Television

Thomas's break into television came when she co-presented Rapid, a youth sports show, with Dublin GAA star Jason Sherlock during the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

Thomas worked on the television series No Frontiers,^[5] which included assignment stories about boomeranging in Australia, bungee jumping in New Zealand, child trafficking in Namibia, and American football.

In 2008, Thomas co-presented Winning Streak: Dream Ticket with Aidan Power. From 2009, she co-presented the show with Marty Whelan.^[6] She left Winning Streak in December 2011.^[7]

In 2011, she became the new presenter of Operation Transformation on RTÉ One.^[8] In August 2011, it was announced that she would host The Voice of Ireland, the Irish version of The Voice.^[9]

In 2023, it was announced that Thomas would co-host the annual Rose of Tralee festival alongside the festival's regular host Dáithí Ó Sé, marking the first time that a duo would host the event.^[10]

Radio

Thomas has stepped in for John Murray on RTÉ Radio 1 and also hosts an RTÉ Radio 1 quiz show.^{[citation needed]}

Finger wagging incident

In February 2012, Thomas stormed the stage during a performance by Alabama 3 at the 9th Irish Film & Television Awards, and wagged her finger at the rock band after they sang a song with the lyrics "fuck the police". She accused the band of inciting people to violence.^[11]

Peugeot deal

Thomas became a "brand ambassador" for Peugeot in June 2023,^[12] a deal arranged by her agent, Noel Kelly of NK Management. This began with her promotion of the Peugeot 308. The deal proved controversial as it coincided with revelations about Ryan Tubridy's extra wages.^[1] The deal was publicised further in July 2023 as those revelations continued.^[13]

Commercial ventures

In April 2015 Thomas set up Pure Results Bootcamp, a seven-day diet and exercise camp operating out of Inish Beg Island, a private Island Estate in West Cork, Ireland. The camp programme includes a pre-camp consultation with a nutritionist to establish the participants' goals, a shared room in a courtyard cottage, a two-week post-camp fitness and diet programme and two weekly weigh-ins with a member of the Pure Results Bootcamp team.^[14] On 11 April 2023, report published by The Nenagh Guardian claimed that the reporter took part in a nationwide campaign this month to plant a million trees, to combat climate change. The Tipperary schools joined over 300 schools from across Ireland to take part in development charity Self Help Africa's 'One Million Trees' campaign – planting trees in their local school grounds while supporting a wider initiative to plant trees in Africa. The event highlighted the impact of climate change that prevails over the underdeveloped communities in African continent. The program aimed to plant one million trees in Africa and 100,000 native trees in Ireland each year in order to uplift suffered arenas.^[15]