Shane McElhatton
Shane McElhatton graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in History and Politics. While completing his Masters Degree in Politics at the same University, he worked as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times, In Dublin magazine and Hot Press among others.
Shane joined RTÉ as a trainee journalist in 1984. He has worked on almost all RTÉ news programmes, on TV and radio. As well as reporting, he presented This Week and The News at One. He reported for RTÉ from Lebanon, Afghanistan, Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as from Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Having previously worked on Morning Ireland as a reporter, Shane re-joined the programme as an editor in 1995.
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'There are always other options and help is always there ...'
Kerry teenager Donal Walsh has died after losing his battle with cancer.
He passed away at his home in Blennerville, County Kerry, surrounded by his dad Fionnbar, his mother Elma and his sister Jemma.
Donal, aged 16, had publicly appealed to young people not to end their lives. He wrote a letter which brought him to national prominence.
He had been battling cancer since he was first diagnosed four years ago, and had raised over €50,000 for charity.
Weeks before his death, Donal recorded a video message to be circulated in schools.
Fr Francis Nolan, parish priest of St. John's in Tralee, was with Donal Walsh's family in the hours after his death
Minister of State for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch paid tribute to Donal's 'generosity of spirit'