Our Writers
Meet the team behind Her.ie: the writers who bring you its news, analysis and opinion.
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Aine Goulding
Áine Leech
Aisling Keenan
Alan Loughnane
Alanna Alexander
Alex Finnis
Alex Roberts
Alice Kiernan
Alice Murray
Amanda Cassidy
I am mum to three little scamps aged 6, 4 and 2 and when I am not sharing my stories, I love to travel. Other hobbies include counting to 10, fantasising about sleep and microwaving my cold coffee.
Amelia Tait
Amy Nolan
Ann Cronin
Anna Cosgrave
Anna Daly
Anna Daly
Anna Martin
Anna O'Rourke
Anna Rourke
Aoibhinn Clancy
Aoife Moore
April Curtin
Ava Keady
Ben Kenyon
Ben Kiely
Brian Sheehan
Callum Boyle
Carl Anka
Stories - Carl.Anka@Joe.co.uk
Carl Kinsella
Carla Jove
Cassie Delaney
A self-proclaimed nerd, Deputy Editor Cassie is obsessed with all things techy and digital. She studied Journalism and then Digital Technology Design and Innovation and is our go-to-girl for video content, design and home made gifs. Cassie is happiest when she’s behind a camera directing the rest of team into weird and wonderful situations (it’s in her contract that she can never appear in front). She’s passionate about social issues and empowering women and has worked with the team to develop Her Say. Cassie has a weakness for sausage rolls and tea which makes Her.ie the dream place to work.
Cassie Stokes
Cathy Donohue
Editor. A real fear of wasting a good outfit on a bad day.
Cerys Baker
Charlie Herbert
Christina Kenny
Christina Kenny is a science graduate from UCD and is currently embarking on her PhD at Queens University Belfast. She is a major science nerd and dog lover.
Ciara Knight
Ciara writes features for JOE.co.uk and is doing her best.
Clara Kelly
Claudia McInerney
Clodagh McKeon
Conan Doherty
Conor Heneghan
Dan Seddon
Daniel Brown
Danny Jones
Darragh Berry
When not writing for JOE, can be found strumming out Oasis songs or the Green and Red of Mayo on request. Gets lost on the streets of Dublin as frequently as Mayo lose All-Ireland Finals.
Darragh Murphy
Dave Hanratty
Denise Curtin
Journalist, Presenter. Host of I've Got A Text - The Her Love Island recap show.
Dragos Arama
Ellen Fitzpatrick
Ellen Tannam
Ellen Tannam is uncomfortable writing bios for things but here we are. She is a Dublin girlo whose pastimes includes petting every dog she sees, eating chicken nuggets and trying to guess who celebrity blind items are about. Her favourite emoji is the upside-down smiley face. She likes to write about popular culture, LGBTQ issues, feminism, technology, music and baby animals. Likes include chocolate and cacti. Dislikes - people who are rude to retail staff, cheese, and people telling her McDonald's is bad for her. She knows.
Emily Lynch
emma lahiffe
Emma Lahiffe is a branded content writer who joined Her.ie in October 2014. She hails from Galway and her interests lie in travel and music. Before joining Her.ie she worked as a PR consultant in London. She has an MA in Public Relations from the London College of Communication and a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin. You can catch her on: emma.lahiffe@maximummedia.ie
Eoghan Doherty
Derry product. Came 3rd in the 'Throw The Ball Far Competition' in 1993. Loves Celine Dion more than you love Celine Dion.
Eric Lalor
Standup comedian, sit-down writer, wannabe actor. Bohs, Manchester United and Dublin GAA capture my sporting heart
Erin McLaughlin
Evan Fanning
George McKay
Gillian Fitzpatrick
Hannah Cronolly
Harry Warner
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Hugh Carr
A regular Joe Soap.
Irene Halpin Long
Irene Halpin Long is a stay-at-home parent to a beautiful little girl and an aspiring writer. She has a degree in Psychology and also trained and qualified as a Certified Chartered Accountant. She is currently working on a novel set in the Channel Islands and a children's book set in Ireland. She is the author of two blogs: one for fiction at irenehalpinlong.com and on life as a parent at, hervoicefromthekitchenwindow.com
Jack O'Toole
Jack Peat
Jade Hayden
Jade Hayden is the editor of Her.ie.
