Cork, County Cork, Ireland
* Breaking news stories as well as a variety of current affairs listings in Cork city and county including court sittings, jobs announcements, protests, and ministerial visits. * Generation of unique content for the radio station including special reports and features. * Early Sunday morning show presenter (8 - 10am). * Presenter of daily Irish segments 'Samhlaigh'
* Breakfast News Anchor on the KC Show - 2016 PPI Award winning 'Best Breakfast Show in Ireland'. * RedFM's most senior on-street reporter covering breaking news stories across the city and county, current affairs stories, features, and markings such as jobs announcements. * Write, script, generate and edit stories. * Responsible for the distribution of stories online and across all social media platforms. * Presenter and producer of early Sunday Irish show Rírá. * Presenter of weekly Irish slots on air, 'Samhlaigh' (nominated for a PPI national radio award in 2015).
For almost a decade I worked as a freelance journalist with some of my stories appearing in national newspapers such as the Irish Examiner, as well as a host of regional titles both in print and online. My portfolio also includes my coverage of Feis Maitiú Corcaigh (the second largest festival of its type in the world which takes place over a three month period).
* Sub-editor for BreakingNews.ie and BreakingSport.ie and Irishexaminer.ie * Writer for the Discover section of the BreakingNews website. * Wrote stories for the online and print editions of the Irish Examiner. * Responsible for the editing and inputting of the daily Irish Examiner online. * Coverage of breaking news. * Responsible for the distribution and editing of stories on all social media platforms. * Responsible for SMS and social media output. * Editing of all freelance copy; court, sports etc
* Met and exceeded targets * Prepared information documents for the client * Enhanced communication skills dealing with politics of key accounts * Trained members of staff in SAP and carried out administration for audits etc. * Monthly reporting and analysis of debt * Enhanced negotiating and persuasive skills from dealing with customers on a daily basis. * Nominated twice for employee of the month