Our people - Conor Tiernan

Conor is a native of Cork and graduate of University College Cork. He began his working life as a print journalist in England before moving to the BBC, where he secured a place on the prestigious News Trainee Scheme. He then worked for several years as a reporter and producer for both BBC television and radio in London before returning home to Ireland. 

He worked for more than 18 years at TV3/Virgin Media Television, primarily as a producer. He produced the daily 5.30pm news for ten years before branching out to current affairs in the shape of “Tonight with Vincent Browne” and “The Pat Kenny Show”, among others. He also produced several election debate programmes featuring the various party leaders. 

He has also produced dozens of documentaries, many of them award winning. These include “The Search for Sophie’s Killer”, about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork; “A Secret Buried: The Mother and Baby Homes Scandal”; “Sinn Féin: Who Are They?”; “The Rise and Fall of Fianna Fáil” and “Whistleblowers: Can We Handle The Truth?”