Killian is twenty-four years old and a native of County Waterford in the South East of Ireland. He is a Master’s graduate from Maynooth University in European History.
Aside from having his head buried in history books, his other major passions in life centre around sports. He is a keen golfer, enjoys watching his beloved Liverpool win, and most importantly, enjoys watching and going horse racing as often as he can. In the last number of years, he has got a few of his friends more interested in the sport and he likes to organise trips to the races as often as he can.
He has attended several different racecourses across Ireland including Leopardstown, Punchestown, Galway, and his local track, Tramore.
He was exposed to the sport at a young age as his Grandad owned a small number of horses and some of his earliest memories at ages four and five were of attending race meetings at the Curragh with his family. However, he had never seriously considered a career in the horse racing industry as he had never been too keen on riding horses or working in a racing yard.
While studying at Maynooth University he came across the Racing Media Academy, and it stuck out as a fantastic opportunity for him to jumpstart his career in the sport he loves and to get the opportunity to learn from some of the industry’s leading professionals.
The main thing that he hopes to gain from his time at the RMA and his placement is experience. Ultimately, he hopes that the RMA will allow him to combine the skills that he has developed from his academic pathway with some fantastic practical experience of the inner workings of the horse racing media industry to forge a truly enjoyable career path in horse racing.
The Racing Media Academy was such an amazing experience and both the week at the British Racing School in Newmarket and my subsequent placement with the Nick Luck Daily podcast, have been invaluable in aiding me to develop acareer in the racing media industry.
During my time in Newmarket, I got the chance to not only start building a network within the industry, but also to make new friendships with a wonderful group of fellow cadets. We got the chance to learn from a number of leading industry professionals who were extremely generous with their time and incredibly informative. We also got the chance to put our skills to the test and to gain valuable experience which has been incredibly helpful for me in my pursuit of a career in racing.
I then got the opportunity to go on placement with Nick Luck, and both him and Charlotte Greenway helped to provide me with yet another brilliant experience. I got the chance to go to all four days of York’s Ebor meeting and to report from the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale at Doncaster on behalf of the podcast. This provided me with the chance to develop my skills in interviewing and in recording and editing, and these are things which I know will be extremely useful as I move forward with my career.
I am incredibly thankful to both Nick and Charlotte for alltheir time and help and getting the chance to work with them is an experience for which I will be forever grateful. I am now working on the editorial team with European Bloodstock News, and it is thanks to the RMA that I have been able to further develop both my skills and confidence which has enabled me to take the first steps in developing a career in the sport that I love. I want to say a special thank you to Josh, Abby Lee, Cath and the whole team that is involved with the RMA. It is a fantastic initiative and to anyone who is considering applying for the course all I can say is do it, you will not regret it.
