News2day has just added a brand new presenter to their line-up named Reem El-Hassany
Reem was chosen as the new host after a difficult audition process following a call out of media and journalism graduates.
Reem had her first episode as host on Monday, and will be on each week on RTÉ2 and RTÉ News.
Reem was born in Iraq but has lived in Limerick since she was a baby when her family moved to Ireland.
Reem studied her undergraduate degree in pharmacy at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. She worked as a pharmacist for a year, before deciding to move to South Korea and teach English to young children.
But she was keen to follow her passion for journalism, and so she returned home to Limerick to study a Masters in Journalism at University of Limerick.
Throughout her studies, Reem always sought out journalistic opportunities, ranging from presenting a radio show in secondary school to working as a research assistant at her college’s student’s union.
Since lockdown began Reem has taken to spending a lot of her free time baking, crocheting and doing all sorts of arts and crafts. Reem’s five siblings and her young cousins are all very excited to watch her present news2day.
Reem joins news2day presenter Mícheál Ó Scannáil, from Castetown in Co. Wexford.
Mícheál has been with news2day since September 2020 and this summer he worked with RTÉ Sport, reporting on the Olympics and presenting the sport news on RTÉ’s Six One News.
Previously he spent two years reporting for the Irish Independent, Independent.ie and the Herald. Prior to that, the Wexford native earned a degree in Journalism from DCU and subsequently a Masters in TV and Radio Journalism from Griffith College.
Mícheál attended Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhóir and Gorey Community School.
news2day is broadcast Monday-Friday at 4.20pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ News. Follow them on twitter at @news2dayRTE.