Barry O'Neill | |
|---|---|
| Donegal County Councillor | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | County Donegal,Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Occupation | Broadcaster,producer,politician |
| Presenting career | |
| Station(s) | RTÉRadio 1,RTÉ2FM |
| Network | RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
Barry O'Neill is an Irish sports broadcaster,producer and a retired politician from County Donegal.
He is a producer with Sunday Sport on RTÉRadio 1. [1] [2] He regularly presents bulletins on RTÉRadio 1 and RTÉ2fm. [2] He was elected to Donegal County Council in 2004, [3] 2009, [4] and 2014, [5] before retiring in 2019. [6] [7] He also ran for the party in the 2010 Donegal South-West by-election finishing second behind the winner Pearse Doherty. [8]
Because of his involvement with both RTÉand Fine Gael he has drawn comparisons with George Lee. Also,citing a significant journalistic ethics conflict. [2] [9]
O'Neill,through his work with RTE,has won a PPI National Award for best sports story in 2014, [10] and a gold IMRO National Award for best sports programme with in 2018. [11]
In 2012 O'Neill attracted controversy after an image was posted online of him doing a Nazi salute beside a waxwork of Adolf Hitler in a museum in Rome. The Jewish Representative Council in Ireland demanded an apology from O'Neill for the incident. [12]
He is a fan of the Donegal football team and Finn Harps and enjoys music by Rory Gallagher. [13]
In closing, Jacqui thanked all those she has had the pleasure of working alongside, with particular note to producer Barry O'Neill...