Aileen O’Meara Media was formed in 2006 by former RTE producer and correspondent, Aileen O’Meara. Based in Monkstown, Dublin, Aileen O’Meara Media has a national and international brief, covering everything from scientific walking trails in Trinity College to the AIDS crises in South Africa. Since its formation, Aileen O’Meara Media has carved a name for itself by making a four part radio commission, covering the massive social and economic changes to small towns across Ireland. In May 2009, Twintrack collaborated with leading science author and broadcaster, Mary Mulvihill on ‘Science Safari’, a podcast walking trail of Trinity College Dublin.
Aileen O’Meara, Producer & Journalist
Aileen O’Meara learnt her radio features and documentary-making skills in RTE Radio, thanks to a comprehensive training course and wide experience working on daytime programmes like “The Pat Kenny Show”, “Liveline” and “Today at Five”.
She made several documentaries during her RTE years, including a journey down the Ormeau Road, a story about a man who found his family after being fostered out as a child in the 40s, and the story of Zlata Filipovic, a Sarajevo girl who came to Ireland to escape the siege during the Bosnian-Croatian war.
She also traveled internationally to make reports for daily programmes, to Croatia amongst others, and went to south-east Asia to report on development issues for the “World Report” series.
And there’s more… Aileen is also an award winning journalist, mainly writing for the Sunday Business Post.
Nuala Macklin, Producer & Journalist
Nuala Macklin is based in Dublin and works as a radio producer and freelance journalist. Her most recent documentary “What’s love got to do with it?” on the subject of domestic violence, was broadcast on RTE Radio One’s “Documentary on One” slot in April 2010. She has worked as a producer on “Across the Counter” with Aileen O’Meara Media, in particular on the “Across the Counter in Leinster” programme.
Nuala has also worked with the world famous documentary makers The Kitchen Sisters (US), making recordings in Ireland for their NPR-commissioned series on ‘The Hidden Lives of Traveller Women’.
Nuala has extensive radio production and research experience with RTE Radio since the 90s. She has worked as a team reporter on RTE’s Morning Ireland (’07 – ’08), and is a contributor to The Arts Show, and Outside The Box. She has written extensively for the Irish Times, Irish Independent and Sunday Business Post.
Nuala holds a Master’s Degree in Communication & Cultural Studies, (’97) and a Master’s Degree in Journalism (’07) ; both from Dublin City University. Her interests lie in current affairs, health, technology and the arts. She is a committee member of AIRPI, the Association of Independent Radio Producers of Ireland.
Listen here: What’s Love Got To Do With It? RTE Doc on One
Dr Muiris Houston, Journalist & Co-Producer
Muiris Houston graduated in medicine from Trinity College Dublin in 1985. He subsequently completed specialist training in occupational medicine and in general practice. He worked for almost 10 years as a GP principal and occupational physician in Dublin, before moving to rural Co.Galway in 2000 as part of a career change when he was appointed medical correspondent with The Irish Times. He is a regular health analyst in both Irish and English on TV and radio. He was medical journalist of the year in both 2001 and 2002.
Having made medical educational videos/CDs for 8 years, he has formed a creative partnership with Aileen O’Meara to produce radio and TV documentaries. As a recipient of an Arts Council research grant he published a study on patient narrative in Ireland in 2006, and is presently involved in a project to implement its recommendations.
Jennie Breen, Editor & Researcher
Jennie started her Radio career in DIT’s prestigious BA in Media Arts with Irish. After choosing to specialise in radio she went on to graduate 1st in her year and win the 2010 Smedia Award for Radio Production of The Year (Arts and Features) for her documentary The Urban Cowboy.
Since graduating in 2009 Jennie has worked as a freelance editor/researcher for a wide variety of production companies and organisations, including Aileen O’Meara Media’s 2010 documentary for Newstalk, Doctors On Call. She also presents and produces her own radio show on Dublin South 93.9fm and her biggest claim to fame is being the voice of “Mary from Boots” in a national in-store campaign for Boots Chemists Ireland. In 10 years time she’d like to be a producer in a national station but for now she’s enjoying the experience and variety of working with independent producers.
Patrick Butler, Editor & Researcher
Patrick is a graduate of the National Film School in Dublin where he majored in documentary direction and production. His graduation film “Inside the Dead Zoo”, a behind-the-scenes look at Dublin’s Natural History Museum, was broadcast on RTÉ 2 in March 2010. Currently Patrick is working as a freelance camera, video editor and researcher, whilst completing an MA in Journalism at Independent College in Dublin. He is also a recipient of a TV Seed Grant from the Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund to develop a documentary on child trafficking in Benin, West Africa.
He is researching upcoming projects for Aileen O’Meara Media collaborations.