Barry O'Neill

Barry O'Neill is an Irish sports broadcaster, producer and a retired politician from County Donegal.

Career

He is a producer with Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. He regularly presents bulletins on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm. He was elected to Donegal [County Council] in 2004 [Donegal County Council election|2004], Donegal [County Council">Donegal GAA">Donegal [County Council election|2009], and 2014 [Donegal County Council election|2014], before retiring in 2019. He also ran for the party in the 2010 [Donegal South-West by-election] finishing second behind the winner Pearse Doherty.
Because of his involvement with both RTÉ and Fine Gael he has drawn comparisons with George Lee. Also, citing a significant journalistic ethics conflict.

Awards

O'Neill, through his work with RTE, has won a PPI National Award for best sports story in 2014, and a gold IMRO National Award for best sports programme with in 2018.

Controversy

In 2012 O'Neill attracted controversy after an image was posted online of him doing a Nazi salute beside a waxwork of Adolf Hitler in a museum in Rome. The Jewish Representative Council in Ireland demanded an apology from O'Neill for the incident.

Personal life

He is a fan of the Donegal football team and Finn Harps and enjoys music by Rory Gallagher.