Norah Casey grew up in a lodge in the Phoenix Park, her father and grandfather were park rangers.
22 Facts About Norah Casey
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Norah Casey cites this early experience with animals as the foundation for her love of animals.
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At 17, Norah Casey moved from Dublin to Loch Lomand in Scotland to study nursing.
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At 23, Norah Casey decided she needed a career change and undertook a postgrad in journalism and television production at Harlow College and Ealing College, respectively.
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Norah Casey went on to work for several well known broadcasters including the BBC, Sky and LBC and publications, including The Irish Post, before moving back to Ireland where she did an MBO in 2004 of a number of companies owned by Smurfit Kappa.
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Norah Casey studied strategic management for a number of years at Ashridge Management College.
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Norah Casey began her publishing career at the age of 26, after five years as a registered general nurse and a professional officer for the Royal College of Nursing in London.
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Norah Casey is the founder of the award-winning company, Harmonia.
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In November 2017, it was announced that Norah Casey had closed a deal with US-based publishing company Irish Studio to sell six of Harmonia's titles to the company.
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Norah Casey would remain on the board of each of the titles in an executive role.
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Norah Casey still publishes Ireland's best selling women's magazine, 'Woman's Way,' along with several other contracted magazine publications.
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Norah Casey joined the panel of Dragons' Den in 2011 for two series.
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Norah Casey became the Friday host, alongside Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh, of Today with Maura and Daithi.
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Norah's Traveller Academy was an RTE2 show where Casey advised young ambitious Irish Traveller women who all wanted to go down certain career paths.
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Norah Casey helped them on their journey to creating and sustaining jobs in a country where they deal with prejudice on a regular basis.
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In September 2012, Norah Casey began presenting Newstalk's breakfast radio show.
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Norah Casey left the station the following Summer to spend more time with her son.
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In 2016, Norah Casey took part in a Celebrity special of RTE's Home of the Year.
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Norah Casey's home was voted the winner of the episode.
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On 8 December 2017, in an appearance on The Late Late Show, Norah Casey announced she was joining the cast of the second series of Dancing with the Stars.
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Norah Casey married broadcaster Richard Hannaford on New Year's Eve 1996.
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Norah Casey was a guest on the Late Late Show on 26 May 2017, during which she discussed the abuse she suffered from her first husband.