The Roscommon Herald,
St Patrick's Street,
Boyle,
Co Roscommon,
Ireland.

E-mail:
news@roscommonherald.com
sport@roscommonherald.com
editor@roscommonherald.com
advertising@roscommonherald.com

Boyle office:
Tel: 00 353 (0)71 96 62004
Fax: 00 353 (0)71 96 62926
ISDN: 00 353 (0)71 96 64044

Roscommon Town office:
Tel: 00 353 (0)90 66 27377
Fax: 00 353 (0)90 66 27369

Newspaper Advertising
Tel: 00 353 (0)71 96 62004
Fax: 00 353 (0)71 96 62926
Claire Morgan
Alan Beirne
Planning Notices
Family Notices
Classifieds

Online advertising Mark Feane on 00 353 1 429 9357 or Simon Ferguson on 00 353 1 429 9355

Contact e-mails for reporters:
Sports
Mairead O'Shea
Maresa
Brian Cunniffe
Michael

Profiles:

Brian Nerney, Chief Executive:

The Chief Executive of the Roscommon Herald is Brian Nerney. With over 25 years experience in the newspaper industry, the company has gone from strength to strength under his stewardship. After attending Athlone RTC and the School of Printing, Bolton Street Dublin, Brian joined the family business and has grown the company over the years. After joining with TCH in June 2004 Brian has continued in the role of Chief Executive.

A native of Boyle, Brian is married with three children. He is very much involved in the community life of the town and is eager to see it progress further. He is a past President of Boyle Chamber of Commerce, indeed the only person to hold the officership for two successive terms; past Chairman of Boyle Round Table; past Chairman of the Carrick Road Residents Association and current Secretary of the Termon and Warren Land Trustees; Treasurer of Boyle Minor Board GAA and a member of Roscommon County Councils Strategic Policy Committee on Planning and Development. One of the original promoters of Shannonside Radio, Brian is also a Commissioner for Oaths and a Peace Commissioner.

Apart from his love of the media industry, Brian has a great interest in sport, in particular Gaelic games and cycling. He has represented his county and province at under age level in cycling over the years.

Brian is proud of his native town and area. “We are close enough to avail of the city of Sligo yet far enough away to be able to escape the pressures of modern living. And with a facility like Lough Key only five minutes drive from your house, why would you want to live anywhere else,” Brian asks.

David Bailey, Pre-press manager:

David, originally from Essex, has been living in Ballina since 2004 with his wife and twin daughters. David has been working in a pre-press environment for 21 years, 16 years of those in an Apple environment. He has vast experience of all common DTP Applications and a good working knowledge of Operating Systems having set-up various networks over the years.

Christina McHugh, Editor:

Christina joined the staff of the Roscommon Herald in August 1987 and was appointed Editor in 1990. She is a graduate of the College of Commerce, Rathmines and a native of Castlerea, County Roscommon.

Lydia Rogers, Marketing Manager:

Lydia, 22, is a native of Strandhill, County Sligo. She is responsible for marketing three TCH newspapers including the Roscommon Herald, Western People and Sligo Weekender. She has experience in a variety of business areas, such as financial services, retailing and lecturing. She is a graduate of Dublin City University (DCU), where she completed a Master of Business Studies in Marketing. She has a First Class Honours Bachelor of Business Studies from Sligo Institute of Technology and is also a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland.

Paul Connolly, Financial Controller:

Paul, originally from London, has been living in Boyle since 2000 with his wife and three children. A member of AAT and CIMA, Paul has been working in finance since 1989 with the likes of Hasbro, Boehringer Mannheim, Prudential and Honda. A keen golfer (13 handicap) and footballer (Liverpool fan), Paul is also a greyhound follower and has bred a couple of dogs – but no big winners yet! He is the P.R.O. of Boyle Celtic FC and the manager of Boyle Celtic U12s Cubs.

Alan Beirne, Sales Executive:

Alan, 24, is native of Boho, Ballintubber Castlerea. He has experience in many different areas of work including marketing, sales and information technology, with a keen interest in problem solving and day to day business. His qualifications include a Certificate, Diploma and First Class Honours Degree which he obtained in Information Technology for business while attending Galway Mayo institute of technology. His interests include Gaelic football and soccer and is a strong Liverpool supporter.

Claire Morgan, Sales Manager:
 
Claire joined the staff of the Roscommon Herald in 1997 and has built up the newspaper's advertising. Claire, who has now been joined by Alan Beirne, has a friendly and outgoing personality and her committed and dedicated approach has won many her advertisers for the company. Claire is a native of Castlerea.