Shane Kenny is an Irish

Irish people

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 journalist

Journalist

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 and former government press officer who has broadcast for RTÉ

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

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, the BBC

BBC

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 and the US ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 network. He has worked as a journalist for 30 years. From 1994

1994 in Ireland

-Events:*April 14 - The Central Bank issues a new £5 note.*April 30 - Ireland wins the 39th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock 'n' Roll Kids....

 to 1997

1997 in Ireland

-Events:*January 8 - Russia seeks to widen its ban on the importation of Irish beef due to BSE.*February 27 - The law providing for divorce comes into effect today.*March 6 - Michael Lowry resigns as a member of the Fine Gael Party....

, he served as Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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's Government Press Secretary. During his career at RTÉ, he created and launched RTÉ's most successful radio

Radio

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 news programme, Morning Ireland

Morning Ireland

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.

On radio he anchored the News at One

RTÉ News at One

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and This Week

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for many years. He also worked as an investigative reporter and presenter for the acclaimed Seven Days

7 Days (Ireland)

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programme on RTÉ television.

As RTÉ Business

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 Editor

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, he developed the business news internet portal, RTÉ onbusiness.ie

Rte.ie

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 and expanded RTÉ's coverage of business affairs to include extended radio bulletins, the Moneymakers

Moneymakers

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series of interview

Interview

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s with successful businessmen, and the televised broadcast of the Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

He has travelled widely on international news stories, including the Middle East

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 crisis, the early years of Pope John Paul II

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 in Italy

Italy

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, Poland

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, Ireland

Ireland

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 and the United States

United States

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, Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe

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 and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

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, the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

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, as well as elections in France

France

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, Germany

Germany

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 and other European countries.

As Government Press Secretary he was Spokesman for the European Union

European Union

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 during Ireland's Presidency

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 in 1996

1996 in the European Union

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.

He has a BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

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in English, History and Economics and did postgraduate studies in journalism in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is the author of two books on Irish politics, Irish Politics Now (Brandon) and Go Dance on Somebody Else's Grave (Kildanore Press).

Publications

• Irish Politics Now (Brandon Books, 1987) ISBN 0863220959 / 9780863220951
• Go Dance on Somebody Else's Grave-The Inside Story of the Haughey Coalition (Kildanore Press, 1990) ISBN 1872455042 / 9781872455044