Ian Kehoe

Ian Kehoe
Born (1980-09-08) 8 September 1980
Enniscorthy, Ireland
EducationDublin City University
OccupationJournalist

Ian Kehoe is an Irish journalist, writer, broadcaster, and co-founder of The Currency. He was editor of The Sunday Business Post and a board Member of RTÉ.

Early life and education

Kehoe is from Enniscorthy in County Wexford, in the south-east of Ireland. He holds a degree in journalism and a masters in international relations from Dublin City University (DCU).[1]

Career

Kehoe worked as business editor, and deputy editor, before becoming editor of The Sunday Business Post in 2014. The paper reportedly experienced a "minor renaissance" under his tenure.[2] At the time of the newspaper's sale to Enda O'Coineen in 2018, Kehoe resigned as editor to set up the digital business media outlet The Currency with his former deputy Tom Lyons,[3] which Kehoe would also edit.[4]

In 2019 Denis O'Brien brought a defamation case was brought against Kehoe, Lyons, and The Sunday Business Post. Kehoe admitted he had been involved in publishing inaccurate information about O'Brien but argued the overall article was "fair". O'Brien was unsuccesful in his claims and the high court awarded costs against the plaintiff, a decision subsequently described as "terrifically important" by Tim Vaughan, a fellow journalist and Former Editor of the Irish Examiner.[5][6]

O'Brien's Communicorp banned Kehoe, Lyons and other Currency contributors later in 2019 from appearing on their stations (including Newstalk, Today FM and Spin).[7][5] The corporation rescinded that ban after criticism from the NUJ and all parties in the Dáil, among others.[8][9]

Kehoe was appointed to the board of RTÉ in 2018 and completed his term in 2023 amid controversy within the state broadcaster.[10][11][12][13][2]

Kehoe served as the Deputy Chair of RTÉ and on the Audit Committee during the RTÉ Secret payments scandal.[14][2] He was criticised for refusing to come before the Oireachtas Media committee to answer questions in relation to the boards handling of these matters, despite being paid approximately Euro 16,000 per annum.[15][16] This was despite a direct appeal from the Committee Chair, Niamh Smyth.[17]

Kehoe has worked as a reporter for two years on RTÉ's Prime Time current affairs show.[2]

Kehoe co-founded The Currency, a business and news website in 2019. The Currency entered profit within 2 years of setup and Kehoe and his Co-founder Tom Lyons shared approximately Euro188,000 pay in 2023.[18]

Publishing

In 2013, along with Gavin Daly, he published Citizen Quinn about the rise and fall of Sean Quinn.[19]

In 2019, along with Tom Lyons, he launched The Currency, a business and news website.[20][21]

Books

  • Citizen Quinn by Gavin Daly and Ian Kehoe, Penguin Ireland, 2013.[22]

References

  1. ^ Speaker Ian Kehoe Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Uaneen Awards 2012, www.dcu.ie
  2. ^ a b c d "Profile: Ian Kehoe". The Phoenix. 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ Slattery, Laura. "Business Post's ambitious agenda underlines issues facing media". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  4. ^ Paul, Mark (26 April 2022). "Digital media start-up The Currency enters profit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b Gleeson, Colin (14 November 2019). "Failure of Denis O'Brien case 'terrifically important'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. ^ Power, Jack (17 November 2019). "BAI seeks clarity on Communicorp banning journalists from 'The Currency'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  7. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (1 October 2019). "Taoiseach to join call for Communicorp to reverse ban on journalists". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  8. ^ Slattery, Laura; O'Halloran, Marie (12 December 2019). "Communicorp lifts ban on Currency journalists". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  9. ^ McGee, Harry (13 October 2019). "Taoiseach signs letter urging Denis O'Brien to lift ban on journalists". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  10. ^ Former Business post editor Ian Kehoe joins the board of RTE Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine by Laura Slattery, Irish Times, 9 October 2018.
  11. ^ "As it happened: Minister reiterates position on RTÉ". RTÉ. 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ Tighe, Mark (19 February 2023). "Board members at hard-up RTÉ were worried about 6pc pay rise for staff". Irish Independent.
  13. ^ "RTÉ Board Back in the Money". The Phoenix. 27 July 2023.
  14. ^ Carroll, Rory (1 July 2023). "Celebrity, secrets and lies: Ireland watches as scandal engulfs RTÉ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  15. ^ "Profile: Ian Kehoe". The Phoenix. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  16. ^ Dwyer, Riccardo. "RTÉ board to sit before Oireachtas Media Committee". Hotpress. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  17. ^ Moloney, Eoghan (14 February 2024). "'If you're watching, please make yourself available': The RTÉ no-shows at the centre of media committee plea". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  18. ^ Slattery, Laura. "Media company behind The Currency increases profit to €344,000". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  19. ^ One more thing Miriam O Callaghan launches Citizen Quinn by Mark Paul, Irish Times, 4 October 2013.
  20. ^ "The Currency". The Currency. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Digital media start-up The Currency enters profit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  22. ^ Daly, Gavin; Kehoe, Ian (30 September 2013). Citizen Quinn. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-1-84488-315-8.
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