Name Paul Martin | Role Irish journalist | |
Xpose paul martin talking about the come back of brian mcfadden to ireland 2010
Paul Martin is an English editor of Heat Magazine and was best known for his appearances in Celebrity Come Dine With Me, RTÉ boxing show Lord of the Rings and his own Channel 4 documentary series.
Contents
- Xpose paul martin talking about the come back of brian mcfadden to ireland 2010
- Quitting the Irish Mirror
- TV Fame and Newspaper exclusives
- In mass media
- References
He regularly appears on the BBC Nolan radio show and Sky News as a panelist on the newspaper review section.
In 2011, aged 33, he became national editor of the Irish Sunday Mirror leading to the paper securing its highest sales nationally of 171000 - a record for the title.
He successfuly sued the Irish Times newspaper and singer Andrea Corr for £60,000 after she used the front page of the Times' magazine to launch a tirdae against Martin.
He was voted showbiz journalist of the year on three occasions and folliwing his departure from the Mirror he was hired by Irish Mail On Sunday.
He has more recently worked for the Daily Star Sunday, Grazia, Reveal and, The Sun and Heat.
Martin has also represented major brands such as EasyJet, Apple and NIE as a media advisor.
Martin continues to be a regular contributor for BBC and TV 3's entertainment show Xpose where he is showbiz editor.
Quitting the Irish Mirror
Martin quit the Irish Mirror operation in January 2012.
During his 13 years with the company he held the positions of showbiz editor, Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror and Editor of the Sunday Mirror.
Dublin-based satirical publication The Phoenix described Martin's departure as an 'end of a newspaper era.'
In a recent interview with an Irish magazine Martin described the moment he decided to leave the paper: "I achieved every goal I could have dreamed of in the Mirror Group. I couldn't have one complaint about my time there - it was fantastic."
TV Fame and Newspaper exclusives
In January 2012 Martin appeared in TV3's first series of TV cookery showCelebrity Come Dine With Me. Martin's fracas with Belfast-born singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy became a talking point of the show.
Afterwards Martin explained that much of the disagreements between them were simply 'good theatre' to heighten the profile of the show that was for charity.
Days after the broadcast Martin appeared as a guest on RTÉ 1 TV chat show The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor and the following morning he won a poll on Radio 2FM as the most popular contestant.
Immediately following his chat show appearance Martin was taken to hospital to have his appendix removed after he collapsed.
Martin was interviewed on the Ray Foley radio show the following day from his hospital bed. While editor of the Irish Sunday Mirror, Martin was responsible for a 27 March 2011 front page story, headlined "The Hate Hate Show", in reference to RTÉ Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy failing to question singer Ronan Keating on his affair when Keating appeared as a guest on the show. In an editorial the following day, Martin took issue with what he viewed as Mr Tubridy's "inept handling" of the interview.
Following Martin leaving the Irish Sunday Mirror in January 2012, Martin next appeared in print when The Irish Sun published a story by Martin on 28 March 2012. The front-page story alleges that singer Niall Horan (a member of boy band One Direction) had been warned away from having sex by the band's management in an attempt to protect the band's 'clean-cut image'.
In mass media
He appeared in RTÉ reality television show Charity Lords of the Ring and in TV3's Celebrity Come Dine with me as a contestant in January 2012.