Tommie Gorman worked for RTE News from 1980 to 2021, where he was the former Northern Ireland editor.
11 Facts About Tommie Gorman
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Tommie Gorman joined RTE in 1980 and became North-West correspondent.
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In 1989, Tommie Gorman featured in a report on RTE Regional correspondents presented by Eithne Hand.
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In early 2021, it was announced that Tommie Gorman would retire in April 2021.
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Tommie Gorman risked a massive $3,000 on hiring a helicopter to trace Seamus Heaney in Athens when he won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature - the ploy worked.
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Tommie Gorman was known for the 2002 interview with Republic of Ireland footballer Roy Keane after he quit in the build-up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup during which Tommie Gorman begged Keane to return.
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In January 2009, Tommie Gorman conducted an interview with Sean Quinn.
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In December 2009, Tommie Gorman conducted a 29-minute interview with Gerry Adams, the President of Sinn Fein.
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Tommie Gorman was awarded European of the Year in 2001 for his work on radio and television reports on EU institutions.
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Tommie Gorman was given an honorary master's degree by NUI Galway in October 2009.
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In 2005 Tommie Gorman was ninth in RTE's top earners list, with a salary of 200,367.