Experience

New Island Books

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Book Author

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Author of Emerald Exiles: How the Irish Made Their Mark on World Football. Available October 15, 2021 from New Island Books.Pre-order here: http://LinkTr.ee/EmeraldExiles Author of Emerald Exiles: How the Irish Made Their Mark on World Football. Available October 15, 2021 from New Island Books.Pre-order here: http://LinkTr.ee/EmeraldExiles



Trinity Mirror plc

• United Kingdom

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Currently working as a freelance SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup reporter for the Irish Daily Mirror newspaper, writing on-the-whistle match reports and detail. Currently working as a freelance SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup reporter for the Irish Daily Mirror newspaper, writing on-the-whistle match reports and detail.



News UK

• United Kingdom
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Football Journalist (The Irish Sun)

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Currently provide match reports and post-match quote reaction for The Irish Sun and Sun on Sunday newspapers, as well as online at TheSun.ie - covering Dundalk FC and Drogheda United.

• The Irish Sun

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2016

  Initially worked on a short placement, attending Drogheda United press conference and Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad announcement and producing bylined copy on both for the newspaper. A sample of that work is below. Since June 2014, I have worked in a freelance match report capacity for The Irish Sun, reporting on Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League for their print and online services.



Irish Independent

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • May 2012 - Present

  Initially worked on a one week work placement with the Irish Independent, Ireland's biggest selling national daily newspaper. Worked at the sports desk and contributed copy to the newspaper's Euro 2012 pull out supplement. Attended two days of the Republic of Ireland's pre Euro 2012 training camp and interviews with Giovanni Trapattoni, Simon Cox and Shay Given. Below is a sample of my bylined copy for the Irish Independent.Since then, I have worked as a freelance match reporter for the Irish Independent - attending Drogheda United and Dundalk FC matches in the SSE Airtricity League and contributing on-the-whistle reports for print copy and Independent.ie.



RTE

• Poland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Contribute freelance on-the-whistle match reports for Drogheda United's SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup fixtures for RTE.ie. Contribute freelance on-the-whistle match reports for Drogheda United's SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup fixtures for RTE.ie.



Irish Examiner

• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Contributed freelance, on-the-whistle, match reports for Drogheda United's SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup matches for publication in the Sports section of the Irish Examiner newspaper. Contributed freelance, on-the-whistle, match reports for Drogheda United's SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup matches for publication in the Sports section of the Irish Examiner newspaper.



Associated Newspapers

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Worked as a freelance SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup reporter for the Irish Daily Mail newspaper, writing on-the-whistle match reports and detail. Worked as a freelance SSE Airtricity League and FAI Cup reporter for the Irish Daily Mail newspaper, writing on-the-whistle match reports and detail.



☘️

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Match Reporter

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Initially worked on one week placement with the Irish Daily Star, one of Ireland's biggest selling national daily newspapers. Worked on the sports desk and contributed football copy to the newspaper's football output. Included sourcing stories from wires and other news sources, writing lead and off-lead stories and conducting interviews. Attended Europa League press conferences at St. Patricks Athletic and Bohemians Football Clubs and familiarised myself with newsdesk software such as Quickwire. Below is a sample of my byline work for the Irish Daily Star.Latterly, worked in a freelance match report capacity for Irish Daily Star, reporting on Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League for their print output.



The42.ie

• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance writer/reporter

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  SSE Airtricity League reporter for The42.ie (formerly TheScore.ie) on a freelance basis, covering matches and producing on-the-whistle reports and reacion for publication. Also worked in a contributory capacity, following a one week work placement with the website. Worked on the sports desk and contributed a range of copy to the website. Copy included writing the daily football transfers round-up The Departures Lounge, news stories on football and London 2012 and a variety of features on both football and the Olympic Games. The42.ie receives a huge number of hits a day, and each of my articles received views ranging from 1,500 to 10,000 within a matter of days of publication. The varied writing style found on the website, ranging from straight news to features and irreverent styles ensured I was allowed to expand the breadth of my writing ability during my time there.Read my entire The42.ie catalogue here: http://www.the42.ie/author/barry-landy/1485/



Longshot Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder/Editor-In-Chief of LouthNow.ie

