Cathal O'Shannon

Who was Cathal O'Shannon?

Cathal O'Shannon was an Irish journalist and television presenter. He was a former journalist with The Irish Times newspaper and a former TV reporter and presenter for RTÉ. He was probably best known for presenting documentaries on Irish history, produced mainly for Irish television viewers and broadcast by RTÉ.

On 12 January 2007, after producing his most recent documentary, he stated that he had fully retired. In a 2008 television documentary he "outed himself as a serial womaniser who cheated repeatedly on his wife". He was awarded lifetime membership of the Irish Film & Television Academy in 2010 when he said it was "particularly gratifying that it occurs before I pop my clogs". He died the following year.