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Ireland Joe O'Shea is a journalist and broadcaster with extensive experience across Irish media, transitioning from national newspapers to television presenting and editorial leadership.
Freelance journalist working for Newstalk, making regular appearances on radio.
Freelance journalist working for Today FM, making regular appearances on radio.
Joe O'Shea has contributed as a freelance journalist and feature writer for The Irish Independent.
Joe O'Shea has worked as a staff journalist early in his career and continues as a columnist with The Irish Daily Star Newspaper.
Joe O'Shea has worked for RTÉ as a broadcaster, co-presenting 'Seoige and O'Shea', devising and presenting 'The Perfect Irishman', and as a roving reporter for 'The Consumer Show'. He is also a regular guest on shows like 'The Marian Finucane Show'.
Joe O'Shea was appointed editor for Cork Beo, a new digital news-site for Cork City & County, under Reach plc.
Joe O'Shea travelled to Rwanda in 1998 with the aid agency Trocaire to conduct interviews with genocide survivors.
Joe O'Shea served as Motoring Correspondent for The Sunday Business Post.
Joe O'Shea penned the 'Newshound' column for In Dublin magazine, focusing on media issues.
Joe O'Shea contributed articles to The Evening Herald.
Joe O'Shea was a guest on TV with Setanta Sports.
Joe O'Shea is represented by Lisa Richards Agency for his media work as a freelance journalist and broadcaster.
Produced 'Ireland's Rich List', presented by Joe O'Shea, in partnership with RTÉ.
Joe O’Shea, a native of Cork, Ireland, established his career as a journalist and broadcaster over two decades. He began his professional journey as a trainee with The Star newspaper, later becoming a staff journalist. During the 1990s, he covered significant national stories, including the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement. His international reporting includes a fortnight in Rwanda in 1998 with the aid agency Trocaire, where he interviewed genocide survivors and documented the civil war’s impact. O’Shea also spent three weeks in Japan and Korea in 2002, covering the Republic of Ireland national football team’s away games, focusing on human interest stories around figures like Roy Keane and ticket issues. He developed a specialization in color and feature writing for The Star before transitioning to freelance work, serving as Motoring Correspondent for The Sunday Business Post and writing the ‘Newshound’ column for In Dublin magazine, which focused on media issues.
His career expanded into broadcasting, with appearances on Newstalk 106 and Setanta Sports TV. In 2006, O’Shea co-presented “Seoige and O’Shea” on RTÉ One with Grainne Seoige, a magazine/lifestyle program. During 2007, he made further television appearances on shows such as “Charity You’re A Star” and “The Late Late Show.” He left RTÉ in June 2008 to return to working as a freelance journalist, contributing to various national news organizations. His freelance work included regular columns for The Irish Daily Star Newspaper and feature writing for The Irish Independent. He also became a frequent guest on radio programs like “The Last Word” with Matt Cooper and “The Marian Finucane Show” on RTÉ.
In 2009, O’Shea participated in the RTÉ program “Charity Lords of the Ring.” He also devised and presented a one-off documentary for RTÉ, “The Perfect Irishman,” which explored vanity among Irish males. Additionally, he was a roving reporter for a season of “The Consumer Show” on RTÉ 1. In January 2019, Joe O’Shea joined Reach PLC in Ireland, taking on the role of editor for CorkBeo, a new digital news-site dedicated to Cork City and County. This marked a return to an editorial leadership position within the Irish media landscape.
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