Cathy Grieve

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birth_date = 16 June 1965
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education = Loreto Convent, National University of Ireland, Galway
employer = BBC
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Cathy Grieve (born 16 June 1965) is an Irish journalist from Letterkenny, County Donegal. She is currently the Interactive Newsgathering Editor for BBC News. Cathy has worked for the BBC in tv, radio and new media. She also worked for a short spell with RTÉ as a Production Editor.

Education

She is the eldest in a family of seven. She was educated at Loreto Convent and graduated with a degree in Mathematics and English from National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed a Higher Diploma in Education and embarked on a teaching career for a short period of time before starting a career in journalism.

In late 80's she served as President of UCG Students Union and a member of the Governing Body of the university. After graduation she worked for a period as personal assistant to Irish government minister Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, then serving as Minister for Europe at the Dept of the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister). She is a single mother with one son.

Career

She began her career as a teacher in 1990. She taught English and mathematics to higher level Leaving certificate but after one year chose to move onto the media.

She joined the BBC in Feb 1991 at their news operation in Dublin. She moved to BBC News in Belfast within a couple of years and became the Ireland producer for BBC National news. This was a turbulent time in Northern Ireland politics and she led a team of correspondents and producers through the last years of the troubles and through the historic peace talks and subsequent transition to a peaceful society.

She worked as a journalist with RTÉ from 1994-2008 and is currently Interactive Newsgathering Editor for BBC News. [ [http://www.linkedin.com/in/cathygrieve Cathy Grieve - Interactive Newsgathering Editor at BBC News] ]

Awards

Grieve has collected numerous awards, including a Royal Television Society Award for the BBC's coverage of the Good Friday Agreement and a Broadcast Award for the first visit of US President Bill Clinton's trip to Northern Ireland.

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External links

* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/cathygrieve Cathy Grieve Profile]