ORANMORE’s Joe Mag Raollaigh has been appointed the new Managing Editor of Nuacht, the Irish language news and current affairs service for RTÉ and TG4.
RTÉ News announced the appointment on Monday, Mag Raollaigh, is currently RTÉ’s Political Coverage Editor. In his new role, Joe will editorial and managerial responsibility for all Nuacht RTÉ, Nuacht TG4 television output, and digital news content in Irish on RTÉ News platforms.
Formerly political correspondent for TG4 and Nuacht RTÉ which he was appointed to in 2004, Joe was previously RTÉ’s Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent. He also edited RTÉ’s flagship political programme ‘The Week in Politics’, as well as RTÉ’s Leaders Questions and European Parliament Report programmes.
He joined TG4 as a reporter in 1996 when the channel was set up. Before this, he worked with Clare FM between 1993 and 1995.
Joe will take up his new post in August where he succeeds Joe Reddington who retired earlier in the summer. He said of his appointment, “I am very honoured to be appointed to lead and enhance of all our Nuacht output on RTÉ and for TG4. I aim to ensure that Irish speakers everywhere are served by the highest quality, impartial and fair reporting, so they are well informed to make their own judgements about the issues that shape all our lives.
“In doing this I will be leading a team of very experienced and highly regarded journalists and production staff whose knowledge and understanding of issues is second to none. Breaking stories, building audiences and making Nuacht more accessible will be my priorities as I take on this important role”.
Born in Boston where his parents emigrated to in the 1960s, Joe and his family returned to Oranmore in Galway in the 1970s. He has a BA, a Higher Diploma in Applied Communications and a Master’s Degree in Modern Irish. He has completed a number of Management and Leadership courses with the Irish Management Institute and UCD Professional Academy.
