Nationality Irish Notable credit(s) RTE News
RTE Radio 1 Name Philip Boucher-Hayes | Occupation Journalist Spouse(s) Suzanne Campbell Education University College Dublin | |
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Philip Boucher-Hayes is head of RTE's Radio Investigative Unit. He is a news reporter, radio presenter and occasionally appears on television. As a news reporter, RTE has dispatched Boucher-Hayes to a number of remote locations including Kosovo, Israel, Iran, Iraq and New York City. He has reported on numerous domestic issues such as suspicious murders and the quality of water and has also presented Investigation on One on RTE Radio One, recently being seen on RTE One presenting Buyer Beware! He has also appeared on television shows such as The Panel to discuss his work.
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Early life
Boucher-Hayes was born in County Kildare. He was educated in Newtown School, Waterford and began his journalism career as a freelance contributor to local newspapers before going on to study History and Politics in University College Dublin (UCD).
Early career
Boucher-Hayes joined RTE in 1993. He began his career by reporting on RTE Radio 1's Five Seven Live and RTE 2fm's The Gerry Ryan Show before producing The Gay Byrne Show. In 1997 he defected to Today FM precursor Radio Ireland for a midday presenting slot, but rejoined the 5-7 Live reporting team on RTE Radio 1 in 1998. He was reported in 2006 as being the new presenter of Five Seven Live.
Reporting work
Boucher-Hayes has reported from destinations as diverse as Kosovo, Latin America, Israel, occupied Palestinian territories and Iran. He has been RTE's reporter for numerous historic events, including stints in Southeast Asia (post Asian tsunami), New York City (for September 11 attacks) and Iraqi Kurdistan (during the American-led invasion which preceded the Iraq War in 2003). In 2006 he broke the Israeli blockade of Lebanon, becoming the first reporter to do so, and covered the duration of the July War from Beirut and Tyre. His coverage of the 14-year-old death of Brian Rossiter whilst in the custody of gardai won him the Media Justice Award in 2005. In 2006's "Peak Oil" he was the man behind the series of features on Ireland's looming energy crisis. He also covered the release from jail of Irish politician Liam Lawlor. Other issues addressed include the Galway water contamination crisis.
Radio work
Boucher-Hayes presents the investigative radio series, Investigation on One on RTE Radio One each Monday evening. The show is given its own segment on Today with Pat Kenny the morning before broadcast, with Boucher-Hayes presenting the evidence in a style that has been compared to a "scene where Hercule Poirot explains the whole thing to an assembly of slow-witted guests in the drawing room". He covers such topics as the spraying of vegetables, particularly mushrooms, with carcinogenic chemicals.
Television work
Boucher-Hayes presents the consumer affairs programme Buyer Beware! and appeared on The Panel on 27 November 2008.
Personal life
Boucher-Hayes lives in County Wicklow with his wife Suzanne Campbell. He is the nephew of fellow RTE radio broadcaster Myles Dungan.