Biography

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...

, Connemara

Connemara

Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...

, County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

, 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....

 worked with Raidio na Gaeltachta for over 30 years. During this time he was also one of the pioneers of local news in the west of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. After a few failed attempts to break into the Irish press, in 1974 he became was one of three people selected by Radio na Gaeltachta to set up a local news service in Connemara.

In 2000, he became the first Galwegian to become Director of the Raidio na Gaeltachta. Six years later, he left the position to return to broadcasting. Sine then, he has produced a number of radio series, inclding a history of Ireland and a documentary

Documentary

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 series on the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, Pobal ar Aire: Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta 1969-2009.

He currently lives in Carraroe with his wife. He has one daughter, Sheila, who works in the education sector, and two sons, Donncha and Rónán Mac Con Iomaire

Rónán Mac Con Iomaire

Rónán Mac Con Iomaire is an Irish journalist and broadcaster.A son of Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Mac Con Iomaire is a native of An Cheathrú Rua in Connemara, County Galway. He is a broadcaster and journalist for TG4....

. Both sons work in the media industry.

External links

• http://www.galwayindependent.com/profiles/profiles/tomas-mac-con-iomaire-%11-radio-producer/
• http://www.radioproducers.ie/members/tomas-mac-con-iomaire/