Siobhan McGarry is a television presenter and freelance journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

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Broadcasting career

Siobhan McGarry is a broadcaster and media expert. Her company 'Media Friendly NI' provides media training and consultancy for the public, private and voluntary sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Siobhan also produces highly creative, broadcast quality DVDs and web videos for a wide range of clients. Siobhan works as a presenter for Downtown radio and has worked as a presenter /reporter for UTV in Northern Ireland. She has also written for The Sunday Times, The Irish Times and The Sunday Life and continues to write news, features and travel articles for various outlets. From 2000-2005 McGarry worked as a reporter and newsreader for GMTV Northern Ireland and as acting Ireland Correspondent for ITN. She moved to UTV as a presenter and reporter for UTV Life, initially providing maternity cover for Alison Fleming

Alison Fleming

Alison Fleming is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. She is currently a presenter and reporter for UTV Live.-Broadcasting career:Fleming studied journalism at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education...

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In 2006, a report McGarry filmed about visiting New York won the award for "Best Broadcast Report" at the Visit USA Association Media awards in London. In 2008, McGarry was a finalist in the ITV regional reporter (features category) of the year awards.

Prior to her television work, McGarry worked at Downtown Radio

Downtown Radio

Downtown Radio is an Adult Contemporary music radio station based in Newtownards, County Down, that serves all of Northern Ireland using a network of FM and AM transmitters.- History :...

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Personal life

Before becoming a journalist, McGarry worked at her parent's restaurant in Lurgan

Lurgan

Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway...

. Siobhan also manages an indie rock band from Northern Ireland called Microlip. Microlip supported The Script in Belfast 2009. They have also supported The Coronas

McGarry has three children.