Huge appointment for Longford journalist as she links up with Amal and George Clooney and the Clooney Foundation for Justice

Emmy-nominated and duPont-Columbia award winning, Longford journalist Shaunagh Connaire is joining the Clooney Foundation for Justice in a newly formed role as Director of Communications and Media.

RTE announce Ballymahon's Maura Higgins as presenter of new Glow Up series

The Co-Founders and Presidents of the The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) are Amal Clooney and George Clooney. CFJ advocates for justice through accountability for human rights abuses around the world.

Shaunagh is the host of the Media Tribe podcast and has reported and produced for Channel 4, BBC and PBS.

From the Ebola zone in Sierra Leone, to the refugee crisis in the Middle East, to operating undercover in China, she has reported on some of the world’s most critical issues and her work has often led to direct impact. 

Announcing the news of her new appointment, Shaunagh tweeted, "I'm joining the Clooney Foundation for Justice in a newly formed role as Director of Communications and Media.

"I'll be reporting directly to Amal and George and working with a brilliant team who pursue justice through accountability and represent some of the most vulnerable people around the world.

"During the last 10+ years as a journalist, I've loved holding power to account (mostly via my work @C4Dispatches
& @UnreportedWorld) so this job is nothing short of a privilege for me."

Some personal news!

I'm joining the Clooney Foundation for Justice in a newly formed role as Director of Communications and Media. I'll be reporting directly to Amal and George and working with a brilliant team who pursue justice through accountability and represent some of... pic.twitter.com/UYoZrALvwM

— Shaunagh Connaire (@shaunagh) June 18, 2021

Longford firms urged to ‘raise bar’ on clean air as office workers return

The 2,000 small and medium firms in Longford must raise the bar on providing clean air or face resistance on staff returning to offices, a sanitisation expert has warned.

 

WATCH: Liam Fenelon completes longest ultra marathon in world in Longford town

Seventy-nine-year old marathon man racks up 90km in 15 hours

There really is no stopping Longford's marathon man Liam Fenelon.

Longford manager Padraic Davis full of praise for the players in NFL survival success

"Iarla O’Sullivan’s performance was one of the best displays I’ve seen in a long time"

Longford manager Padraic Davis praised his side after they defeated Tipperary on Sunday last in the relegation play-off to retain their Division 3 status for 2022.