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Nick Sheridan
Sheridan in 2014 as the host of News2day
Born
Nicholas Sheridan

(1991-10-30)30 October 1991
Wexford, Ireland
Died6 March 2024(2024-03-06) (aged 32)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityIrish
Alma materDublin City University
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter, writer
AwardsPrix CIRCOM Regional Programme Award
(2016)

Nicholas Sheridan (30 October 1991 – 6 March 2024) was an Irish journalist, television presenter and author who worked in the UK and Ireland.

Early life and career

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Nick Sheridan was born in Wexford on 30 October 1991.[1] He attended St Peter's College, where he was involved with the school's musical productions and graduated as "Student of the Year" in 2010.[2] Sheridan graduated from Dublin City University, majoring in journalism,[3] and moved to Glasgow in 2017.[4]

Sheridan worked in broadcasting for more than 10 years. He started his career at Newstalk as a newsreader and worked as a researcher at Late Lunch Live. In 2009, Sheridan was named Young Irish Filmmaker of the Year and travelled to South Korea for the Seoul International Film Festival.[5] In 2016, he won the Prix CIRCOM Regional Rising Star Award.[6]He presented and reported in RTE's News2day programme for two years before he moved to the UK in 2018 and joined the BBC in Glasgow.

In Glasgow, he was initially employed as a researcher with BBC Scotland. Sheridan later expanded into working as a camera journalist, correspondent and presenter. Sheridan presented programmes including Reporting Scotland, Drivetime, The Nine, Seven Days, Lunchtime Live, Good Morning Scotland, and The Sunday Show.[7] He left working full time there to focus on writing children's books, but continued to work freelance for the BBC.[8]

Sheridan also worked as a broadcast journalist at STV.[9]

In 2021, he released his first book, Breaking News: How to tell what’s real from what’s rubbish.[10] In 2022, he wrote the first book of a trilogy of books, entitled The Case of the Runaway Brain.[11] The book was followed by its 2023 sequel, The Case of the Phantom Treasure.[12][5] His final book, The Case of the Poisonous Pigs, was due to be published in 2024.[13][14] Sheridan was also a guest lecturer at the University of West Scotland.[15]

Personal life and death

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Sheridan came out as gay at the age of 16.[16]

He died in Glasgow on 6 March 2024, at the age of 32.[17] Sheridan had suffered a brain aneurysm on 25 February and was put in an induced coma.[18] A minute of silence was held for him at BBC Scotland offices.[19] First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf paid tribute to Sheridan in the Scottish Parliament, describing him as an "extremely talented journalist and author".[20] Sheridan's funeral was held in his home town of Castlebridge on 13 March.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Death Notice of Nick Sheridan (Castlebridge, Wexford)". rip.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bourke, Simon (7 March 2024). "Irish-born BBC journalist and children's author Nick Sheridan dies at the age of 32". Gorey Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ Knox, Susan (7 March 2024). "BBC presenter Nick Sheridan dies at 32 after short illness as tributes pour in". The Mirror. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan remembered at funeral in Ireland as 'talented and generous soul', Sky News
  5. ^ a b "Irish-born BBC journalist and children's author Nick Sheridan dies at the age of 32". Irish Independent. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Former RTÉ news2day presenter Nick Sheridan dies aged 32". RTÉ. 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ "BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan has died at the age of 32". The Herald. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "BBC Scotland presenter dies after short illness". BBC News. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan dies aged 32". Sky News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ Sheridan, Nick (23 December 2021). Breaking News: How to Tell What's Real From What's Rubbish. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-3985-0679-4. OL 34142509M.
  11. ^ Sheridan, Nick (18 August 2022). The Case of the Runaway Brain. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-3985-0685-5. OL 36053731M.
  12. ^ Sheridan, Nick (30 March 2023). The Case of the Phantom Treasure. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-3985-0688-6.
  13. ^ "Children's author Nick Sheridan dies aged 32". The Bookseller. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ Sheridan, Nick (February 2024). The Case of the Poisonous Pigs. Simon & Schuster, Limited. ISBN 978-1-3985-0690-9.
  15. ^ Lawes, Ruth (7 March 2024). "BBC presenter Nick Sheridan dies aged 32 as heartbroken colleagues pay tribute". Metro. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ Baska, Maggie (8 March 2024). "BBC presenter and author Nick Sheridan dies aged 32". PinkNews. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  17. ^ Ponsonby, Bernard (7 March 2024). "BBC and former STV News journalist Nick Sheridan dies aged 32". STV News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  18. ^ "BBC Scotland journalist Nick Sheridan dies aged 32 after collapsing on run". Yahoo News. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  19. ^ Marshall, Michelle (7 March 2024). "BBC presenter Nick Sheridan 'collapsed while out running' before death aged 32". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Humza Yousaf pays tribute to BBC journalist Nick Sheridan after death aged 32". The Independent. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Funeral held for BBC Scotland presenter Nick Sheridan". BBC News. BBC. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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