Fergal Bowers

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Fergal Bowers
Born1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityIrish
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • health correspondent
EmployerRTÉ

Fergal Bowers (born November 1961) is an Irish journalist. He is the health correspondent for RTÉ News.[1][2][3] Previously he worked as an editor for Irish Medical News from 1988 to 2000, and irishhealth.com from 2000 to 2004.[4][5]

Career[edit]

Bowers began his career as an editor for Irish Medical News in 1988[5] and won an ESB National Media Award in 1996.[6] On 31 October 2000, it was announced that he would be a new editor for Ireland's independent health website irishhealth.com.[5][7][8] In August 2004, he was appointed by RTÉ to the senior position of health correspondent.[4][9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fergal Bowers". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The magnificent obsession of Fergal Bowers". Irish Independent. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Fergal Bowers - RTÉ journalist - Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Top RTE post for editor". irishhealth.com. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Top journalist is new Editor of irishhealth.com". irishhealth.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "irishhealth.com wins media award". inmo.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "FERGAL BOWERS' SPOOKS". thephoenix.ie. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ Culliton, Gary (6 July 2009). "Fergal Bowers to judge Irish Healthcare Awards". imt.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Colleagues Diarmuid Peavoy, Fergal Bowers and Paul Maguire win Awards." superannrte.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers explains what this first case of coronavirus in Northern Ireland, involving a person who landed at Dublin Airport, means for passengers on that plane?". facebook.com. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "Fergal Bowers - Health Correspondent - RTÉ News - LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via LinkedIn.