Morning Ireland Friday 27 February 2015 - Morning Ireland

Team

Editors

Shane McElhatton

Shane McElhatton was appointed Series Editor of Morning Ireland, having been an editor since 1995. He has worked for most news and current affairs programmes on RTÉ radio and TV. Read more…

Vincent Murphy has worked in almost every role on Morning Ireland since he joined in September 2008. He spent several years as a reporter and, on occasion, was stand-in presenter. He has also been editor, and occasional presenter, of RTE's News at One Read more…

Lisa Pereira: Studio and Web Producer

Lisa Pereira was a reporter, then editor on Morning Ireland before taking up a new challenge to develop the programme's online presence. She began her career in Dublin and also worked for several years at RFI in Paris. Read more…

Presenters

Audrey Carville

Claire Byrne

Claire is the most recent addition to the Morning Ireland presenter team, having become a regular fixture in 2013. She also presents Prime Time on RTÉ Television and Saturday with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio One Read more…

Rachael English

Rachael English is a radio obsessive who has become a household name presenting various RTÉ programmes, including Five Seven Live (now Drivetime) and Morning Ireland. Read more…

Gavin Jennings

Dr Gavin Jennings started broadcasting while he was studying Medicine at NUI, Galway - fronting news and sports shows on community radio. He presented several RTÉ programmes before moving to Morning Ireland. Read more…

Cathal Mac Coille

Cathal Mac Coille is one of the most experienced broadcasters on Irish radio. His career has spanned print, audio, video and online media, in both English and Irish. Read more…

Fran McNulty

Fran McNulty is an avid radio listener and, when not listening to radio, is generally presenting it. His microphone has been present at most of the major political events in recent years. Read more…

Christopher McKevitt

Christopher McKevitt has worked in business and consumer media in Britain and Ireland. He is a reporter on the Foreign desk of RTÉ News and presents Morning Ireland on an occasional basis Read more…

Brian Jennings

Brian Jennings began his career in pirate radio with colleagues who, like him, would go on to become well-known RTÉ names. He reported on some of the most important stories of recent times before turning his hand to newscasting. Read more…

Reporters

Cian McCormack

Cian McCormack is a multi-award winning reporter with Morning Ireland. He has covered some of the biggest stories here and abroad, and was named News Reporter of the Year in the PPI Radio Awards for three years in a row. Read more…

Louise Byrne

Louise Byrne is an award-winning journalist who has worked in radio and television, at home and in Africa. She is an advocate for mobile journalism and is also the only person on Morning Ireland to have won an All-Ireland football medal Read more…

Des Cahill

Des Cahill is one of Ireland's most recognisable voices in sports reporting. In addition to his work for Morning Ireland, he presents The Sunday Game and weekend radio sports programmes. Read more…

Darren Frehill

Darren Frehill's lifelong love of sports led him into broadcasting. He has worked for RTÉ in both TV and radio, and is a regular sports reporter on Morning Ireland Read more…

Pauric Lodge

Pauric Lodge shunned a family tradition of local politics to devote himself to sport. He has been presenting and commentating for RTÉ since 2002, and is a regular sports reporter on Morning Ireland Read more…

Petula Martyn

Petula Martyn began her reporting career in her native Limerick, in both broadcast and print media. After joining RTÉ, she worked in television and online news before 'coming home' to Morning Ireland. Read more…

Justin McCarthy

Justin McCarthy is from a Cork hurling family and came to broadcasting through college radio. He went on to win awards for his news reporting and joined Morning Ireland from his post as Political Correspondent for Today FM. Read more…

Emma McNamara

Emma McNamara has extensive experience in business reporting, in both the print and broadcast media. She is a regular presenter of the business news on Morning Ireland. Read more…

Laura Whelan

Laura Whelan was raised on a farm but always had her eye on journalism. She came to Morning Ireland after two years in RTÉ's Belfast office. Read more…

Claire Murray

Claire Murray has been working in RTÉ for 25 years. She is Personal Assistant to the Deputy Director General, RTÉ / Managing Director, RTÉ News and Current Affairs, and Broadcast Co-ordinator on Morning Ireland Read more…