Audrey Carville

Audrey Carville (born 9 September 1972 in County Monaghan, Castleblayney, Ireland) is an Irish journalist. She is one of the presenters of Morning Ireland, a breakfast news programme on RTÉ Radio One. She previously presented the current affairs programme The Late Debate on the same station.[1]

From 2004 to 2009, she presented the BBC World Service radio programme Europe Today. She also presented Newshour on the BBC World Service. The Irish Times described her as having a "mellifluous voice and unflappable air."[2]

Carville is a native of Castleblayney in County Monaghan.[3] Her father was Arthur Carville, who served as a Fine Gael party councillor on Monaghan County Council.[4][5] Her brother, Gary Carville, also formerly served as a Fine Gael councillor on Monaghan County Council,[6] serving as Chairman of that council from 2007 to 2008.[7]

Previously[when?] Carville worked for BBC Radio Ulster in Northern Ireland,[8] and prior to that[when?] worked for independent local radio stations such as Highland Radio and Northern Sound.[9]

She was named Radio News Broadcaster of the Year in the Institute of Public Relations/BT Awards in 2004.[10] She also won a Celtic Film and Television Award.[11] She was part of a Sony Award-winning team for current affairs journalism in 2002.[8]

In February 2018, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld an objection to Carville's description, on the Morning Ireland programme, of journalist Kevin Myers as a Holocaust denier. The broadcaster, RTÉ, also lost a defamation lawsuit by Myers in 2019 as a result of Carville's accusation.[12][13]

Carville is married to fellow Morning Ireland presenter Gavin Jennings.[14][15]

  1. ^ O'Carroll, Sinead (16 September 2012). "Claire Byrne to host new radio show on RTÉ". TheJournal.ie.
  2. ^ Scally, Derek. "Ireland's voice in Europe moves back to pastures green". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ Fennell, Hilary (2 February 2014). "This much I know: Audrey Carville". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Death Notice of Arthur Carville (Castleblayney, Monaghan) | rip.ie". rip.ie.
  5. ^ Death of Arthur Carville - father of colleague Audrey Carville (The Late Debate, R.T.É. Radio One). http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4104:death-of-arthur-carville-father-of-colleague-audrey-carville-radio&catid=18&Itemid=103
  6. ^ "Safer type of Swedish roads to be used for Monaghan motorways". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ "Gary Carville". Facebook.
  8. ^ a b "BBC World Service | Programmes | Europe Today | Audrey Carville". www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ Foley, Alan. "Like father, like daughter: Jade McClafferty follows in her dad Enda's footsteps". www.donegallive.ie.
  10. ^ "BBC's 'risk-taker' is Journalist of Year". Press Gazette. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Celtic Film and Television Festival, Truro | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
  12. ^ ‘F**k the lynch mob’ – Kevin Myers splashes out to celebrate RTÉ libel win Sunday Independent, 2022-05-01.
  13. ^ "Complaint against George Hook programme upheld by BAI". RTÉ.ie. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.; "83/17: Mr. Karl Martin: RTÉ Radio 1: Morning Ireland: 31st July 2017" (PDF). Broadcasting Complaint Decisions. Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. February 2018. pp. 26–30 : 29. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  14. ^ McCarthy, Justine (18 July 2023). "RTE and Newstalk radio hosts work from home during coronavirus emergency" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  15. ^ Walsh, Rowena (24 July 2020). "On the double: High-profile people who juggle work with children". Irish Examiner.