Rónán Mac Con Iomaire is an Irish

Irish people

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 journalist

Journalist

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 and broadcaster

Presenter

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A son of Liam Mac Con Iomaire

Liam Mac Con Iomaire

Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Irish writer and broadcaster.A native of Casla, County Galway, Mac Con Iomaire has been a journalist, broadcaster and newsreader on RTÉ...

, Mac Con Iomaire

Mac Con Iomaire

-Overview:In Ireland, the surname Montgomery has in some cases undergone gaelicisation, with Montgomery translated into Mac Con Iomaire. It is found mainly in Gaeltacht areas such as County Donegal and County Galway, but also in urban areas such as Dublin....

 is a native of An Cheathrú Rua

Carraroe

An Cheathrú Rua is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is within the Irish-speaking region of Connemara, and is famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over Carraroe peninsula between Greatman's Bay and Casla Bay...

 in Connemara

Connemara

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, County Galway

County Galway

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. He is a broadcaster and journalist for TG4

TG4

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He is a chief organisers of Féile an Dóín, Ireland's largest Galway Hooker festival. A sailor himself, Mac Con Iomaire featured in six-part documentary series, Trálaer, about life aboard an Irish fishing boat. It was filmed by his brother, Donncha Mac Con Iomaire

Donncha Mac Con Iomaire

Donncha Mac Con Iomaire is an Irish broadcaster, sailor and presenter.Mac Con Iomaire was Production Manager on Seó Spóirt, on TG4, for two seasons. He is a director of DMCI Productions, which works in the television industry. He was a presenter on the reality sailing series, Scaoil Seoil.A sailor...

, and broadcast on TG4 in February 2007.

External links

• http://www.galwayindependent.com/making-waves/making-waves/me-and-the-sea-%11-r%F3n%E1n-mac-con-iomaire,-journalist-and-broadcaster/
• http://www.trisport.ie/en/race-reports.html