County Wicklow, Ireland
Journalist with experience producing news, sports and feature content across national, regional and digital media platforms. Published by RTÉ Sport, various football clubs (Galway United FC, Bath City FC & Darlington FC), Basketball Ireland and over 20 regional newspaper titles for Irish Times and Iconic Media Group titles. Experienced in breaking news, live event coverage, interviewing, SEO, audience engagement and multimedia storytelling. Proven ability to deliver accurate, engaging content under tight deadlines while contributing to audience growth across online and print publications. Work Portfolio - Instagram: tom_b_sport_writing X: @TomJournalism Facebook: Tom Byrne - Sports Journalist (@TomByrneSportWriting) Linktree: @TomByrneMedia
- Produce on-the-whistle match reports for RTÉ Sport, primarily covering Galway United’s League of Ireland fixtures. - Deliver accurate and engaging sports journalism with key statistics and analysis under strict deadlines for Ireland's national broadcaster.
- Produce news, sport and feature content for one of Ireland's longest-established regional newspaper titles. - Cover breaking news in Mayo, community stories, local sport and major events, including election coverage, across digital and print platforms. - Help grow web traffic and strengthen the publication's digital footprint, contributing to increased audience reach and advertising revenue opportunities.
- Produced match previews, on-the-whistle senior and academy match reports, and feature content, including player announcements and weekly pre-match interviews with John Caulfield (Galway United manager), for the club's website and official social media channels. - Founded the "Behind the Maroon" series (2021), independently publishing content on WordPress and producing feature first-team player articles that were subsequently used in matchday programmes. - Authored "Tom's Thoughts", a regular matchday programme column, providing analysis, opinions, and insights on all things Galway United. - Liaised with local media outlets (Connacht Tribune) and broadcasters (Galway Bay FM) to support and write breaking news coverage, club communications, reports and voiced match commentary.
- Published news, sport, sponsored content and features across more than 20 Iconic Media Group regional newspapers and digital media titles throughout Ireland. - Based in the digital hub, where I produced daily articles for regional websites, attracting over 1 million weekly page views and helping drive audience engagement across digital channels. - Reported on and covered major national events, including the Irish Open, Punchestown Festival, the All-Ireland Hurling Final and the National Ploughing Championships. - Assisted with sports editorial duties for the County Derry Post and Dundalk Democrat, contributing to sports coverage, editorial planning and content production.
- In this weekend role, I produced video content, event social media coverage and written content for Basketball Ireland's digital platforms. - Produced and edited communications materials, including summarising reports and releases for senior leadership use in meetings and stakeholder engagements. - Contributed to communications activity recognised at the 2023 Irish Sport Industry Awards, where Basketball Ireland received the award for Best Use of a Communications Platform in Sport.