Shane Kenny (born 4 July 1947) is an Irish journalist and broadcaster who worked mainly at RTÉ Radio 1.
[2] He returned to RTÉ when the government lost the 1997 election and he chose the less political post of business news editor.
He still appeared on RTÉ as an independent broadcaster, including his Celtic Tiger series Moneymakers interviewing business leaders, and fronting the "Entrepreneur of the Year" series which he brought to RTE television until he stopped in 2007.RTE Guide He became director of public affairs at Dublin City University, and a member of the executive board, 2005–2011 with provision that he could continue his broadcasting and consulting work.
[citation needed] In 2016 Kenny made a documentary recounting his experience of chronic pain and other side-effects of benzodiazepine, which he had been prescribed first in 2001, but did not take until 2008, and then only for a short time to treat Ménière's disease.
[5] In 2020 he alleged that aluminium sulphate in the water supply at his house on Achill Island had triggered a relapse of his debilitating symptoms.