Tommy Meskill | |
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Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31)
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Ennis,
County Clare, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Dublin City University ( B.A.) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | RTÉ |
Notable credit(s) |
RTÉ News East Coast FM FM104 Dublin's Q102 news2day |
Tommy Meskill (born 1993/1994) is an Irish journalist and newscaster employed by RTÉ, where he has been the London correspondent for RTÉ News since July 2024. He previously was a political reporter and has presented programmes on radio and television, including news2day, Morning Ireland and This Week, as well as the Six One, Nine O'Clock and One O'Clock News. [2]
Meskill completed a BA in Communications Studies from Dublin City University and interned with Clare FM during his studies. After graduating, he worked as a newsreader and reporter with Spirit Radio, East Coast FM, Dublin's Q102 and FM104. [3] [4]
In 2015, he won best radio production of the year in news and current affairs in the National Student Media Awards. [5] [6]
Meskill joined RTÉ in 2016 and worked across various programmes, including RTÉ2's news2day and RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland. [7] [8] He has also presented This Week and RTÉ One's European Parliament Report, as well as the Six One, Nine O'Clock and One O'Clock News as an occasional newscaster. [9] [10]
On 2 July 2024, Meskill was announced as the RTÉ News London correspondent to succeed John Kilraine, just two days ahead of the UK general election. [11] [12] Prior to his appointment, he had worked as part of RTÉ's political staff, reporting from Leinster House and the European Parliament. [13] [14]
Meskill is a native of Ennis, County Clare and is a former student of Rice College. [15]
In 2021, he was the grand marshal for the St Patrick's Day parade in Ennis. [1]
RTÉ political reporter, Tommy Meskill who hails from Ennis won a SMEDIA in 2015 for best radio production of the year in news and current affairs alongside Nicole O'Connor.