Toronto, ON M4M 3A5
Tel: 416 8344311
Email: davidkeelaghan@gmail.com
David Keelaghan
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
 Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with all levels of management
 Work well under pressure to tight deadlines in a fast changing environment
 Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook
 Knowledge of Quark Express and Photoshop design tools
 100 wpm shorthand
 Full driving license
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Northern Standard Newspaper
Monaghan, Ireland.
News/Sports Reporter
May 2007 - May 2010
Responsibilities included but aren’t limited to:
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Assistant sports editor
Paper’s business correspondent
Write weekly football column
Make editorial decisions on content and design
Feature interview with local figures of note every week
Page design using Quark Express and photoshop
Irish News Newspaper
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Work experience
Jan 2007 - March 2007
Responsibilities included but aren’t limited to:
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Sports reporter specializing in GAA for 4 weeks
Sub editor for 4 weeks
Interview top national sporting figures
Squealing Pig Bar and Restaurant
Monaghan, Ireland
Part-time work
Wait –staff
May 2006 - April 2007
Responsibilities included but aren’t limited to:
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Responsible for serving food and beverages to customers
Opening and closing bar and restaurant
Irish Embassy Passport Office
Kensington, London
Clerical Officer
June 2005 - September 2006
Responsibilities included but aren’t limited to:
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Responsible for processing passport applications
Take in cash payments for applications
Interview visa applicants
Perform background checks on applicants
Shaun Dixon Construction
London, England
May 1999 - Aug 2005
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Toronto, ON M4M 3A5
Tel: 416 8344311
Email: davidkeelaghan@gmail.com
Summer work
Responsibilities included but aren’t limited to:
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Work alongside shuttering carpenters
Assist concrete workers
Work with second fix carpenters
EDUCATION
University of Ulster
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
September 2006 - Dec 2007
Successfully completed MA in Journalism; a prestigious course that was recently awarded the best performing
journalism programme in the UK. It is also the only journalism course in the world to have dual industry accreditation
from the BJTC (broadcasting) and NCTJ (print). The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) comprises the
BBC, Sky, ITN, IRN and many other leading commercial radio stations.
John Moores University
Liverpool, England
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September 2002 - June 2005
Completed BA in International Journalism – Specialized in Print Journalism after completing radio, online and tv
modules in years one and two. I also produced my own newspaper ‘The Mersey Celt’ as part of my final
evaluation in print. This was styled as an Irish ex-patriot newspaper for people in Liverpool, and incorporated
research, reporting, writing, photography, page design and market research.
INTERESTS
Sports (particularly football and boxing) - Recently competed in a charity boxing event in home town.
Travel
Music
Reading
Politics
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