James Dawson
Deputy Editor of JOE.co.uk
Jean-Emile Jammine
Jessica Buxbaum
Jessica Lee
Jody Coffey
JOE
Joe Harrington
I'm a proud Kerry man who loves music, bad puns, holding Sam Maguire and the creamy bit of a Kinder Bueno. I've watched the first three seasons of Arrested Development 14 times, so far.
Jonny Yates
Jordan Gold
Advice, tips and death threats to Jordan.Gold@JOE.co.uk
Joseph Loftus
Josh Kaplan
Josh Kaplan is JOE's social audience manager.
Jujia Li
Justine Stafford
Justine Stafford is a writer and social creative at JOE. Justine has created viral photo and video content which have reached in excess of 50,000 shares across the JOE.ie and JOE.co.uk social platforms. She has often (one time) been referred to as a "meme whisperer" and has since adopted this title. Her favourite pastimes include reminding her Brother that she is the favourite child, and using the phrase "lovely cans". Follow her on Twitter! @justinestafford
Kat O'Connor
Kate Demolder
Kate Hendrick
Katie Mythen-Lynch
Katy Brennan
Katy Brennan
Katy Thornton
Keeley Ryan
Kevin Beirne
Kieran Galpin
Kyle Picknell
labeat@joemediagroup.co.uk
Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha
Laura Cunningham
Laura Cunningham
Laura Grainger
Laura Holland
Laura has been a part of the Her team since December 2015. Taking the lead role on our entertainment coverage, Laura has interviewed everyone from the cast of Entourage to Ed Sheeran, Russell Crowe and Shaggy and frequented more than a fair share of red carpets. With a background in media over the last 10 years, Laura most recently worked with 98FM as their Head of Digital Content and before that for AA Roadwatch where she broadcast on Today FM. Laura enjoys travelling, Netflix or movie marathons and food, particularly anything sweet.
Lauren Tracey
Lauren is a south Dublin native, and UCD graduate. She has worked with a variety of digital media platforms producing content, all while editing UCD’s College Tribune and running her own website. She enjoys a fruity rosé , her Kate Spade purse, any Hitchcock Movie, and pancakes with orange juice.
Lee Costello
Lee Eustace
Leslie Ann Horgan
Lianna Carini
Lorna Lawless
Louise Carroll
As Copywriter at Her, Louise's primary focus is to create powerful content for our client base that also resonates with you, our wonderful readers. She also enjoys writing about clean beauty bits she loves or the likes of environmental or women's health issues. Always keen to take part in topical discussions, you've probably spotted her face on Girls With Goals and other in-house produced video content. If she's not in the office, she's likely roaming the Dublin mountains, taking a stroll on the beach (primarily to gaze lovingly at all those woof-ies!) or eating her weight in hummus.
Lum Haliti
Mam
Marc Mayo
Matt Tate
Megan Cassidy
Megan is an all-singing all-dancing ex-children's TV Presenter and our resident Krusty the Clown. A panto princess extraordinaire, Megan has tread the boards of The Gaeity, Cork Opera House and The Helix Stages. She is a complete book nerd and loves makeup, cars, music and ghosts. She worries obsessively about celebrity relationships and still loses sleep over Britney and Justin.
Megan Roantree
Megan is an Islander from Inis Mór, who studied journalism in DCU before joining the Her team. Smiley faces, popcorn and Gaeilge are some of her favourite things. She has always loved the TV shows Friends and Scrubs equally so please don’t ask her to choose. She is very passionate about social issues, health and equality. She is not related to the company who makes the sweets.
Megan Roantree
Melissa Carton
Writer
Michael Corry
Michael Lanigan
Mike Wright
Mikey Stafford
Mirela Berisha
Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Political correspondent
Niall McIntyre
Niamh Maher
Niamh McClelland
Niamh Ryan
Nina McLaughlin
Noirin Byrne
Nooruddean Choudry
Oli Dugmore
Head of News and Politics
Olivia Hayes
Orlaith Condon
Paddy McKenna
JOE.ie Editor. Music and radio at the weekend. Leitrim|Everton|Ireland masochist.
Patrick McCarry
Pat McCarry has been working in journalism since 2003 and, before coming to JOE, has written for outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Tribune, Press Association, Irish Independent, The42 and more. He has been covering sport extensively since 2009, with particular focus on rugby, football and golf.
