Joe O'Shea

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Joe O'Shea
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Journalist, Broadcaster
Employer(s)Freelance journalist working for
The Irish Independent newspaper, The Irish Daily Star

Joe O'Shea (Irish: Seosáf/Seosamh Ó Sé) is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He lives and works in Dublin and in the past made regular appearances on Irish radio and television.[1]

Career

Joe O'Shea was educated at St Mary's of the Isle Convent, Sullivan's Quay CBS, Cork, and Deerpark CBS, Cork.

Trocaire, he spent a fortnight conducting interviews with the survivors of genocide and chronicling the devastating effects of the civil war.[4]

Towards the end of the decade, O'Shea was assigned to follow the

The Sunday Business Post. He also penned the 'Newshound' column for In Dublin magazine on media issues.[4]

After writing articles appearing in

O'Shea was offered a job co-presenting a new magazine/lifestyle programme - In June 2008, O'Shea left RTÉ and continued to work as a freelance journalist for various national news organisations.[6]

In August 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ programme, Charity Lords of the Ring.[7]

Joe O'Shea works in Dublin and makes appearances on radio shows such as The Marian Finucane Show and The Last Word With Matt Cooper.[citation needed]

Personal life

In September 2006, O'Shea was charged in Stradbally in County Laois with driving under the influence of alcohol; he received a ban from driving for one year upon entering a guilty plea in court proceedings in Portlaoise on Friday, 12 January 2007.[8]

References

  1. ^ No show like a Joe show [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "[1]" The Irish Times. URL last accessed 2008-03-16
  3. ^ "[2]" Irish Independent. URL last accessed 2008-03-16
  4. ^ a b c "Joe O'Shea's Profile" RTÉ. URL last accessed 2007-03-16
  5. ^ ""Joe hits right notes for RNLI". Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2007." RNLI. URL last accessed 2007-12-29
  6. ^ "Seoige and O'Shea to go their separate ways" Irish Independent. URL last accessed 2008-06-24
  7. ^ "'Lords of the Ring' to be Produced by Screentime ShinAwil for RTÉ". Irish Film and Television Network. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Banned O'Shea backs morning breath checks - Independent.ie".

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