Sinéad Ní Neachtain
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Sinéad Ní Neachtain | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Inverin, County Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Journalism |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University (DCU) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
| Employer(s) | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), TG4, Galway Bay FM |
| Spouse | Jimmy Norman |
| Children | 3 |
Sinéad Ní Neachtain (born 1977) is an Irish editor, the former editor of Galway Now magazine.
Early life[edit]
A native of Inverin, Ní Neachtain is one of a family of five. She re-located to Boston, Massachusetts with her family when she was ten years old, but returned two years later, and attended Coláiste Chroí Mhuire Secondary School in Spiddal. Following her graduation from Dublin City University (DCU) with an Honours Degree in Journalism, Ní Neachtain began her broadcasting career with RTÉ.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
She started working on RTÉ 2fm and subsequently moved to RTÉ Radio 1 where she worked on Morning Ireland. She spent three to four years as a sub-editor on Radio One News and became the youngest newsreader in the country at 20 years of age. During this time, she also edited Lifetime and Citywide News Newspapers.[citation needed]
Moving back to Galway, Ní Neachtain undertook a Diploma in Irish and Computers and joined the newsroom in TG4 as a television reporter. Following that she joined the Galway Bay FM newsroom and produced the station's current affairs programme. In 2005, she became Group Editor of Golden Egg Productions, which publishes Galway Now, Limerick Now and Weddings Now magazines.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Ní Neachtain is married to broadcaster Jimmy Norman.[citation needed]
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- 1977 births
- 20th-century Irish people
- 21st-century Irish people
- Irish women radio presenters
- Living people
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Galway Bay FM presenters
- Irish magazine editors
- Irish women editors
- Writers from County Galway
- RTÉ newsreaders and journalists
- TG4 presenters
- Irish women journalists
- People from Inverin
- Broadcasters from County Galway