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Thom Malone
Thom Percival Malone was born on August 5th 1984 in Holles Street Maternity Hospital Dublin. Malone took to horses in his youth and was breaking and lunging unbroken horses (wild horses) by the age of 7. The Wicklow man attended Naas CBS and distinguished himself among his peers for his impeccably kept Pog collection. His parents run a bar in Wicklow and as a young boy he worked as barback and graduated to barman by 15. Inspired by the movie Cocktail featuring Tom Cruise, Malone took an interest in Flair Bartending but soon after fell out of love for the pursuit.

He is an eminent sports journalist and broadcaster with Off The Ball and 98fm.

Education

He attended DIT Aungier street and studied Marketing in 2006. Known as a fashionable man about campus Malone was awarded DIT 's most coveted style award a DITTY in his second year at the Dublin based college.

Controversies

In a unexpected move in 2008 he dropped out of college and moved to England and worked bar gigs for two years.

Horse Riding

Since an early age a clear passion was evident in Malone for horses and horse riding. He lunged and tamed Unbroken Horses from the age of 7. At 14 he attained a jockey's licence and focused mainly on point to point and flat races. The stud where he worked on was primarily a flats stables therefore he competed mainly in this event.

After a 15 year absence he returned to the saddle this year at Punchestown in a two mile flat race (pictured to the right).

Famously, Malone adopted an unorthodox riding style from the offset. A famous horse trainer said of his sitting technique it's as if he is trying to sit directly on the tail of the horse but by god does it stand to him.

Broadcasting Career

He began his career in Paddy Power straight out of college and was soon running the internal radio station that plays in all of the Paddy Power outlets. He featured as the voice of the Paddy Power internal radio station during his tenure at the Betting agency. Thom specialized in PR, Marketing and broadcasting during his time at Paddy Power.

In December of 2018 he joined Off the Ball and 98fm as a Sports Broadcaster.

Scarf Collection

When questioned on the 16th of July 2019 on his favorite scarf Thom revealed my most prized scarf is a Lainey Keogh. The Lainey Keogh line of scarves are known in scarving circles as the knitwear of the stars and celebrities.

Depending on the day and the humidity Thom's taste in scarf material can range from Satin when it's muggy to silk when its chilly.

He spoke candidly in 2007 about the worst part of his day where he described in depth the 15 minute period just before leaving the house in which he must decide on a scarf for the day.

He always keeps a spare scarf on his person should the weather or venue ambiance change.