Norah Casey
Norah Casey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, publisher, broadcaster, |
| Partner | Richard Hannaford (m. 1996; d. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Norah Casey (born 28 May 1960) is an Irish businesswoman, magazine mogul, television personality and broadcaster from Dublin, Ireland.
Early life
Norah Casey grew up in the Phoenix Park, her father and grandfather were park rangers.[1]
Growing up, Norah worked for a period of time in the quarantine section of Dublin Zoo helping to raise gorillas. At 17, Norah moved from Dublin to Glasgow to study nursing.
After almost a decade working as nurse, Norah decided she needed a career change and began studying journalism and television production at Harlow College and Ealing College, respectively.
Business career
Norah is the founder of award-winning company, Harmonia. An Irish publishing house behind such titles including, Irish Tatler, Woman’s Way and U Magazine.[2]
In November 2017, it was announced that Norah had closed a deal with US-based publishing company Irish Central to sell six of Harmonia’s titles to the company. Norah would remain on the board of each of the titles in an executive role.[3]
Broadcasting career
Dragon's Den
Norah joined the panel of Dragons' Den (Irish TV series) in 2011 for two series.[4][5]
Today
Norah became the Friday host, alongside Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, of Today with Maura and Daithi. She left the show after one series.[6]
The Takeover
Casey participated in The Takeover by RTÉ.
Norah's Traveler Academy
Norah’s Traveler Academy was an RTÉ2 show where Norah advised young ambitious Traveler women who all wanted to go down certain career paths. She helped them on their journey to creating and sustaining jobs in a country where they deal with prejudice on a regular basis.[7]
Newstalk
In September 2012, Norah began presenting Newstalk's breakfast radio show. She left the station the following Summer to spend more time with her son.[8]
Dancing with the Stars
On 8 December 2017, in an appearance on The Late Late Show (Irish TV series), Norah announced she was joining the cast of the second series of Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2).[9]
Personal life
Norah married, broadcaster, Richard Hannaford on New Year's Eve 1996. They had one child together, a son, Dara, in 1998. After a short battle with cancer, Richard passed away on 23 October 2011.[10]
Norah was previously married to a man named Peter. She has spoke openly about being a victim of domestic abuse in this relationship.[11]
References
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dragons-den-judge-norah-casey-anything-but-a-dragon-in-real-life-26717543.html
- ^ http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/youre-doing-phenomenally-well-with-brilliant-men-why-wouldnt-you-want-brilliant-women-too-446187.html
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/norah-casey-s-harmonia-sells-six-magazines-to-us-group-1.3298839
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/business/media/norah-casey-publishing-group-returns-to-profit-35292066.html
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dragons-den-judge-norah-casey-anything-but-a-dragon-in-real-life-26717543.html
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/here-today-gone-tomorrow-norah-is-the-second-star-to-go-off-air-of-newlook-rte-show-29379695.html
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/traveller-tv-we-deserve-more-than-tokenism-1.2104869
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/norah-casey-leaves-newstalk-breakfast-show-1.1428866
- ^ http://www.eveningecho.ie/oneaday/Marty-Morrissey-and-Erin-McGregor-among-Dancing-with-the-Stars-line-up-209f7526-2a8d-46e5-9223-fd6b036ae8cc-ds
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/world-news/obituary-richard-hannaford-26784788.html
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/he-pulled-me-into-the-house-and-battered-me-senseless-businesswoman-norah-casey-reveals-abuse-by-former-partner-35760988.html