WeekendAM have confirmed that Aidan Power will be joining the team as their new sports presenter.
The show announced the news on Twitter, writing, “Delighted to welcome @AidanPowerful to the #weekendam mayhem as our new sports presenter!
“Join Aidan, @daly_anna, @SimonDelaneyEsq and @lwoodsey live from 9 tomorrow morning on @VirginMedia_One #welcome.”
Aidan is no stranger to presenting, as he has covered huge sport games for RTÉ – including the Rugby World Cup, The Heineken Cup, The Golf Open, the Olympics and more.
Delighted to welcome @AidanPowerful to the #weekendam mayhem as our new sports presenter! Join Aidan, @daly_anna, @SimonDelaneyEsq and @lwoodsey live from 9 tomorrow morning on @VirginMedia_One #welcome pic.twitter.com/rmPwWLvRVt
— WeekendAM (@WeekendAMVMTV) February 15, 2019
Aidan has also worked on a number of RTÉ shows over the years – including The Café, Celebrity Bainisteoir, Superbloopers with Zig and Zag, and The Hit.
The 39-year-old will join Anna Daly, Simon Delaney and Laura Woods on the weekend show.
His new co-host Anna expressed her excitement and tweeted: “Some news at @WeekendAMVMTV ???? This weekend we welcome the newest member of our squad @AidanPowerful Welcome to the madness Aidan! #weekendam @VirginMedia_One.”
Some news at @WeekendAMVMTV ???? This weekend we welcome the newest member of our squad @AidanPowerful Welcome to the madness Aidan! #weekendam @VirginMedia_One pic.twitter.com/2G4zRQMSpt
— Anna Daly (@daly_anna) February 15, 2019