Maura Derrane
Maura Derrane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maura Catherine Derrane 8 July 1970 Inishmore,County Galway,Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupations | |
| Employer | RTÉ |
| Agent | Noel Kelly |
| Known for | Presenting work onRTÉ,TV3andTG4. |
| Television | RTÉ News TV3 News Ireland AM The Afternoon Show Four Live Today |
| Spouse | John Deasy(m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
Maura Catherine Derrane(born 8 July 1970) is an Irish television presenter and journalist. She currently[when?]works forRTÉ,having previously worked forTV3andTG4.
Derrane is a fromInishmore,County Galway.She previously worked as a researcher forRTÉ Newsin Galway.[1]In 1996, she moved toTG4as a news reporter. From 1998, she worked forTV3 News.She worked as a news reporter and crime correspondent.[2]
From 2004 to 2006, she was a co-presenter onIreland AM.She has presented three series ofFeirm FactoronTG4.[3]
Derrane presentedThe Afternoon Showfrom October 2009, withSheana Keane.[3]The programme was dropped after the launch of the 2010 new season ofRTÉ Television,[4]and replaced by two other afternoon chat shows.Four Livewas presented by Derrane, and was followed byThe Daily Showpresented byDáithí Ó SéandClaire Byrne.[5]These ended in March 2012.[6]
Todaydebuted in November 2012, and is hosted each weekday by Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2005, she married politicianJohn Deasyand lived with him inDungarvan,County Waterford.[1]She gave birth to a son in May 2014,[3]and later moved with her family to Dublin.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^abDwyer, Ciara (10 August 2008)."There's no holding her back".Sunday Independent.Retrieved6 August2010.
- ^"The Afternoon Show: Presenters".RTÉ.Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2010.Retrieved6 August2010.
- ^abc"Maura Derrane – TV Presenter".NK Management.Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2013.Retrieved6 August2010.
- ^McGreevy, Ronan (6 August 2010)."RTÉ bucks recession with more investment in home-made documentaries and drama".The Irish Times.Dublin.Retrieved6 August2010.
- ^"RTÉ Television announces new season".Raidió Teilifís Éireann.5 August 2010.Retrieved6 August2010.
- ^Moore, Leanne (6 December 2011)."Claire, Daithi and Maura won't be back".Evening Herald.Retrieved6 December2011.
- ^Hogan, Louise (15 September 2012)."RTÉ brings back familiar faces for new live show".Irish Independent.Retrieved15 September2012.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Dungarvan
- Broadcasters from County Galway
- RTÉ newsreaders and journalists
- RTÉ television presenters
- TG4 newsreaders and journalists
- TG4 presenters
- Virgin Media News newsreaders and journalists
- 20th-century Irish people
- 21st-century Irish people
- People from the Aran Islands