Why our girls are stars of the global small screen

They may be under-represented on the airwaves here, but Irish female broadcasters have been flying the flag abroad for years. Dave Kenny looks at the women who have made an international impact

FEWER than one in four voices on Irish radio news and current affairs programmes are female, according to research by the National Women’s Council of Ireland. Despite this imbalance at home, however, Irish women continue to be world-beaters in international broadcasting. They have become household names from Georgia USA to Georgia in the former USSR.

Orla Guerin MBE