Amy Irons

{{Short description|Scottish radio and TV presenter (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| name = Amy Irons

| image = File:Amy Irons.jpg

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| caption = Irons in 2024

| birthname = Amy Irons

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|28|df=yes}}{{cite tweet|user=AmyJIrons|number=1398349504433332229|first=Amy|last=Irons|title=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!}}

| birth_place = Dumfries, Scotland

| yearsactive = 2013–present

| parents = Davie Irons
Fiona Irons

| spouse =

| occupation = Presenter, DJ

| alma_mater = Glasgow Caledonian University{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/16411343.capital-scotland-host-amy-irons-tells-heartache-partners-suicide/|title=Capital Scotland host Amy Irons tells of dark thoughts after partner's suicide in bid to help other families|first=Maxine|last=McArthur|date=10 August 2018|website=Glasgow Times}}

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Amy Irons (born 28 May 1991) is a Scottish radio and television presenter. She currently works as a news and sport presenter for BBC Scotland and also presents the mid-morning programme on Heart Scotland from 10am–1pm.{{Cite web|url=https://global.com/heart-scotland-capital-scotland-new-presenter-line-up/|title=Fresh new line-ups revealed for Heart Scotland and Capital Scotland|date=11 April 2023|publisher=Global}}

After graduating in multimedia journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47202970|title=Meet the news stars of BBC Scotland's The Nine|date=12 February 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} Irons began her career working at West FM in Ayrshire in 2013. After less than a year at the station, she joined STV in 2014 as a reporter and bulletin presenter for STV News and also working on STV Glasgow programmes.

After three years at STV, Irons then moved to Capital Scotland in 2017, where she co-hosted The Capital Breakfast Show alongside Des Clarke and Steven Mill until 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/des-clarke-bows-out-capital-15955343|title=Des Clarke bows out of Capital radio show as raft of changes introduced|first=Christina|last=O'Neill|date=11 March 2019|website=Glasgow Live}} She then began working as a sport reporter for BBC Scotland's The Nine and has co-hosted the football-themed podcast Sacked in the Morning alongside Craig Levein since 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58788704|title=Craig Levein: Former Scotland boss on life as a manager, getting sacked & 4-6-0|date=12 October 2021|via=www.bbc.com}} She has since hosted numerous other BBC programmes, including Reporting Scotland, Sportscene and BBC Scotland's Hogmanay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/amy-irons-bbc-scotland-presenter-0pxxr3dw0|title=How Amy Irons overcame grief and guilt to be the face of BBC Scotland|first=Stephen|last=McGinty|date=12 January 2025|work=The Sunday Times|url-access=subscription}} In 2025, she became a launch presenter for the new Reporting Scotland programme News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.

Irons is the daughter of former footballer Davie Irons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/ashley-amy-heart-hogmanay-shows-34384137|title=Ashley and Amy will be stars of Hogmanay shows|first=Sharon|last=Liptrott|date=27 December 2024|website=Daily Record}} Her younger brother, Lewis, works alongside her at BBC Scotland as a sports presenter and reporter.{{cite news|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/amy-and-lewis-irons/|title='And finally, meet my brother': Siblings Amy and Lewis Irons on teaming up at the BBC|first=Stephen|last=Gallacher|date=7 August 2022|work=Sunday Post}}