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  In January 2020, I founded Longshot Media, a new media company based in Ardee, Co. Louth. Our first published outlet was LouthNow.ie, which launched to the public on Monday January 20, 2020. I act as Editor-In-Chief of LouthNow.ie - writing articles across news, sport, culture, opinion and lifestyle sections. I also act as homepage editor, social media editor and I also carry out a variety of other tasks such as administration, accounting and advertising sales. At LouthNow.ie, the aim is to provide readers, listeners and viewers with innovative, personalised and contextualised local news direct to you – seven days-a-week. We deliver news that matters to our readers, delivered by a trusted source at the heart of the county and the story. Journalism should be about quality, not quantity. Producing journalism of value is our goal, reporting with the authority to become a necessary, vital, surprising and entertaining part of your daily intake of local news. Ensuring our users are given access to the full story – all the facts and context surrounding them – is an integral part of our mission. Innovation also plays a key role in our approach. How users access news is ever-evolving with new technologies presenting new opportunities for delivery and consumption.



Dundalk Democrat

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Reporter

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

  Worked on the newsdesk of the Dundalk Democrat newspaper, contributing news and sports copy for print and online as well as providing newspaper layout and online formatting services. Worked on the newsdesk of the Dundalk Democrat newspaper, contributing news and sports copy for print and online as well as providing newspaper layout and online formatting services.



This Is Ardee

• Ireland
• Writing and Editing

• Co-Founder/Editor-In-Chief

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of website ThisIsArdee.ie. ThisIsArdee.ie was a new online hub for the town of Ardee, Co. Louth - designed with residents, local businesses and visitors in mind.On a day-to-day basis, I acted as account manager and content executive at ThisIsArdee.ie, responsible for selling advertising, liasing with clients and customers and for writing, contributing to and overseeing the written content on the website and social media channels. Tasks also included liaising with graphic designers and photographers on daily content and requirements. In three years, ThisIsArdee.ie amassed a total of 12,000 social media followers and received on average 16,000 to 20,000 unique readers per month. It quickly established itself as the number one news resource for Ardee and Mid-Louth, trusted and relied upon by locals and visitors alike.



Setanta Sports (now eir Sport)

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Runner/Associate Producer

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  Worked as a runner on Setanta Sports Ireland's (latterly eir Sport) live Premier League, Premier League highlights and live UEFA Champions League and Europa League programmes. Tasks involved factual and statistical research and liaising with presentation, commentary and production teams.Also worked on eirSports' Allianz League GAA Live coverage, working in studio and OBs as a runner, researcher and graphics assistant. Worked on sporting OBs at Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Tallaght Stadium, Turner's Cross and RDS.



PERFORM

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services

• Goal Ireland - Match Reporter

  • May 2014 - Oct 2016

  SSE Airtricity League reporter for Goal Ireland, of Perform Media. Produce match previews and reports on league, cup and European matches for sides including Drogheda United, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and Dundalk. SSE Airtricity League reporter for Goal Ireland, of Perform Media. Produce match previews and reports on league, cup and European matches for sides including Drogheda United, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and Dundalk.



The Emerald Exiles

• Founder/Editor

  • May 2013 - Sep 2015

  The Emerald Exiles provided feature interviews, articles and news on Irish footballers and players of Irish heritage that ply their trade outside of the UK and Ireland. An independent Irish football website, TEE copy was published in the Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Star, The42.ie and Balls.ie. With well over 2,000 followers on Twitter, TEE proved a hugely popular addition to Irish football media over the two years since it's inception. Interviewees included full Republic of Ireland senior internationals, Premier League and League of Ireland players and underage and women's players.



Colchester United Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Matchday programme columnist

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2015

  Author of an opinion column feature, We Are United, in Colchester United's matchday programme. Also contributed copy to the club's official website including news stories and round-ups. Author of an opinion column feature, We Are United, in Colchester United's matchday programme. Also contributed copy to the club's official website including news stories and round-ups.



Independent Newspapers

• Newspaper Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sports Reporter

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

  Produce bylined sports copy for Independent Newspapers, including GAA and soccer match reports and reaction. Produce bylined sports copy for Independent Newspapers, including GAA and soccer match reports and reaction.



Sky News

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sky News - Work Placement

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Placement with sports department of Sky News at the Sky News campus in Osterley, London. Involved working on Sky’s broadcast, online and mobile app output and communications. Below is a sample of my written copy for Sky News. Placement with sports department of Sky News at the Sky News campus in Osterley, London. Involved working on Sky’s broadcast, online and mobile app output and communications. Below is a sample of my written copy for Sky News.



Keith Gillespie Autobiography

• Editorial Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

  Transcribed audio interviews and conversation for later reworking by author into book transcript. Transcribed audio interviews and conversation for later reworking by author into book transcript.