Katie Hannon (born August 1971) is an Irish journalist, radio and television presenter employed by RTÉ.[1][2] She has hosted her own self-titled weekly current affairs television programme, Upfront with Katie Hannon, since January 2023.[3] She previously presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon.
Career
Hannon was educated in both Duagh National School and Presentation Secondary School Listowel, County Kerry and she studied journalism in the Dublin Institute of Technology in Rathmines and Aungier Street.
Hannon joined RTÉ in 2004.[6] She appeared on a 2004 episode of The Panel.[7]
During the late 2000s and early 2010s she presented Prime Time at phases.[4]
From 2018 to 2022, she presented RTÉ Radio 1's political radio programmes, The Late Debate and Saturday with Katie Hannon,[8][9] and a relief presenter of Liveline.[10]
In November 2022, RTÉ announced that Hannon would take over from Claire Byrne on Monday nights as presenter of Upfront with Katie Hannon, a new current affairs programme, beginning January 2023.[11][12][13]
On 23 October 2021, in a special Saturday with Katie Hannon entitled Women of Honour, Hannon investigated the treatment of sexual assault allegations in the Irish Defense Forces.[14] The survivors formed a representative group of the same name.[15][16] An official investigation was ordered by the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney in January 2022. The final report, published in March 2023 made 13 recommendations which the Government accepted in full.[17][18][19]
^Varadkar, Leo (29 March 2023). Leaders' Questions (Speech). Leinster House, Dublin. There are a number of recommendations in the report, 13 in total, and we have accepted them all. There are some we can implement very quickly.
