Evanne Ní Chuilinn | |
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Born | |
Education |
Dublin City University University College Dublin NUI Galway |
Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, television presenter |
Years active | 2004–present |
Notable credit(s) |
RTÉ News: Six One The Sunday Game Ireland's Greatest Sporting Moment |
Spouse | Brian Fitzsimons (m. 2013) |
Children | 3 |
Evanne Ní Chuilinn (born 5 September 1981) is an Irish sports journalist and television presenter. She currently works as a sports news presenter on RTÉ News: Six One. [1]
Ní Chuilinn began her career as a sub-editor with RTÉ Sport in 2004 where she worked behind the scenes on various sports programmes. [2] She progressed onto RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm where she delivered the hourly sports bulletins, as well as co-presenting various live Gaelic games broadcasts. A move to television in 2006 saw Ní Chuilinn work as a reporter on minority sports programme, OB Sport. [3] She became the sideline reporter for The Sunday Game in 2007. [4]
In 2008 Ní Chuilinn started working for RTÉ News, initially as a sports reporter, and shortly afterwards as a sports news presenter on RTÉ News: Six One. [5] Since then she has covered several major sporting events, including the Olympic Games. [6]
Ní Chuilinn was the presenter of the Sunday Game Beo Irish language programme on RTÉ during the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling and Football finals, the first time a full live programme was broadcast in Irish on RTÉ, with both analysis and commentary. [7] [8] [9]
Ní Chuilinn graduated from NUI Galway. [10] She is married and has three children. [11] [12]
Hosted by the NUI Galway alumni group, Olive Loughnane will be in conversation with RTÉ sports journalist and NUI Galway graduate Evanne Ní Chuilinn at 6.30pm on Thursday, November 12.