Reem El-Hassany: Irish-Iraqi presenter joins RTÉ News

Co-hosting kids' news broadcast news2day, the UL graduate has pursued pharmacy and teaching before her television debut yesterday

Reem El-Hassany: one of the anchors of RTÉ's news2day service

As Ireland's population has grown and changed over the course of the past few decades, the onus has been on Irish media to reflect the makeup of the society it serves. 

And while there's still progress to be made in many ways, announcements like the appointment by RTÉ of UL journalism graduate Reem El-Hassany point in that direction.