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Kieron Wood

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Kieron Wood
Born15 August 1949
Surrey, England
Died26 February 2023(2023-02-26) (aged 73)
Alma materKing's Inns
Occupation(s)Journalist and barrister
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)

Kieron Wood (15 August 1949 – 26 February 2023) was an English journalist and writer who was active on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and with the Sunday Business Post. He also practiced as a barrister.

Career

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Wood joined RTÉ in 1978, working initially as a radio sub-editor and television reporter. He was appointed religious affairs correspondent in 1987 before becoming legal affairs correspondent in 1990. One of the biggest news stories he covered was followed by a book called The Kilkenny Incest Case.

After studying law at the King's Inns, Wood qualified with first-class honours as a barrister in 1995. He represented the first spouse to obtain a High Court divorce after it was allowed under the legislation introduced following the 1995 referendum. Wood was appointed senior assistant editor at the Sunday Business Post in 2000.

Recognition

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Wood won the Law Society's Justice Media Award several times and also received an Order of Malta silver medal in recognition of his broadcasting work.[1]

Illness and death

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Wood first experienced symptoms of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) aged 67, when he had difficulty playing the piano and typing. He eventually received the diagnosis of PSP.[2][3]

Wood died on 26 February 2023, at the age of 73.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Kieron Wood, author, barrister and former RTÉ legal affairs correspondent". Irish Independent. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ "'I don't want to believe I have an incurable brain disease, but I know I have' - former RTE presenter Kieron Wood". Irish Independent. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Prayer is the only hope I have left". Irish Catholic. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Death of barrister and journalist Kieron Wood". Law Society Gazette. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.