Eamonn Holmes is an Irish broadcaster and former journalist from Northern Ireland. Holmes co-presented
GMTV for twelve years between 1993 and 2005, before presenting
Sky News Sunrise for eleven years between 2005 and 2016. From 2006 until January 2021, he co-hosted
This Morning with his wife Ruth Holmes on Fridays,, during the school holidays only. He has also presented
How the Other Half Lives (2015–present) and
It's Not Me, It's You (2016) for Channel 5. Holmes is an advocate of numerous charities and causes including Dogs Trust, Variety GB and Northern Ireland Kidney Patients' Association.