Adrian Lydon (born 1976) is a reporter/producer for
CNN, he previously worked as television reporter for the ''Nine O'Clock News'' on
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Lydon was responsible for the first media reports on the
Leas Cross scandal and the
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc ( ga, Banc na hÉireann) is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Irish ...
stolen laptop story.
A native of
Oughterard
Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The population of the town in 2016 was 1,318. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N5 ...
,
County Galway
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, he was first a
newsreader on
Galway Bay FM
Galway Bay FM is an Irish independent local radio station and operates under a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Established in 1989, the station broadcasts from studios in Galway, serving the city and County Galway.
Progra ...
and moved to 2006. He has been an RTÉ news reporter since January 2008.
Adrian holds a degree in media from
Mary Immaculate College
Mary Immaculate College (Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál), also known as MIC and Mary I, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, the university level College of Education and the Liberal Arts is academically linked with the Univ ...
, in Limerick and a masters in journalism from
Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Cre ...
.
References
* ''Galway Now'', June 2008
External links
* http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1110/leascross_av.html?2190796,null,209
* http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1110/leascross.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090123233743/http://www.lcnhi.ie/other_docs/
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1976 births
Living people
Galway Bay FM presenters
Broadcasters from County Galway
RTÉ newsreaders and journalists
Alumni of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Alumni of Dublin City University
People from Oughterard, County Galway