Conor Pope (born 3 August 1968) is an

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journalist, author and broadcaster who works for ''

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'' as well as appearing on radio and television as a

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. Pope is the consumer affairs correspondent with the Times and writes the weekly Pricewatch page in ''The Irish Times'' as well as occupying a segment of the same name on ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' on

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. He has also had a weekly slot on TV3's '' Six O'Clock Show'', and is the presenter of ''Conor Pope's Consumer 999'' on the same channel.

Early life

Born in

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, Pope moved with his family to

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when he was six and they returned when he was thirteen. He studied English and Philosophy at

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(UCG). Upon graduating, he took a programming course in FÁS, then worked at the ''

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'' as placement.

Career

In 1996, Pope joined ''The Irish Times'', becoming involved with the paper's website. Pope wrote a consumer advice book (''Stop Wasting Your Money''; Liberty Press), which was published in 2007, and contributed to two consumer-related shows on

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in 2007 and 2009. In 2012, as part of his job, he rang into TV3's '' Psychic Readings Live'' and asked Psychic Wayne about a concern he felt that someone he is connected to in his job was stealing money belonging to other people. He was promptly cut off. He has supported a campaign to erect a statue in Galway in memory of

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, who was partly descended from the Lynch family of Galway. This was the subject of controversy when American politicians commented unfavourably on the proposed memorial.

References

External links

Pricewatch
at ''

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