Olivia O'Leary
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Olivia O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | St Leo's College, Carlow |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer and current affairs presenter |
| Spouse | Paul Tansey (d. 2008) |
| Children | Emily |
Olivia O'Leary (born 1949) is an Irish journalist, writer and current affairs presenter.
Education
Educated at St Leo's College, Carlow and at University College Dublin (UCD), she worked with the Nationalist and Leinster Times in Carlow. In the late 1970s, she began working for The Irish Times as parliamentary sketchwriter.
She currently broadcasts a weekly a political diary on
In 1972, she joined
She has co-authored the book Mary Robinson: The Authorised Biography, with Dr Helen Burke, and in 2004 wrote Politicians and Other Animals, a sketch on Irish politics.
She was Chairperson of the Office of the Ombudsman's 20th Anniversary Conference.[3]
In 2009, she left the Roman Catholic Church over the cover up of
She was married to Paul Tansey, Economics Editor of The Irish Times. He died suddenly in September 2008.[5] She has one daughter, Emily Tansey. On 5 December 2011 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by her alma mater UCD. In 2017, Trinity College Dublin awarded her with an honorary doctorate.[6]
She is a cousin of TV personality and wine expert Oz Clarke.
Awards and honours
O'Leary won three
References
- ^ "Drivetime Thursday 14 April 2016 – Drivetime – RTÉ Radio 1". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the originalon 2 March 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ "Press release" Archived 20 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Ombudsman Ireland, 15 October 2004.
- ^ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/oleary-leaves-catholic-church-over-stance-on-women-priests-16095543.html?r=RSS#IDComment247782885 [dead link]
- ^ "Irish Times' Paul Tansey dies suddenly". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Registrar : Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "27 New Members elected to the Academy". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
- Olivia O'Leary at the British Film Institute
- Olivia O'Leary at IMDb