Paul Moore
Rachel O'Neill
Rebecca Keane
Rebecca Keane won the Neatest Handwriting in Meath competition in 2002 and while her once delicate handwriting may have slightly strayed throughout the years, her passion for writing has not waned. Her hobbies include running for buses, telling all her problems to her dog, and discussing the tumultuous love lives of Irish celebs. Her dedication to watching soaps such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Eastenders ensure that her lifelong dream of becoming a Bette Lynch/Kat Slater hybrid should come to fruition any day now. She dislikes crazy drivers, catcalling, rude customers and people who ‘don’t find female comedians funny’.
Rebecca McKnight
Rebecca O'Keeffe
Beauty Editor.
Repeal Project
Reuben Pinder
Thousands and thousands of articles about football, each more climactic than the last! Constant, dizzying, twenty-four hour, yearlong, endless football! Every kick of it massively mattering to someone, presumably.
Rich Cooper
Richard Beech
Richie Driss
Rob Burnett
Rob O'Hanrahan
Robert Redmond
Robert Redmond is the Site Editor of SportsJOE.
Robert Redmond
Rory Cashin
Entertainment Editor at JOE.ie. Professional lover of all things movies, TV, games, music, books, food, travel, tech and ..... did I say movies?
Rory Fleming
Rosanna Cooney
Rowanne Westhenry
Rudi Kinsella
Ryan Jarrett
Ryan Price
Sammi Minion
Sarah Gill
Sarah Hennessy
Sarah McKenna Barry
Sean Crosbie
Sharyn Hayden
Sharyn is a writer, comic actress and voiceover artist. Her debut book ‘I Forgot To Take My Pill! debuted worldwide in May 2015. She lives in Dublin with her two children Jacob and Eva, fur baby Pearl and is contemplating finally getting up that aisle with partner Alan in late 2016.
shpat@joe.co.uk
Sile Seoige
Simon Bland
Simon Clancy
Simon Kelly
Simon Lloyd
Sophie Collins
Sophie White
SportsJOE
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Stan Wheeler
Stephen Porzio
Steve Hopkins
Sue Murphy
Sue is originally from Dublin but went to college in Galway to pursue a BA in Arts and Masters in Classical Civilizations and couldn't get back out. Finally abandoning the West, Sue completed a Masters in Film Theory in Trinity and went on to become a film critic across outlets in Dublin working for the Movies and Booze tour with Moncrieff on Newstalk and as producer for Spin 1038 We Love Movies. She’s written for Den Of Geek, IFI.ie, Flickfeast.co.uk and has worked on the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. Sue's greatest ambition is to write a script for an Adam Sandler classic and retire in Italy with George Clooney.
Tara Trevaskis Hoskin
Taryn de Vere
Tiernan Allen
Tobi Akingbade
Tom Victor
Tony Cuddihy
Trine Jensen-Burke
Triona Collins
Una Kavanagh
Hailing from the great Kingdom of Kerry, Úna’s been living the life up in the Big Smoke for the past four years. She has a great grá for the Irish Language and was awarded a BA in Irish and Journalism from Dublin City University. She previously worked for WorldIrish, JustEat and Storyful as a content editor and journalist. From a very young age she always wanted to work in traditional media, but then Twitter in all its glory pretty much took over her life! (Well that and playing video games, watching Game of Thrones and acquiring a 'mild' zombie obsession). She also adores everything to do with food, and in her spare time likes to cook up a storm in the kitchen. And yes, she’s definitely one of those people who stares in awe at cute animals on YouTube.
Vese Hyseni
Wayne Farry
Head of Sport at JOE and FootballJOE.
Wil Jones
Will Lavin
Will "ill Will" Lavin is JOE's Head of Music & Lifestyle. With 15 years of experience as a journalist, TV pundit and PR, he's no stranger to the music industry. A 2015 IMC Award-winner, Will has written for publications such as Time Out, Complex, Daily Mirror, International Business Times, The Sun, VIBE, RWD, XXL, Blues & Soul, MOBO, and many more. A regular guest on SKY News, he's also made appearances on Channel 5 News, BBC World News, Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, and even hosted a four-part radio show on BBC 1Xtra. Other accolades include being on the voting panel for BBC's Sound of the Year in 2007 and 2008, which saw Mika and Adele top the lists respectively. Will is also a voting academy member for the MOBO Awards. Some of his favourite artists include: 2Pac, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Kings of Leon, Barry White, Devin the Dude, Eminem, 30 Seconds To Mars, Outkast, Big Sean, The Maccabees, Limp Bizkit, Ginuwine, Kendrick Lamar, Skunk Anansie, Drake and Black Coffee.
Zoe Hodges
