Maura Derrane (born 8 July 1970) is an Irish television presenter and journalist. She has worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), TV3 and TG4.Derrane is a from Inishmore, County Galway. She previously worked as a researcher for RTÉ News in Galway. In 1996 she moved to TG4 as a news reporter. From 1998 she worked for TV3 News. She worked as a news reporter and crime correspondent.From 2004 to 2006, she was a co-presenter on Ireland AM. She has presented three series of Feirm Factor on TG4.Derrane presented The Afternoon Show from October 2009 with Sheana Keane. The programme was dropped after the launch of the 2010 new season of RTÉ Television, and replaced by two other afternoon chat shows. Four Live was presented by Derrane, and was followed by The Daily Show presented by Dáithí Ó Sé and Claire Byrne. These ended in March 2012.Today debuted in November 2012, and is hosted each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé.She married in 2005, to John Deasy TD (Fine Gael politician) and lives with him in Dungarvan, County Waterford. Her agent is Noel Kelly.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 43, a son Cal Deasey on May 13, 2014. He was born a few weeks premature. Child's father is her husband, John Deasy.
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(May 27, 2005) Married her boyfriend of 3 years John Deasy.
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She is a native Irish speaker from Inis Mor on the Aran Islands was educated at Gairmscoil Einne and later at Galway Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland.
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She worked in journalism for TG4 and Radio Telefis Eireann (Ireland). Prior to that she worked in the UK in marketing and PR.
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Bridesmaid for ex-TV3 News colleague Grainne Seoige when she married on September 28, 2002.