Donie O'Sullivan (journalist)

Donie O'Sullivan (1990/1991 (age 30–31))[1] is an Irish journalist working for CNN in New York. Originally from Cahersiveen in County Kerry,[2] O'Sullivan graduated from University College Dublin in 2012,[3] and has a masters in political science from Queen's University Belfast.[4] He worked for Storyful in Dublin and New York,[5][6] before joining CNN in 2016.[4] He has covered the impact of social media on politics and reported on the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[4] In 2021, O'Sullivan's work on a story about a COVID-19 "patient-zero conspiracy theory" (broadcast by CNN in 2020) was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award.[7][8] A documentary, covering O'Sullivan's own life and move from "a small town in Kerry to become an international household name", was commissioned for broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ Television.[8][9]

References
  1. "Donie O'Sullivan: I learned how to talk to people working with my dad in Cahersiveen's fish shop". Irish Times. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021. The 30-year-old journalist, who was born in Co Kerry and is now based in New York [..]
  2. "Donie O'Sullivan: 'People think it's mad a lad from Cahersiveen is on CNN. They wouldn't say that if I'd gone to Blackrock College'". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. "UCD History Graduate Donie O'Sullivan reports for CNN from Capitol Hill". ucd.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Donie O'Sullivan". edition.cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "CNN sends Donie O'Sullivan into the Capitol storm, armed only with a Kerry accent". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Praise for Kerryman's reporting on Washington violence". rte.ie. RTÉ. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. "CNN reporter Donie O'Sullivan's documentary is nominated for an Emmy award". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. "Capitol Man: New documentary about Kerry reporter Donie O'Sullivan's rise to fame". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  9. "True to life: RTÉ announces its huge Factual content offering for season ahead". about.rte.ie. RTÉ. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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