News at One has two women at the helm, but both Claire Byrne and Aine Lawlor tell Janice Butler that what happens outside the studio is just as important to them. Get a sneak peek of their front cover RTÉ Guide interview below.
Speaking of the influx of female broadcasters, Aine believes it’s just about reflecting the world.
"I’m delighted to see it’s happening at last."
"I’d like to see more diversity other than gender, but what I think is great about the women colleagues that are broadcasting now is that first and foremost, they are top-class journalists and presenters with great futures and it’s a privilege to work alongside them," she says.
As for Claire, she says she has never experienced gender bias during her career, but she admits that it gets harder to have it all when you have children.
"Maybe I’m blinkered, but I’ve never come up against people having issues with me being a woman in my job.
"I just get on and do it.
"But it does get tougher when you have children, there’s no point pretending that it doesn’t or that having it all is an easy thing."
"It’s not, it’s really tough but you have to keep going," she says.
Elsewhere in the RTÉ Guide:
- Ian Lloyd Anderson - Best-known as Deano in Love/Hate, the London-based actor talks about his latest stage role, in The Plough and the Stars.
- Can’t Cope Won’t Cope - The second season is being watched by most of the nation’s 20-something women, Michael Doherty met its stars, Seána Kerslake and Nika McGuigan.
- Summer blockbusters - Here are the films to watch out for at the cinema this summer.
- Brett Anderson - Suede were one of the most distinctive sounds of the 1990s, and now their front-man has published a rock memoir. Darragh McManus spoke to him.
- Bia - This week's RTÉ Guide has a delicious collection of food for summer.
