Samantha Libreri (, born 13 October 1982) is an Irish journalist.

Early life

Libreri was born in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...

in 1983 and grew up in

Finglas Finglas (; ) is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It lies close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway, and the N2 road. Nearby suburbs include Glasnevin and Ballymun; Dublin Airport is to the north. Finglas lies mainly in the posta ...

. Her surname is from a Maltese great-grandfather. She attended

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...

, where she edited ''

The University Observer ''The University Observer'' is a broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the campus of University College Dublin, Ireland, once every three weeks. Launched in 1994 by University College Dublin Students' Union, the newspaper was an immedi ...

'' and received a B.A. in English and Sociology.

Career

As a student, Libreri began working as a news assistant for RTÉ in 2000. In 2004 she won six Smedias (National Student Media Awards). In 2005, she was hired as a journalist for RTÉ. In 2012 she wrote a book about the people of

: ''Finglas: A People's Portrait'', with photographs by Darren Kinsella.

Personal life

Libreri is a lifelong fan of Shamrock Rovers F.C. Libreri is married to Niall Colman. She gave birth to her first child at the end of 2013, a son. She later had a daughter. They live in

Clontarf, Dublin Clontarf () is a largely affluent coastal suburb on the Northside of Dublin in the city's Dublin 3 postal district. Historically there were two centres of population, one on the coast towards the city, and the fishing village of Clontarf Sheds, ...

. In 2016, she and her husband were sued by a Bulgarian ex-nanny.

References

1982 births Living people RTÉ newsreaders and journalists 21st-century Irish journalists People from Finglas Irish people of Maltese descent Irish women journalists Alumni of University College Dublin Broadcasters from County Dublin {{ireland-journalist-stub