Síle Seoige
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| Síle Seoige | |
| Born | 1979 An Spidéal, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Nationality | Irish  |
| Occupation | Television Presenter |
| Employers | RTÉ One |
| Height | 5'6 |
| Spouse | Glen Mulcahy, 2005[1] |
| Website http://www.sileseoige.com |
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Síle Seoige [ˈʃiːlʲə ˈʃoːɟə] was born in 1979 in Spiddal, County Galway and has been a television presenter for both RTÉ and TG4[2]. She was the youngest of four children. She is fluent in both Irish and English, and has worked for RTÉ and the Irish language station TG4. Her older sister Gráinne is also a television presenter for RTÉ.
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[edit] Education and early career
She attended Scoil Mhuire at primary level and Coláiste Chroí Mhuire at secondary level. After completing her Leaving Certificate she landed the job of hosting a movie program on TG4 called Hollywood Anocht. There she was given the job of interviewing some of Hollywood's top talent such as Bruce Willis and Meryl Streep. When Hollywood Anocht ended Síle became TG4's weather girl and continuity presenter, and after two years she moved on to host a children's programme called Cúla4.
After two years of Cúla4 Síle took a year out and spent that time travelling. She returned to Ireland to try radio presenting. She worked for Beat 101-102, a station based in the south-east before moving to national station Today FM. In the summer of 2004 Síle landed the job of covering Ireland's summer festivals for RTÉ's Nationwide.
[edit] Bilingual hosting
Following this Síle presented RTÉ's Up for the Match and became a regular host on the bilingual programme Seachtain. This news and features format was very different for Síle, but she revelled in the opportunity to get out amongst the public and it gave her a firm footing in production, scripting and media law. Síle was also approached to be the face for Seachtain na Gaeilge, a week where everything Irish is celebrated. She produced a four part series for RTÉ called Coiscéim and appeared with The Devilins on a compilation CD SnaG-05 featuring bands from Ireland singing in Irish.
Since Seachtain na Gaeilge Síle has presented RTÉ's coverage of the 2005 St. Patrick's Day Parade and finished in third place in a You're A Star Charity Special. She presented last years series of You're A Star.
Currently she is presenting a bilingual English-Irish current affairs programme on RTÉ One called Pobal.
