Fergal Bowers

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]

Fergal Bowers
Born	1961 (age 62–63)
Nationality	Irish
Occupations	Journalist health correspondent
Employer	RTÉ

Career

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

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. "Top RTE post for editor". irishhealth.com. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
5. "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.