Sarah McInerney (born 4 March 1981) is an Irish radio and TV presenter and reporter, notable for her work with RTÉ, TV3 / Virgin Media One and Newstalk, and a print journalist, notably having worked with the Sunday Tribune and The Sunday Times.
Her course included a term at Boston University studying fiction writing, but her lecturer did not recommend a career as a general creative writer but as a playwright or actor.
[5] After 15 years in print journalism, McInerney began to be invited to broadcast panel discussions,[6] notably at TV3,[4] and she was headhunted to join Newstalk as co-host of their main weekday "drive time" programme, going freelance.
[4] This episode was discussed by Fintan O'Toole in an Irish Times piece, which accused Newstalk of sexism.
In March 2021 it was announced that McInerney would additionally become co-presenter of RTÉ's flagship current affairs programme, Prime Time, along with Fran McNulty, joining veteran Miriam O'Callaghan,[5] and she debuted in this role on 6 April 2021 with a well-rated performance.