Oranmore man Joe Mag Raollaigh has been appointed Managing Editor of Nuacht, the Irish Language News and Current Affairs service across RTÉ and for TG4.
A fluent Irish speaker, Joe will have editorial and managerial responsibility for all Nuacht RTÉ, Nuacht TG4 television output, and digital news content in Irish on RTÉ News platforms.
Joe originally began television reporting for TG4 after it was set up in 1996, before going on to be appointed Political Correspondent for TG4 and Nuacht RTÉ in 2004.
Currently RTÉ Political Coverage Editor, Joe has previously held the role of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent and edited The Week in Politics
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Joe will be commencing his new role in August.
