Inside Sharon Hogan's famous family: Rugby hall of fame brother and Peaky Blinders actress sister

Sharon Horgan will sit down with Patrick Kielty this Friday night to chat about the return of black comedy series Bad Sisters, the reaction to the first season and what we can expect from the Garvey sisters this time around.

Sharon will also speak to Patrick about an unexpected Royal visit on set and coming home to her family.

Although her career has been incredibly successful, she is not the only talented member of the Horgan family.

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The actress and producer is one of five siblings born to her Irish mother and Kiwi father, John, who passed away in December 2023 who raised the children on a turkey farm in Bellewstown, Co Meath.

What exactly are five Horgan siblings getting up to these days? Here is everything we know about Sharon, her brothers Shane and Mark, and her sisters Maria and Lorraine.

Maria Horgan

The eldest of the siblings is freelance producer, Maria who received a BA in English and French in Trinity and studied the Theory and Practice of Film and TV production at UCD as well as studying in University of London.

She has produced a feature documentary called Housewife of the Year which was funded by Fís Éireann and RTÉ and co-produced the BBC podcast Where is George Gibney? Which he brother Mark is the frontman of.

Sharon Horgan

Sharon is the second eldest sibling of the clan.

The 54-year-old studied at Brunel University in London, receiving a degree in English and American studies.

When she began as an actress, the Meath-native appeared in several TV shows including The State We’re IN and Monkey Dust, but her breakthrough as a producer and actress was the series Pulling, which she co-wrote and starred in.

The mum of two has now established a production company called Merman with Celia Mountford which has co-produced many shows including Motherland, Catastrophe and Divorce (which starred Sarah Jessica Parker).

Sharon has also lent her voice to Bob’s Burgers, Bojack Horseman and Disenchantment.

Sharon is a co-creator, writer, executive producer and star of the critically acclaimed Apple TV series Bad Sisters which has been renewed for a season two due to its success.

Lorraine Horgan

Another actress in the clan is the third eldest, Lorraine Horgan who appeared in Peaky Blinders as Mrs Donovan.

She has also appeared in There She Goes as Alison and in podcasts The End of the Line and Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon.

Shane Horgan

The older of the two brothers in the family, Shane Horgan is a former rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland.

He made his Leinster debut in 1998. Shane played in a backline that included well-known players like Rob Kearney, Johnny Sexton, and Brian O'Driscoll.

The 46-year-old made his debut for Ireland in the 2000 Six Nations Championship against Scotland before his rugby career came to and end in 2012 after he was unable to fully recover from a knee surgery.

Shane went on to work for RTE as an analysm for rugby coverage before joining TV3’s coverage of the Six Nations.

Shane was inducted into the Irish Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2023.

Mark Horgan

The youngest of the siblings, Mark, also works in media as a reporter and a podcaster

He has a Bachelors Degree in Politics and Sociology for UCD and a Masters in Journalism from DCU.

According to his LinkedIn, he is a producer for Second Captains.

He fronts the BBC podcast, which is co-produced by his older sister Where Is George Gibney?

His newest project is a podcast entitled Stakeknife, where Mark traces the story of a scret British Army agent working for the IRA.