-tribute-to-hubby-gordon-spierin-on-their-fourth-anniversary/|title = Louise McSharry shares sweet tribute to hubby Gordon Spierin on their fourth anniversary|date = 21 August 2019}}</ref>
McSharry's mother Dee died in 2016.<ref name="auto5"/>
In 2025 McSharry came out as gay, on her podcast ''Catch Up with Louise McSharry''.<ref name="auto9"/>
==Bibliography== *''Fat Chance: My Life in Ups and Downs and Crisp Sandwiches'' (2016)<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{2fm}}
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