Fiona Looney
| Fiona Looney | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | columnist playwright scriptwriter media personality |
| Known for | Contributions to family, media, society |
| Title | Missus |
| Spouse | Steve |
| Children | Ciara, Cian, Uainain |
Fiona Looney is an Irish columnist, playwright, scriptwriter and media personality. She has been a regular contributor to The Panel and The Gerry Ryan Show. She is the creator of Celebrity Bainisteoir, having first submitted the idea to RTÉ in 2004.[1]
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[edit] Career
Looney writes columns for The Daily Irish Mail and Woman's Way.[2]
She regularly contributed to The Gerry Ryan Show on RTÉ 2fm and filled in for Ryan on 30 April 2010, the day he died.[3][4] Their fondness for one another led to Looney being dubbed Ryan's "on-air wife" and she was considered a possibility as his replacement.[5] She was previously a regular contributor to topical comedy show The Panel. Looney's other television credits include working as a reporter for news programme Capital D. She previously worked as a writer for the political music magazine, Hot Press, had a career with BBC Radio in London and was a scriptwriter for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Debut play Dandelions was a success and garnered comparisons to the American television series Desperate Housewives.[6]
[edit] Personal life
Looney has a husband, Steve, and three children: two daughters, Ciara (born 1997), and Uainín (born 2001) and one son, Cian (born 1999), all of whom feature regularly in her columns.[7] She has a dog called Dennis.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Writer created celebrity TV series - judge". The Irish Times. 2011-05-17. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0517/1224297119776.html. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "Want a stay-at-home wife? Go and see 'Dandelions'". Irish Independent. 2006-05-27. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/want-a-stayathome-wife-go-and-see-dandelions-99988.html. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Friday 30th April 2010". RTÉ 2fm. 30 April 2010. http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/gerry_ryans_news/2010/04/friday-30th-april-2010.html. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan found dead". BBC News. 30 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8654812.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Nolan, Lorna (10 May 2010). "Ryans 'will not pick on-air successor'". Evening Herald (Independent News & Media). http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/ryans-will-not-pick-onair-successor-2174304.html. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Public well advised to pick Dandelions". The Kingdom. 2006-06-22. http://www.the-kingdom.ie/news/story/?trs=cwauidqlkf. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ Fiona Looney at the Internet Movie Database. Accessed 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Friday 23rd January 2009 - On Friday Fiona Looney will be in studio with tips on how to live longer.". RTÉ 2fm. Accessed 23 January 2009.
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