Sinéad Ní Neachtain
Sinéad Ní Neachtain, Irish editor, born 1977.
Sinéad Ní Neachtain is the Editor of 'Galway Now' magazine. A native of Indreabháin, Sinéad is of a family of five. She re-located to Boston with her family when she was ten years old, but returned two years later, and attended Coláiste Croí Mhuire Secondary School in Spiddal. Following her graduation from Dublin City University with an Honours Degree in Journalism, Sinéad began her broadcasting career with RTÉ.
She started working on 2FM and subsequently moved to Radio One where she worked on 'Morning Ireland'. She spent three to four years as a sub-editor on Radio One News and was the youngest newsreader in the country at 20 years of age. During this time, she also edited 'Lifetime' and 'Citywide News' Newspapers. Moving back to Galway, she undertook a Diploma in Irish and Computers and joined the newsroom in TG4 as a television reporter. Following that she joined the Galway Bay FM newsroom and produced the station's current affairs programme.
In 2005 she became Group Editor of Golden Egg Productions, which publishes 'Galway Now', 'Limerick Now' and 'Weddings Now' magazines. She is married to broadcaster Jimmy Norman (Galway).