Katie Hannon

Katie Hannon (born August 1971) is an Irish journalist, radio and television presenter employed by RTÉ.[1][2] She has hosted her own self-titled weekly current affairs television programme, Upfront with Katie Hannon, since January 2023.[3] She previously presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon.

Katie Hannon
BornAugust 1971 (age 52)
NationalityIrish
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology
Occupations
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)

Career

Hannon was educated in both Duagh National School and Presentation Secondary School Listowel, County Kerry and she studied journalism in the Dublin Institute of Technology in Rathmines and Aungier Street.

Hannon was previously political correspondent for Evening Herald from 1992 to 1999 and also for Irish Examiner from 1999 to 2001.[4] She was political editor of Ireland on Sunday from 2002 to 2004.[5]

Hannon joined RTÉ in 2004.[6] She appeared on a 2004 episode of The Panel.[7]

During the late 2000s and early 2010s she presented Prime Time at phases.[4]

From 2018 to 2022, she presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon,[8][9] and a relief presenter of Liveline.[10]

In November 2022, RTÉ announced that Hannon would take over from Claire Byrne on Monday nights as presenter of Upfront with Katie Hannon, a new current affairs programme, beginning January 2023.[11][12][13]

Women of Honour
Main article: Women of Honour

On 23 October 2021, in a special Saturday with Katie Hannon entitled Women of Honour, Hannon investigated the treatment of sexual assault allegations in the Irish Defense Forces.[14] The survivors formed a representative group of the same name.[15][16] An official investigation was ordered by the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney in January 2022. The final report, published in March 2023 made 13 recommendations which the Government accepted in full.[17][18][19]

Bibliography
  • The Naked Politician (2004)[20]

References
  1. Times, The Sunday (15 February 2015). "My week: Katie Hannon". The Times.
  2. Ferriter, Diarmaid (9 July 2010). Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland. Profile Books. ISBN 978-1847652584 – via Google Books.
  3. De Brun, Liam (31 January 2023). "RTE viewers have their say on new show Upfront with Katie Hannon". extra.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. Martin, Megan (16 November 2022). "RTE's Katie Hannon lands new prime time show to replace Claire Byrne Live". RSVPLive. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. "Judge accepts apology from journalist over radio remarks". The Irish Independent.
  6. "Katie Hannon". LinkedIn.
  7. "Katie Hannon". IMDb.
  8. "Saturday with Katie Hannon". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. "The Late Debate". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. "RTÉ Unveils Upfront with Katie Hannon New Monday Night TV Current Affairs Series". RTÉ.ie. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  11. "RTÉ unveils Upfront with Katie Hannon". RTÉ News. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  12. O'Loughlin, Ciara (16 November 2022). "Katie Hannon to take over Claire Byrne TV slot despite not being on rotating panel of Monday Night Live hosts". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  13. "Katie Hannon on her ambitions for Upfront". RTE News. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. Hannon, Katie. Women of Honour. RTÉ Radio 1.
  15. https://twitter.com/WomenOfHonour_
  16. O'Connor, Niall (27 March 2023). "Women of Honour hold 'constructive' meeting with Tánaiste as report due to be published tomorrow". TheJournal.ie.
  17. "Women of Honour: We need a statutory inquiry like no other". The Irish Times.
  18. "Women of Honour report 'shocking but not surprising', says DRCC chief". BreakingNews.ie.
  19. Varadkar, Leo (29 March 2023). Leaders' Questions (Speech). Leinster House, Dublin. There are a number of recommendations in the report, 13 in total, and we have accepted them all. There are some we can implement very quickly.
  20. Hannon, Katie (20 July 2004). The Naked Politician. Gill & Macmillan. ISBN 9780717136940 – via Google Books.
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