Experience

ICONIC MEDIA GROUP

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor at Leinster Leader

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Managing Editor of the Leinster Leader newspaper and news websites, KildareLive.ie and KildareNow.com Managing Editor of the Leinster Leader newspaper and news websites, KildareLive.ie and KildareNow.com



ICONIC MEDIA GROUP

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Content Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Nov 2022

  Working across a weekly newspaper (Leinster Leader) and two websites: KildareNow.com and KildareLive.ie; - Managing and co-working alongside a small team of journalists and photographers to provide content for print, online and mobile platforms; - Liaising with Advertising Dept colleagues to produce Sponsored Content for online and print; - Managing paid-for Competitions on social media for advertising clients; - Selecting and co-ordinating markings for photographers to provide photographs and videos; - Managing social media and liaising with Advertising Dept colleagues on providing audience statistics to advertising clients; - Attending local events to represent the company and to garner editorial and commercial leads. Show less



Rivermedia Newspapers Ltd

• Naas, Co Kildare

• Senior Content Manager at KildareNow and Kildare Post

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2019

  - Managing and contributing alongside a small team of journalists and photographers to provide content for Kildare Post weekly newspaper and KildareNow breaking news website; - Liaising with commercial staff to produce Sponsored Content for online and print; - Managing paid-for Competitions on social media for advertising clients; - A Picture Desk role in selecting markings for photographers to provide photographs and videos; - Managing Kildare Post and KildareNow social media and liaising with commercial staff on providing statistics to advertising clients Show less



Irish Daily Star

• Dublin

• Senior News Journalist

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2015

  Covering all general news in a busy newsroom. Attending press conferences and travelling around Ireland for special news features. Also worked on the News Desk for a limited period. Covering all general news in a busy newsroom. Attending press conferences and travelling around Ireland for special news features. Also worked on the News Desk for a limited period.



Press Association

• Dublin

• Political Correspondent

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2009

  Based in Leinster House, I covered political stories as well as general news stories and feature articles for national and international audiences Based in Leinster House, I covered political stories as well as general news stories and feature articles for national and international audiences



Irish Sun and Irish News of the World

• Dublin

• News Reporter

  • Jul 2002 - May 2004

  Working across both titles as a general news reporter Working across both titles as a general news reporter



The Nationalist newspaper

• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Reporter

  • Sep 1999 - Jul 2002

  Covering local news including court sittings and council meetings Covering local news including court sittings and council meetings



The Corkman newspaper

• Macroom, Munster, Ireland

• News Reporter

  • Jan 1999 - Sep 1999

  District reporter based in Macroom and covering surrounding areas District reporter based in Macroom and covering surrounding areas