Experience

Munster Rugby

• Ireland
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications Executive

  • Oct 2017 - Present



Local and National Media

• Ireland

• Freelance Reporter

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  - Writing match reports, interviews, and features for a number of different sports. - Mainly covering football, rugby union, and Gaelic games for local and national media. - Writing match reports, interviews, and features for a number of different sports. - Mainly covering football, rugby union, and Gaelic games for local and national media.



Connacht Rugby

• Ireland
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Officer at Connacht Rugby

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2017



Munster Rugby

• Ireland
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Match Programme Editor

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  - Producing content for a 68-page match programme for the home games of Munster Rugby fortnightly. - Writing match previews, player profiles, interviews, and designing all programme content. - Working across a number of departments to ensure that commercial and sponsorship contractual obligations are met.

• Public Relations and Communications Executive

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  - Creating fan-oriented content to deliver the Munster Rugby brand values & ethos. - Writing website copy, press releases, and social media content - Creating pre and post match content. - Producing both video and image content for the website and for social media. - Managing the club’s match day social media accounts. - Liaising with media on press days and match days. - Leveraging social media to grow match day attendances and the development of new… Show more - Creating fan-oriented content to deliver the Munster Rugby brand values & ethos. - Writing website copy, press releases, and social media content - Creating pre and post match content. - Producing both video and image content for the website and for social media. - Managing the club’s match day social media accounts. - Liaising with media on press days and match days. - Leveraging social media to grow match day attendances and the development of new platforms to reach a wider audience.



Irish Examiner

• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sub-Editor

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  - Working on a very busy desk, editing sports, current affairs, and special feature stories for the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo newspapers. - Proof-reading content to ensure information, spelling, and grammar are all correct. - Creating catchy, relevant headlines to attract the reader’s attention. - Working on a very busy desk, editing sports, current affairs, and special feature stories for the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo newspapers. - Proof-reading content to ensure information, spelling, and grammar are all correct. - Creating catchy, relevant headlines to attract the reader’s attention.



BBC Sport

• Researcher

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013



BBC Radio Lancashire

• Researcher

  • Oct 2012 - May 2013

  - Editing commentary clips to ensure suitability for broadcast and taking calls for live phone-in. - Updating the radio station’s Twitter account with live score updates. - Editing commentary clips to ensure suitability for broadcast and taking calls for live phone-in. - Updating the radio station’s Twitter account with live score updates.