Sinéad Hussey | |
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Born | Sinéad Hussey 1983 (age 40–41)
Longford, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Maynooth University ( B.A.) ( M.A.) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2004–present |
Employer | RTÉ |
Notable credit(s) |
RTÉ News Shannonside Northern Sound Newstalk LMFM North West Radio |
Children | 2 |
Sinéad Hussey (born 1983) [1] is an Irish journalist. She is the Midlands Correspondent for RTÉ News since July 2022. [2] [3] She previously was north east correspondent for RTÉ News from 2019 to 2022, and worked for Shannonside Northern Sound, LMFM, North West Radio and Newstalk. [4]
Hussey started her career as a broadcast journalist for Shannonside Northern Sound in June 2004, where she worked as a receptionist, sports reporter and later a senior news reporter. [5] She also worked as a news reporter and newsreader for LMFM in Drogheda and North West Radio in County Donegal. [6]
Hussey joined Newstalk in October 2006 as a senior news correspondent, covering politics and crime. [5] [7]
She moved on to join RTÉ News and Current Affairs as a multimedia journalist in September 2011, where she has reported across television, radio and online news including RTÉ's Six One News, Nine O'Clock News and Morning Ireland programmes. [8]
After working in RTÉ for ten years, Hussey was appointed North East Correspondent following a competition on 12 January 2019, and has reported on counties Louth, Monaghan, Meath and Cavan. [9] [10] [11]
On 8 July 2022, she was appointed Midlands Correspondent for RTÉ News following a competition. [12] [13] [14]
Hussey was born in Longford. [5] Hussey holds a BA in Economics and Spanish, and a MA in communications from Maynooth University. [7] She lives in Mullingar, County Westmeath and has two children. [9] [15]
Our two newest regional correspondents, Laura Hogan and Sinéad Hussey, in the North East and the Midlands, are struggling to report from their regions with no dedicated camera crews.