Sinéad Crowley
Sinéad Crowley | |
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Born | Sinéad Crowley 1974 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Dublin City University University College Dublin |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
Spouse(s) | Andrew Phelan |
Children | 2 |
Sinéad Crowley (born 1974) is an Irish journalist and novelist. She is Arts and Media Correspondent for RTÉ News and is a lecturer in journalism at Dublin City University.[1][2] She has published three crime novels, Can Anybody Help Me? (2014), Are You Watching Me? (2015) and One Bad Turn (2017) in the novel series DS Claire Boyle.[3][4][5]
Career[]
Crowley began her career as a journalist and film reviewer for the Northside People[6][7][8] and later worked on the radio stations, Raidió Na Life, Clare FM and Radio Kerry.[9] She joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann in 1997 as a reporter in Irish language programmes[10] and joined the RTÉ Newsroom as a journalist in August 1999.[2] Since December 2006, Crowley is Arts and Media Correspondent for RTÉ News and Current Affairs on television, radio and online.[11][12][13] Since September 2019, she is a lecturer in journalism at Dublin City University.[2] Crowley was on secondment to COVID-19 coverage on the One O'Clock News, Six One News and the Nine O'Clock News when the pandemic arrived in Ireland.[14]
Personal life[]
Crowley is a fluent Irish speaker from Walkinstown in Dublin.[2] She attended Dublin City University and University College Dublin and received a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies. She also received a master's degree in women's studies.[2] Crowley is married to Andrew Phelan, who works for the Irish Independent,[15] and has two sons.[16][17]
Awards and nominations[]
Crowley has published three crime novels, Can Anybody Help Me? (2014), Are You Watching Me? (2015) and One Bad Turn (2017) in the novel series DS Claire Boyle.[3][4][5] All three novels were shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards. She is now working on her fourth novel.[18]
Novel | Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Can Anybody Help Me? | 2014 | Irish Book Awards | Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award | Shortlisted | [19] |
Are You Watching Me? | 2015 | Irish Book Awards | Ireland AM Crime Novel of the Year | Shortlisted | [20] |
One Bad Turn | 2017 | Irish Book Awards | Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Shortlisted | [21] |
References[]
- ^ Rabbitte, Eimear (14 May 2014). "RTE stars turn out for Arts Correspondent Sinead Crowley's new book". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Sinead Crowley - Arts and Media Correspondent - RTE - LinkedIn". Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via LinkedIn.
- ^ a b "Book Review: Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinead Crowley". lornasixsmith.com. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b Feely, Mary (17 April 2015). "Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinéad Crowley". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Sinéad Crowley". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Ní Aodha, Gráinne (10 May 2020). "Two Dublin newspapers, the Northside People and Southside People, are to close". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Publisher of Northside People and Southside People closes down". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Sinéad Crowley [@SineadCrowley] (9 May 2020). "Very sad to hear this. I'm one of many journalists who started work with the Northside People. Thoughts with Tony and the team: Publisher of local Dublin papers closes down via @RTENewsNow" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Crime Fiction Ireland: Second thriller from RTÉ's Sinéad Crowley". crimeire.blogspot.com. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "RTE's Sinead Crowley signed by Quercus". Writing.ie. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "RTÉ is pleased to announce the appointment of journalist Sinead Crowley to the post of Arts and Media Correspondent". RTÉ Press Centre. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "At home with...Sinead Crowley". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Sinead Crowley - RTÉ Journalist - Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Usually Arts and Media correspondent with @rtenews, on secondment to #covid19 coverage. Also tweet as @scrowleyauthor Gaeilge agus fáilte". Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tevlin, Rory (8 June 2017). "A thrilling night out as Crowley launches latest book". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "At home with... RTÉ's Sinead Crowley". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Office Mum stories – Sinéad Crowley". officemum.ie. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Crime Fiction: From Whodunnit to Whydunnit with Sinéad Crowley". irishwriterscentre.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "An Post Irish Book Awards - Can Anybody Help Me". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "An Post Irish Book Awards - Are You Watching Me". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "An Post Irish Book Awards - One Bad Turn". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Living people
- RTÉ newsreaders and journalists
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Irish novelists
- Irish journalists
- 1974 births