| Ella McSweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31st October 1978 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | TV and radio producer and presenter |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
Ella McSweeney is an Irish radio and television presenter and producer, working mainly for RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. She focuses on wildlife, agricultural and science programming.
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McSweeney studied science at Trinity College, Dublin, specialising in zoology.[1] She began working for RTÉ Radio in 2000, producing Future Tense and Nature's Web. She then spent three years at BBC radio, television and online/interactive media in Belfast and London before returning to RTÉ in 2004. She has worked on a number of RTÉ shows, including The Green Light, Farm Week, RTÉ's Big Science Debate, as well as science documentaries for RTÉ's Documentary on One slot. From 2004 to 2007, McSweeney travelled around rural Ireland recording her wildlife and walking series Shanks Mare.[2] She also made the marine series Into the Deep, and the science series Mind Matters.[3]
McSweeney presented the lifestyle TV series Living Lightly on RTE One, and since 2008 presents the RTÉ farming series Ear to the Ground.[4][5] On 4th May 2011, she began presenting the National Lottery draws, replacing Pamela Flood.
In 2000, McSweeney was named Young Science Journalist of the Year for a documentary she made on the human genome project.[6] Her work on Mind Matters earned her a national Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) Radio Award in 2007.[7]