# Sinéad Ní Uallacháin

Sinéad Ní Uallacháin is an Irish journalist, actress, artist, podcaster, continuity announcer and radio presenter.

## Early life

Ní Uallacháin was born in Ballineanig, County Kerry. She went on to study art and architecture at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Bolton Street.

## Career

Ní Uallacháin became a radio producer and a broadcaster with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, presenting the weekday show Sinéad ar Maidin (Sinéad in the Morning") until May 2019, and contributing to Cormac ag a Cúig. She did not give up her art however and has illustrated a children's book by Mícheál Ó hUanacháin amongst other works. Ní Uallacháin has been a judge on TG4's series Réalta agus Gaolta.
In the early 2020s, she became a traffic and travel news reader, and continuity announcer on RTÉ Radio 1. In January 2025, she began hosting "SíorStíl", a fashion-design competition, on TG4.
Ní Uallacháin also acts in theater and has performed in a number of stage shows. In theater she mainly works with Aisteoirí Bulfin. She is on the board of directors for Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta (C.R.Á.C.T.).

## Beo ar Éigean

Ní Uallacháin presents a podcast and radio series Beo ar Éigean ("almost live") with fellow Irish speakers Áine Ní Bhreisleáin and Siún Ní Dhuinn. The three discuss issues from their daily lives.

## Works
### Illustrated books

* An Tíogar agus a Mhadra, 2014
* Fighting Words, 2014
* Sin Scéal Eile: Gearrscéalta Nuascríofa, 2010
* NÓS
* The Children of the Finca Florencia

### Plays

* An Campa
* Biffo Béar
* Gur Eile
* Le Luí na Gealaí
* Domhnall Mac Síthigh
* Na Leabhra

## References and sources

* ↑ "Barr Smaise le… Sinéad Ní Uallacháin". Tuairisc.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
* ↑ "Dé hAoine 31 Bealtaine 2019" [Friday 31 May 2019]. Sinéad ar Maidin (in Irish). 31 May 2019. Event occurs at 37:32. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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* ↑ "An Tíogar agus a Mhadra". Litríocht. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
* ↑ "TV guide this week: The Den, His Dark Materials, Nigella: Cook, Eat, Repeat, Industry". The Irish Times.
* 1 2 "Strong Kerry Presence On New TG4 Fashion Competition Show". TraleeToday.ie. 8 January 2025.
* ↑ "Board of directors".
* ↑ "Meath sisters crowned Ireland's most talented family on TG4's 'Réalta agus Gaolta". Meath Chronicle. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ "Family fortunes". CorkIndependent.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ "About/Faoi As an Nua". As an Nua. (in Irish). 18 February 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ "Playography Ireland". PlayographyIreland. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ "Sinéad ar Maidin Dé hAoine 31 Bealtaine 2019 - Sinéad ar Maidin". Sinéad ar Maidin (in Irish). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ "Five-star review: Domesticity rendered wonderfully weird". The Irish Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
* ↑ O'Driscoll, Des (12 May 2018). "A question of taste - Sinéad Ní Uallacháin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
* ↑ "Irish-language content blows a gael force across RTÉ". independent.
* ↑ "International Women's Day celebrated across the radio industry". 8 March 2022.
* ↑ O'Donoghue, Denise (20 March 2022). "Tommy Tiernan Show review: Imelda May says a good gig is 'a beautiful one-night stand'". Irish Examiner.
* ↑ "Reviews". The Irish Times.