Evanne Ní Chuilinn

Evanne Ní Chuilinn
Born	(1981-09-05) 5 September 1981 (age 43) Kilkenny, Ireland
Education	Dublin City University University College Dublin NUI Galway
Occupation(s)	Sports journalist, television presenter
Years active	2004–present
Notable credit(s)	RTÉ News: Six One The Sunday Game Ireland's Greatest Sporting Moment
Spouse	Brian Fitzsimons (m. 2013)
Children	3

Evanne Ní Chuilinn (born 5 September 1981) is an Irish sports journalist and television presenter. She currently works as a sports news presenter on RTÉ News: Six One.[1]

Career

Ní Chuilinn began her career as a sub-editor with RTÉ Sport in 2004 where she worked behind the scenes on various sports programmes.[2] She progressed onto RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm where she delivered the hourly sports bulletins, as well as co-presenting various live Gaelic games broadcasts. A move to television in 2006 saw Ní Chuilinn work as a reporter on minority sports programme, OB Sport.[3] She became the sideline reporter for The Sunday Game in 2007.[4]

In 2008 Ní Chuilinn started working for RTÉ News, initially as a sports reporter, and shortly afterwards as a sports news presenter on RTÉ News: Six One.[5] Since then she has covered several major sporting events, including the Olympic Games.[6]

Ní Chuilinn was the presenter of the Sunday Game Beo Irish language programme on RTÉ during the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling and Football finals, the first time a full live programme was broadcast in Irish on RTÉ, with both analysis and commentary.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Ní Chuilinn graduated from NUI Galway.[10] She is married and has three children.[11][12]

References

1. "Evanne Ní Chuilinn on love, loss and meeting her birth mother". RTÉ News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. Ní Chuilinn, Evanne (6 September 2018). "Evanne Ní Chuilinn: You Never Really Know". www.thesportschronicle.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. Townsend, Michelle (24 August 2021). "Inside RTÉ Sport's Evanne Ni Chuilinn's career, family life and adoption story". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
4. "Girls take on boys at own game". Irish Independent. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
5. Hyland, Claire (16 October 2022). "Could a woman replace Des Cahill on The Sunday Game? Check out three of the top contenders". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. Fetherstonhaugh, Neil (21 August 2021). "RTÉ's Evanne Ni Chuilinn reveals how she tried for three years to get pregnant before IVF". Sunday World. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
7. "Tráchtaireacht agus anailís Ghaeilge ar Chluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann". RTÉ. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
8. "Tráchtaireacht agus tuairimíocht Ghaeilge ar Chluichí Ceannais". RTÉ. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
9. "Sunday Game Beo: RTÉ le craoladh iomlán i nGaeilge a dhéanamh ar Chluiche Ceannais Peile na hÉireann á chur i láthair den chéad uair ar an láthair". RTÉ. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
10. "NUIG to host Olive Loughnane". Galway Advertiser. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Hosted by the NUI Galway alumni group, Olive Loughnane will be in conversation with RTÉ sports journalist and NUI Galway graduate Evanne Ní Chuilinn at 6.30pm on Thursday, November 12.
11. Townsend, Michelle (4 January 2022). "RTE Sports' Evanne Ni Chuilinn welcomes third child with husband Brian Fitzsimons". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
12. Mulgrew, Seoirse (4 January 2022). "RTÉ sports broadcaster Evanne Ní Chuilinn gives birth to 'miracle' baby boy after successful IVF treatment". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2023.