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Ken Sweeney


Showbiz Editor

Ken Sweeney is the Showbiz Editor of The Irish Sun since 2014.  He was former Entertainment Editor of and The Sunday Tribune. Ken has been voted  three times during 20 years covering Irish Showbiz and #murraytweetindex four years in a row. His international scoops include both and  reforming, and Prince William and Kate's to Ireland.  Ken is an award winning radio documentary maker whose credits includes RTE's PPI Winning and RTE's REM , and most recently   for Radio Nova, about the 35-year career of the acclaimed Scottish band which has been shortlisted foran  Ken’s knowledge of TV is informed by six years working at the  Film Archives. , his music career,  includes a nomination of Hotpress Irish Single of The Year and a BBC Radio One 1 Single of the Week.  His music scoops include the late Sinead O'Connor debuting a brand new song on the Irish Sun website in 2018.  Ken is described as a 'Superextra' in the collected scripts of for his many appearances on Craggy Island.