#Rte player sunday miscellany series#
^ "Philip Boucher Hayes breaks down the findings of a recent report as part of a series on the quality of Irish water".^ "Cut to the chase - showbiz takes over Lawlor story".
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Archived from the original on 17 February 2009.
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Radio work īoucher-Hayes presented the investigative radio series, Investigation on One on RTÉ Radio 1 each Monday evening. Other issues addressed include water contamination in Galway. He covered Irish politician Liam Lawlor's release from jail. In 2006's "Peak Oil" he was the man behind the series of features on Ireland's looming energy crisis. His coverage of the 14-year-old death of Brian Rossiter whilst in the custody of gardaí won him the Media Justice Award in 2005. In 2006 he broke the Israeli blockade of Lebanon, becoming the first reporter to do so, and covered the duration of the July War from Beirut and Tyre. He worked as RTÉ's reporter for numerous historic events, including stints in Southeast Asia (post Asian tsunami), New York City (for September 11 attacks) and Iraqi Kurdistan (during the American-led invasion which preceded the Iraq War in 2003). Reporting work īoucher-Hayes reported on the Kosovo War in 1999, Latin America, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and Iran. He was reported in 2006 as being the new presenter of Five Seven Live.
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In 1997 he defected to Today FM precursor Radio Ireland for a midday presenting slot, but rejoined the 5-7 Live reporting team on RTÉ Radio 1 in 1998. He began his career by reporting on RTÉ Radio 1's Five Seven Live and RTÉ 2fm's The Gerry Ryan Show before producing The Gay Byrne Show. Boucher-Hayes was educated in Newtown School, Waterford and began his journalism career as a freelance contributor to local newspapers before going on to study History and Politics in University College Dublin (UCD).īoucher-Hayes joined RTÉ in 1993. His father lived in Leeson Street before moving out west. Boucher-Hayes was born in County Kildare.