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Bracken, Ursula

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Ursula joined RTÉ in 2007, working initially as a continuity announcer on RTÉ One. She later took on weather presenting duties.

Ursula worked as a secondary teacher for nine years before leaving the classroom to pursue a career in TV. She graduated from UCG Galway with a BA in French and English, an H Dip in Education and a Masters Degree in French. She returned to college ten years later to study Communications in NUI Maynooth.

Lynch, Sinead

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Sinead’s career in broadcasting began as a researcher on TV Three’s Ireland AM in 2003; she was also a reporter for the programme’s lifestyle segment.

In 2005, she took up a researcher position on The Brendan Courtney Show, also for TV Three. During 2006, Sinead performed a similar role on RTÉ 2’s popular Podge and Rodge Show. Production work included children’s shows with Adare Productions and the entertainment show The Panel, with Happy Endings Productions. She was also assistant producer on I Want a Garden – Vision Independent Productions for RTÉ ( January 2007 – June 2007).

In addition to her various other roles, Sinead has been working as a continuity announcer on RTÉ One and RTÉ 2 since summer 2005.


Fitzgerald, Kieran

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Kieran was a continuity announcer on RTÉ One during 1987 and 1988.

He is a former producer, reporter, and researcher with RTÉ, having worked on popular television and radio programmes, including The Late Late Show, Prime Time, and Liveline.

He was named News and Current Affairs Journalist of the Year in 1999, and is a former chair of the Dublin Broadcasting Branch of the National Union of Journalists.

He had served as head of communications and research for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission from 2007. In December 2011, he was appointed to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

He has a doctorate in governance from the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast, and is a member of the executive committee of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association.

Woods, Laura

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Laura joined RTÉ in March 2000, working as an announcer on both RTÉ TV channels, although primarily on RTÉ Network 2. In autumn 2002, she started into a new presenting role on the newly launched youth strand ID Two on RTÉ Network 2. She later moved into a mainstream presenting role, fronting RTÉ One’s popular lottery game show, Winning Streak.

Slevin, Patricia

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Patricia was an RTÉ 2 continuity announcer (1979 – 1987). She also worked as an announcer on RTÉ Radio 1 (1980 – 1984). During her time at RTÉ, she was also an account executive with Bell Advertising.

In 1986, Patricia took on an account director role at DMB&B Advertising & Marketing. She was appointed head of marketing at Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1989 (head of strategic marketing in Ireland and international markets for Irish seafood). Later jobs include: principal consultant – client services at Penna O’Shea (2000 – March 2015); chair and interview board member, publicjobs.ie (March 2015 – present); lead coach and senior consultant (INTOO UK & Ireland) (November 2017 – present).