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This Much I Know: Maura Derrane, broadcaster

"I fell into broadcasting by chance. Growing up in rural Ireland in the 70s and 80s, careers in television weren’t exactly on our radar."

This Much I Know: Maura Derrane, broadcaster

Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 17:18

Hilary Fennell

I fell into broadcasting by chance.

Growing up in rural Ireland in the 70s and 80s, careers in television weren’t exactly on our radar.

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