Fearghal McKinney (b. 6 July 1962, Derry) is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The people of Northern Ireland are "all persons born in Northern Ireland and having at the time of their birth at least one parent who is a British citizen, He currently presents and reports for UTV Live. UTV Live is the name of the flagship news programme in the UTV region in Northern Ireland.
Fearghal began his journalism working for Enniskillen-based newspaper The Impartial Reporter in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Enniskillen ( is the county town (and largest town in County Fermanagh and the west of Northern Ireland. In 1994, following a brief period working for Downtown Radio, he became a reporter for UTV Live, and in 1997, got his first opportunity to anchor the main evening programme. Downtown Radio is an Adult Contemporary music radio station based in Newtownards, County Down, that serves all of Northern Ireland using
In April 2003, Fearghal began hosting a Sunday afternoon current affairs series, Sunday Issue. After two series, it moved to a late evening slot on Thursday in March 2004 and was retitled The Issue.
In 2007 Fearghal was nominated for a prestigious Royal Television Society Programme Award. The category was Nations and Regions Presenter for his work with UTV's "Insight" current affairs programmes and for "UTV Live"
Fearghal is married to Maire and has three children, Kate, Anna and Martha.
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