Maura Catherine Derrane (born 8 July 1970) is an Irish television presenter and journalist. She currently[when?] works for RTÉ, having previously worked for TV3 and TG4.
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 on RTÉ, TV3 and TG4. |
| Television | RTÉ News TV3 News Ireland AM The Afternoon Show Four Live Today |
| Spouse | John Deasy (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
Derrane is a from Inishmore, County Galway. She previously worked as a researcher for RTÉ News in Galway.[1] In 1996, she moved to TG4 as a news reporter. From 1998, she worked for TV3 News. She worked as a news reporter and crime correspondent.[2]
From 2004 to 2006, she was a co-presenter on Ireland AM. She has presented three series of Feirm Factor on TG4.[3]
Derrane presented The Afternoon Show from October 2009, with Sheana Keane.[3] The programme was dropped after the launch of the 2010 new season of RTÉ Television,[4] and replaced by two other afternoon chat shows. Four Live was presented by Derrane, and was followed by The Daily Show presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Claire Byrne.[5] These ended in March 2012.[6]
Today debuted in November 2012, and is hosted each weekday by Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé.[7]
Personal life
editIn 2005, she married politician John Deasy and lived with him in Dungarvan, 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- ^ a b Dwyer, Ciara (10 August 2008). "There's no holding her back". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "The Afternoon Show: Presenters". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Maura Derrane – TV Presenter". NK Management. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan (6 August 2010). "RTÉ bucks recession with more investment in home-made documentaries and drama". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "RTÉ Television announces new season". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ Moore, Leanne (6 December 2011). "Claire, Daithi and Maura won't be back". Evening Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Hogan, Louise (15 September 2012). "RTÉ brings back familiar faces for new live show". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2012.