Kieron Wood
Kieron Wood | |
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| Born | 15 August 1949 Surrey, England |
| Died | 26 February 2023 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | King's Inns |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and barrister |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Spouse | Catherine Wood |
Kieron Wood (15 August 1949 – 26 February 2023) was an Irish journalist and writer who was active on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and with the Sunday Business Post. He also practiced as a barrister.
Career[edit]
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Wood joined RTÉ in 1978, working initially as a radio sub-editor and television reporter. He was appointed religious affairs correspondent in 1987 before becoming legal affairs correspondent in 1990. One of the biggest news stories he covered was followed by a book called The Kilkenny Incest Case.
After studying law at the King's Inns, Wood qualified with first-class honours as a barrister in 1995. He represented the first spouse to obtain a High Court divorce after it was allowed under the legislation introduced following the 1995 referendum. Wood was appointed senior assistant editor at the Sunday Business Post in 2000.
Recognition[edit]
Wood won the Law Society's Justice Media Award several times and also received an Order of Malta silver medal in recognition of his broadcasting work.[1]
Illness and death[edit]
Wood first experienced symptoms of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) aged 67, when he had difficulty playing the piano and typing. He eventually received the diagnosis of PSP.[2][3]
Wood died on 26 February 2023, at the age of 73.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Obituary: Kieron Wood, author, barrister and former RTÉ legal affairs correspondent". Irish Independent. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "'I don't want to believe I have an incurable brain disease, but I know I have' - former RTE presenter Kieron Wood". Irish Independent. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Prayer is the only hope I have left". Irish Catholic. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Death of barrister and journalist Kieron Wood". Law Society Gazette. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.