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Jason O Connor

Jason O Connor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Sports Editor at Kerry's Eye Newspaper

  • Education

    • Radio Kerry training

      2007 - 2007
      City and Guilds Radio

      Trainee Journalist, Producer

    • St Brendan's

      1997 - 2002
      B's in Honours Irish English and History

      450 points in my Leaving Cert 2002; Eight Honours in Junior Cert 2000.

    • St Brendans College Killarney

      1997 - 2002
      Leaving Cert Irish, English, Maths, History, Geography, German & Business

      Junior & Leaving Certificate

    • University of Limerick

      2002 - 2006
      Arts degree History; Politics and Public Administration

      I completed a four; have graduated 2nd Class Honours Grade I Degree in May 2006. I studied mainly Irish History as part of the history programme, while I concentrated on international relations and ethnic conflict in my politics subjects. In Public Administration, I studied the Civil and Public Service, Para-governmental organisations, local government in both Ireland and Europe and finally welfare state systems.

    • University of Limerick

      2002 - 2006
      BA HPSS 2.1 History, Politics and Public Administration

      450 points in Leaving Cert 2002, B1 in Honours History, B2 in Honours English and B3 in Honours Irish. C1 in Honours German, Business and Geography.

  • Experience

    • Deerpark Pitch & Putt

      Mar 2001 - Aug 2001
      Receptionist

      Collecting green fees and selling confectionary provided in the clubhouse tuck-shop.

    • Department of Agriculture Ireland

      Feb 2004 - Jul 2004
      Acting Executive Officer

      Worked under supervision in the Department's Finance Division Risk Management Unit. Was part of the University of Limerick's Co-Operative Education Programme.

    • Department of Agriculture and Food, Agriculture House

      Feb 2004 - Jul 2004
      Acting Executive Officer as part of

      operative Education Programme. Worked under supervision in the Department's Finance Division Risk Management Sub Unit 1, which was responsible for the co-ordination of European Commission (EC) and European Court of Auditors Audits into agricultural payments made by the Irish authorities out of the EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund).Duties: (i) Maintenance of letters and other forms of correspondence on the Department's hard copy and computerised files as well as circulating Department and other relevant letters to the line divisions concerned. (ii) The processing of payments for expenses incurred by Finance Division, which was done through the Department's computerised accounts system SAP. Show less

    • Dunnes Stores

      Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

      Shelf Merchandising as well as Hygiene Duties and other work as requested by Management Hygiene. Sweeping the floor and mopping spillages, which may have been hazardous to customers shopping in the store. Also performed shelf merchandising for the company.; Killarney UDCPosition: Anti- Litter Warden. Picking up litter in the main car parks, roadways and on the main streets of Killarney town. This was a great help to the existing staff in coping with the busy tourist season in the town.

      • Sales Assistant

        Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

      • Sales Assistant

        Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

    • Radio Kerry

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
      Freelance Sports

      Give Live Updates on games and other events I cover as they happen. Do a number of Pre-Recorded Interviews as well.

    • Self employed

      Jan 2008 - now

      Covering mainly Kerry based sporting events. Have written mainly for The Kerryman Newspaper covering GAA matches, stories and features as well as other sports such as Pitch & Putt, Darts & Snooker. Specialise in local GAA in particular Championship and League competitions. Also do live reports on GAA matches for Radio Kerry on an occasional basis as well as sports related interviews. Some of the other publications my work has appeared in include The Irish Examiner, The Irish Independent, The Irish News, The Sunday Tribune and The Corkman to name a few. Show less

      • Freelance Sports Journalist

        Jan 2008 - now

      • Freelance Journalist

        Jan 2008 - Sept 2019

    • Kerry's Eye Newspaper

      Sept 2019 - now
      Assistant Sports Editor

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • City & Guilds

      City & Guilds

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Steward

      Issued by Killarney Summerfest 2005 on Jul 2005
      Killarney Summerfest 2005Associated with Jason O Connor