From top: Tommie Gorman and Vincent Kearney
Thrilled to be announced as next Northern Editor for @rtenews Tommie Gorman will live very big shoes to fill and I’m delighted to have been chosen to fill them. Looking forward to the next chapter @WilliamsJon
— Vincent Kearney (@vincekearney) January 29, 2021
This morning.
RTÉ have announced the appointment of Vincent Kearney to replace Roy Keane-bothering veteran Tommie Gorman as Northern Editor for RTÉ News.
Via RTÉ:
Vincent has previously worked as a reporter and producer for daily news and documentaries at the BBC including four years with BBC Northern Ireland’s Spotlight programme. Prior to joining RTÉ he was Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Correspondent with The Sunday Times and also worked for the Belfast Telegraph for nine years. Vincent is a native of west Belfast but has spent the last 31 years living with his wife Louise and family in Lurgan, County Armagh.
Meanwhile,paying tribute to Tommie Gorman, RTÉ News boss Jon Williams said:
“For 41 years, from Brussels to Belfast, via Sligo and Saipan, Tommie Gorman has been the beating heart of RTÉ News. He has earned the trust of audiences, north and south – and of all sides in Northern Ireland, telling their story, sharing his insights, and championing RTE’s role as an all-island news organisation.”
what’s the craic with the dreadful grammar and spelling mistakes from senior journos on chitter these days?
“will live”
(tho I’m very glad Tommie presumably managed to have his imminent demise commuted in some way)
Vincent just followed up: “Oops. That’ll teach me not to put the specs on before tweeting – Tommie will of course “leave” big shoes to fill. Need to employ a sub editor ….”.
Vincent is off to a very bad start with that typo.
On another note, Gorman’s NI reports, presumably self-written, always seemed inappropriately prosaic and sentimental – reaching cringe levels at times. Anybody else notice that? If so, a book deal is probably being negotiated over a Zoom screen as we write.
Yes, I noticed.
Tommy always had an inflated sense of his own importance. ” It is my view..” etc.
I won’t miss him, then again I don’t really rely on RTE for my news anymore.
Vinnys head is huge.
Can we all not wait until Charger says something before commenting?
…you are obviously mixing up Tommie Gorman reporting from a sad, historical carbuncal that the average little englander couldn’t give a toss about to Tony Connelly reporting for RTE from johnnie foreigner land…
What will “The RTE” do now?
Where did that even come from? Was that a comedian/parody?
Will there be a planned retirement do in RTE reception?