Sinéad Crowley

Sinéad Crowley (born 1974) is an Irish journalist and novelist. She is Arts and Media Correspondent for RTÉ News and is a lecturer in journalism at Dublin City University.[1][2] She has published three crime novels, Can Anybody Help Me? (2014), Are You Watching Me? (2015) and One Bad Turn (2017) in the novel series DS Claire Boyle.[3][4][5]

Sinéad Crowley
Born	Sinéad Crowley 1974 (age 46–47) Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Dublin City University University College Dublin
Occupation	Journalist novelist
Years active	1997–present
Employer	Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Spouse(s)	Andrew Phelan
Children	2

Career

Crowley began her career as a journalist and film reviewer for the Northside People[6][7][8] and later worked on the radio stations, Raidió Na Life, Clare FM and Radio Kerry.[9] She joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann in 1997 as a reporter in Irish language programmes[10] and joined the RTÉ Newsroom as a journalist in August 1999.[2] Since December 2006, Crowley is Arts and Media Correspondent for RTÉ News and Current Affairs on television, radio and online.[11][12][13] Since September 2019, she is a lecturer in journalism at Dublin City University.[2] Crowley has been on secondment to COVID-19 coverage on the One O'Clock News, Six One News and the Nine O'Clock News since the pandemic arrived in Ireland.[14]

Personal life

Crowley is a fluent Irish speaker from Walkinstown in Dublin.[2] She attended Dublin City University and University College Dublin and received a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies. She also received a master's degree in women's studies.[2] Crowley is married to Andrew Phelan, who works for the Irish Independent,[15] and has two sons.[16][17]

Awards and nominations

Crowley has published three crime novels, Can Anybody Help Me? (2014), Are You Watching Me? (2015) and One Bad Turn (2017) in the novel series DS Claire Boyle.[3][4][5] All three novels were shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards. She is now working on her first non-fiction novel.[18]

Novel	Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Can Anybody Help Me?	2014	Irish Book Awards	Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award	Shortlisted	[19]
Are You Watching Me?	2015	Irish Book Awards	Ireland AM Crime Novel of the Year	Shortlisted	[20]
One Bad Turn	2017	Irish Book Awards	Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year	Shortlisted	[21]

References

1. Rabbitte, Eimear (14 May 2014). "RTE stars turn out for Arts Correspondent Sinead Crowley's new book". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. "Sinead Crowley - Arts and Media Correspondent - RTE - LinkedIn". Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via LinkedIn.
3. "Book Review: Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinead Crowley". lornasixsmith.com. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. Feely, Mary (17 April 2015). "Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinéad Crowley". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. "Sinéad Crowley". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. Ní Aodha, Gráinne (10 May 2020). "Two Dublin newspapers, the Northside People and Southside People, are to close". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
7. "Publisher of Northside People and Southside People closes down". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
8. Sinéad Crowley [@SineadCrowley] (9 May 2020). "Very sad to hear this. I'm one of many journalists who started work with the Northside People. Thoughts with Tony and the team: Publisher of local Dublin papers closes down via @RTENewsNow" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Twitter.
9. "Crime Fiction Ireland: Second thriller from RTÉ's Sinéad Crowley". crimeire.blogspot.com. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
10. "RTE's Sinead Crowley signed by Quercus". Writing.ie. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
11. "RTÉ is pleased to announce the appointment of journalist Sinead Crowley to the post of Arts and Media Correspondent". RTÉ Press Centre. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
12. "At home with...Sinead Crowley". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
13. "Sinead Crowley - RTÉ Journalist - Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
14. "Usually Arts and Media correspondent with @rtenews, on secondment to #covid19 coverage. Also tweet as @scrowleyauthor Gaeilge agus fáilte". Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Twitter.
15. Tevlin, Rory (8 June 2017). "A thrilling night out as Crowley launches latest book". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
16. "At home with... RTÉ's Sinead Crowley". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
17. "Office Mum stories – Sinéad Crowley". officemum.ie. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
18. "Crime Fiction: From Whodunnit to Whydunnit with Sinéad Crowley". irishwriterscentre.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
19. "An Post Irish Book Awards - Can Anybody Help Me". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
20. "An Post Irish Book Awards - Are You Watching Me". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
21. "An Post Irish Book Awards - One Bad Turn". irishbookawards.irish. Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2020.