Tadhg Peavoy
Tadhg Peavoy is an Irish journalist, digital editor and broadcaster who has worked for RTÉ - Ireland's national broadcaster, and The Irish Times.
Early life
Tadhg Peavoy was born in Brussels, Belgium, and moved to Dublin, Ireland, when he was nine-years-old. He attended Belvedere College, before gaining a BA Theology with French at Trinity College, Dublin, and an MA Film and TV Production at the University of Bristol, UK. He currently lives in Dublin.
Career
Peavoy joined RTE in 2007 and worked across a range of subjects during his time there. He was one of RTÉ Sport's key writers, producing a range of previews, match reports and analysis pieces of Six Nations, Rugby World Cup, Champions Cup, Pro 14 and other rugby matches.
He also covered Olympic and minority sports. For the duration of 2012, he worked as RTÉ's London 2012 digital editor, writing, managing and editing content for the broadcaster's website for the competition, during this time he undertook several high-profile interviews with Irish athletes both past and present.
As a travel writer and broadcaster, Peavoy reported globally for RTE's travel section.
He also wrote film reviews and interviewed actors and filmmakers for RTÉ Ten.
Peavoy for a period also worked on the production of the RTÉ Player, the station's IPTV catch-up service, as well as working as a cinematographer and video editor.
Peavoy joined The Irish Times in 2016 where he works largely for the Content Studio and writing about property.
Peavoy is also known for independent media work, producing short films and documentaries independently and for private corporations. He has also worked as a consultant to several organisations, including Royal Irish Tours (Canada's leading tour operator to the UK and Ireland); the international-development charity Gorta - Self Help Africa; and Paris-based fashion brand MACKEENE. He has also worked as a writer for the Irish Independent, TravelMedia.ie, Travel Extra, Eir Sport, Balls.ie, EPath Digital and The Dublin Gazette.
Peavoy lectures in online media at the Dublin Institute of Technology.