Joe O'Shea ( Irish: ''Seosáf/Seosamh Ó Sé'') is an Irish broadcaster and

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. He lives and works in

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and in the past made regular appearances on Irish radio and television.

Career

Joe O'Shea was educated at St Mary's of the Isle Convent, Sullivan's Quay CBS, Cork, and Deerpark CBS, Cork. O'Shea began his career as a trainee with '' The Star'' newspaper. In 1991, he became a staff journalist and over the next few years he interviewed celebrities, including

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and Colin Farrell. During the nineties he covered some of Ireland's biggest stories, such as the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). When he travelled to

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in 1998 with aid agency Trocaire, he spent a fortnight conducting interviews with the survivors of

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and chronicling the devastating effects of the civil war." Towards the end of the decade, O'Shea was assigned to follow the

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on all away games in search of a news angle. His personal highlight came in

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and

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in 2002 when he spent three weeks on the road immersed in Roy Keane and ticket scams. O'Shea began writing more colour and feature pieces for ''The Star''. He became a freelance journalist. He pursued his interest in classic cars by acting as Motoring Correspondent for ''

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''. He also penned the 'Newshound' column for ''In Dublin'' magazine on media issues. After writing articles appearing in '' The Irish Independent'' and '' The Evening Herald'', he was a guest on radio for Newstalk 106 and TV with Setanta Sports. O'Shea was offered a job co-presenting a new magazine/lifestyle programme - '' Seoige and O'Shea'' - with Grainne Seoige in October 2006. In 2007, he made television appearances on other shows such as '' Charity You're A Star'' and '' The Late Late Show''. In June 2008, O'Shea left

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and continued to work as a freelance journalist for various national news organisations. In August 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ programme, '' Charity Lords of the Ring''. Joe O'Shea works in

and makes appearances on radio shows such as '' The Marian Finucane Show'' and '' The Last Word'' With Matt Cooper.

Personal life

In September 2006, O'Shea was charged in Stradbally in County Laois with

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of alcohol; he received a ban from driving for one year upon entering a guilty plea in court proceedings in

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on Friday, 12 January 2007.

References

External links

Joe O'Shea's Profile
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