News Headlines
Day: Monday to Friday
Time: 18.00, 19.00 & 20.00
Type Of Show: Talk
About The Show: News headlines are read at the top of the hour at 6, 7 and 8 pm on Raidió na Life. Our newsroom is staffed by a team of voluntary newsreaders, who include Kate Ní Uallacháin, Mícheál Ó Riain, Edel Ní Chnáimhsí, Emmet Ó Fatharta and Sinéad Ní Dhomhnaill.
Kate Ní Uallacháin:
Kate hails from Killdare. At present she is in her final year of a BA in Media Studies at The National University of Ireland Maynooth. She enjoys travelling and when she graduates she intends to travel abroad to add to her media experience. She works in Dublin as a substitute teacher from time to time. Her passtimes include swimming regularly and she loves to dance around the handbags on a night out with the girls. She joined the Raidió Na Life team as a news reader in Septemberof this year.
Mícheál Ó Riain: Mícheál was born and raised in Waterford city. He speaks Connemara Irish however, as he spent 6 years teaching in the Comprehensive School in An Cheathrú Rua. He is a former History Lecturer in Dún an Charúin College of Education. He spent more than twenty years abroad working in the European Schools and he spent six years as Secretary General of those schools. He lives in South Dublin.
Edel Ní Chnáimhsí: Edel is from Gaoth Dobhair. She spent a few years chasing ambulances around dTír Chonaill but now she's got her sights set on a Higher-Diploma in Applied Communicatons in Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge in Carrowroe. For the last few years she's worked in Irish Colleges around the country, teaching Irish and dancing. She really enjoys travelling at home and abroad when she finds the time and the money. She hopes to get a full time position as a news reader in the future and to hang up her school bag for good!
Emmet Ó Fatharta: Emmet is from Naas. He's currently studying for a BA Degree in Irish and Journalism in Dublin City Unniversity. He loves sport, especially football and he hopes that one day Killdare will stop their messing! He has a great interest in music, not pop music but real music!
Sinéad Ní Dhomhnaill: Sinéad is from Drogheda. She has a Degree from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth where she studied Media and Irish. She spent two years travelling and when she returned home, she started studying again in UCD. She finished an MA in Writing and Communications in Irish. At the moment she's working as a tutor in UCD. She plays basketball with the ladies team in Drogheda. She enjoys current affairs, sports and socialising.
