Meet the Media: Cathal Mac Coille
Friday, August 19th, 2011Cathal Mac Coille’s voice is the one we hear interrogating politicians and public figures on Morning Ireland most days. Here, he tells eolas about getting up at 4.22am and how to ask the right questions. Describe how your education and career path led you to your current position. I’m the classical journalist who found his way to the position that I’m now in by thinking and realising that I wasn’t capable of doing anything else. When I was in UCD studying history I wanted to be a teacher but I didn’t think I’d be up to it. In college I saw a notice for researchers in RTÉ...[full story]
Meet the Media: Samantha McCaughren
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010Business correspondent with the Sunday Business Post, Samantha McCaughren began her career in the Irish Independent. A love of writing and uncovering corruption means that she never has a dull moment. Here, she gives eolas an insight into the problems affecting Irish business during the recession. How did you start out in journalism and how did you work your way to your current position? My father Tom was a journalist in RTÉ and continues to be a writer, so although I tried not to be drawn to the same profession it was a natural path for me to take. I love writing and consume current...[full story]
People: Live and let live – Ivan Yates
Friday, January 1st, 2010A former successful Fine Gael front-bencher, Ivan Yates left politics to run a chain of bookies. He spoke to Meadhbh Monahan about his career choices and the enjoyment he gets from his latest role as co-presenter of Breakfast on Dublin’s Newstalk station. Ivan Yates has always made decisions by asking himself “what’s the best opportunity in front of me?” By grabbing these opportunities, he has enjoyed careers in farming, politics, book-making and the media. Currently presenting the Breakfast Show on Dublin’s Newstalk 106 radio station, Yates was once the youngest politician...[full story]
Meet the Media: Harry McGee
Friday, January 1st, 2010Unveiling the current scandals and analysing the statements and motives of politicians in Leinster House is all part of a days work for Harry McGee, who is on the political staff of The Irish Times. Usually found rushing around the corridors of the Oireachtas, Harry’s other interests include climate change and the environment. Here, he tells eolas about the current political situation and how he sees the public reacting to the economic crisis. How did you get started in journalism and what educational and career pathway led you to your current position with The Irish Times? I started...[full story]
People: A passion for the studio – Bryan Brophy
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009In addition to running his corporate photography business based in Dublin, 1IMAGE Photography, the award-winning photographer Bryan Brophy has a serious passion for studio photography. Brophy, who is perhaps better known for his corporate work, says: “All photography is a challenge in trying to achieve as perfect an image as possible, usually with a lot of elements beyond your control. Location work has its difficulties to overcome and so does studio work, but with studio work you have more control over the lighting, to achieve the image you have in your mind’s eye. Location and...[full story]
People: The Promised Land – Bruce Springsteen
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009The sounds of recession have been around since before this one and will remain after but for a few nights in Dublin, all was forgotten. Ryan Jennings spends a day with Bruce Springsteen’s music and listens to what he has to say. The man who inspires the most powerful leader in the world must have something to say, right? When Barack Obama told reporters that there was a lot of Springsteen on his iPod, you had to wonder is he more ‘Born in the USA’ or the recession-filled ‘Nebraska’? If the media men are to be believed, it’s somewhere in between, given that ‘The Rising’...[full story]
Meet the Media: Paul Cunningham
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Being an established news reporter, father of three and a published author can’t be an easy thing to pull off, but somehow for RTÉ’s Paul Cunningham it just seems to work. Here the Environment Correspondent and climate change expert answers eolas’s questions about his career in the media and how he got where he is today. How did you start out in journalism and how did you work your way to RTÉ? I started by submitting articles to a local newspaper and worked my way up to the nationals. My key interest was international affairs and so I travelled to stories such as the fall of...[full story]
