Katie Hannon Explained

Katie Hannon
Nationality:Irish
Alma Mater:Dublin Institute of Technology
Employer:Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)

Katie Hannon (born August 1971) is an Irish journalist, radio and television presenter employed by RTÉ.[1] [2] She has hosted her own self-titled weekly current affairs television programme, Upfront with Katie Hannon, since January 2023.[3] She previously presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon.

Career

Hannon was educated in both Duagh National School and Presentation Secondary School Listowel, County Kerry and she studied journalism in the Dublin Institute of Technology in Rathmines and Aungier Street.

Hannon was previously political correspondent for Evening Herald from 1992 to 1999 and also for Irish Examiner from 1999 to 2001.[4] She was political editor of Ireland on Sunday from 2002 to 2004.[5]

Hannon joined RTÉ in 2004.[6] She appeared on a 2004 episode of The Panel.[7]

During the late 2000s and early 2010s she presented Prime Time at phases.

From 2018 to 2022, she presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon,[8] [9] and a relief presenter of Liveline.[10]

In November 2022, RTÉ announced that Hannon would take over from Claire Byrne on Monday nights as presenter of Upfront with Katie Hannon, a new current affairs programme, beginning January 2023.[11] [12] [13]

Women of Honour

See main article: Women of Honour. On 23 October 2021, in a special Saturday with Katie Hannon entitled Women of Honour, Hannon investigated the treatment of sexual assault allegations in the Irish Defense Forces.[14] The survivors formed a representative group of the same name.[15] [16] An official investigation was ordered by the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney in January 2022. The final report, published in March 2023 made 13 recommendations which the Government accepted in full.[17] [18] [19]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times . The Sunday . 15 February 2015 . My week: Katie Hannon . The Times.
  2. Book: Ferriter, Diarmaid . Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland . 9 July 2010 . Profile Books . 978-1847652584 . Google Books.
  3. News: De Brun . Liam . 31 January 2023 . RTE viewers have their say on new show Upfront with Katie Hannon . extra.ie . 31 January 2023.
  4. News: Martin . Megan . 16 November 2022 . RTE’s Katie Hannon lands new prime time show to replace Claire Byrne Live . RSVPLive . 20 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Judge accepts apology from journalist over radio remarks . The Irish Independent.
  6. Web site: Katie Hannon . LinkedIn.
  7. Web site: Katie Hannon . IMDb.
  8. Web site: Saturday with Katie Hannon . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029152344/https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/saturday/ . 29 October 2022 . 19 November 2022 . RTÉ.ie.
  9. Web site: The Late Debate . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021115212/https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-late-debate/ . 21 October 2022 . 19 November 2022 . RTÉ.ie.
  10. Web site: 16 November 2022 . RTÉ Unveils Upfront with Katie Hannon New Monday Night TV Current Affairs Series . 20 November 2022 . RTÉ.ie.
  11. News: 16 November 2022 . RTÉ unveils Upfront with Katie Hannon . . 19 November 2022.
  12. News: O'Loughlin . Ciara . 16 November 2022 . Katie Hannon to take over Claire Byrne TV slot despite not being on rotating panel of Monday Night Live hosts . . 19 November 2022.
  13. Web site: 30 January 2023 . Katie Hannon on her ambitions for Upfront . 30 January 2023 . RTE News.
  14. Women of Honour . Hannon . Katie . Katie Hannon . RTÉ Radio 1.
  15. https://twitter.com/WomenOfHonour_
  16. Web site: O'Connor . Niall . 27 March 2023 . Women of Honour hold 'constructive' meeting with Tánaiste as report due to be published tomorrow . TheJournal.ie.
  17. Web site: Women of Honour: We need a statutory inquiry like no other . The Irish Times.
  18. Web site: Women of Honour report 'shocking but not surprising', says DRCC chief . BreakingNews.ie.
  19. Varadkar . Leo . Leinster House, Dublin . 2023-03-29 . Leo Varadkar . Leaders' Questions . There are a number of recommendations in the report, 13 in total, and we have accepted them all. There are some we can implement very quickly..
  20. Book: Hannon, Katie . The Naked Politician . 20 July 2004 . Gill & Macmillan . 9780717136940 . Google Books.

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