Sinead Desmond

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Former Ireland AM presenter Sinéad Desmond settles gender pay ... (Goss.ie)

Lawyers for Virgin Media, formerly TV3, argued that the pay gap was a case of “established national profile” and “star power”, not gender. They said that Mark ...

Sinéad argued that her work with “numerous charities” and social engagements demonstrated her own “star power”, also claiming that she was “refused permission” to star in campaigns and advertisements. Her legal team added that the “industry is a fickle business and if a media figure ceases to be appealing to the general public s/he cannot expect to remain in a particular business.” They said that Mark Cagney was the show’s “star anchor”, which “put him in a position of considerable commercial advantage in his negotiations with the broadcaster”.

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Former Ireland AM presenter Sinead Desmond 'settles gender pay ... (Irish Mirror)

Sinead joined Virgin, formerly TV3, back in 2006 and stayed with the station for 11 years before her departure.

Virgin Media claimed that the WRC were wrong in their decision with the case being forwarded to the High Court. Sinead left her role on Ireland AM, which was known as TV3, in 2017 due to an alleged pay dispute with the station while working alongside then co-host Mark Cagney. The case returned to the courts on Tuesday after it was listed in the High Court, RSVP Live reports.

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Former Ireland AM host Sinead Desmond settles pay gap case with ... (Sunday World)

Former Ireland AM presenter Sinead Desmond has settled her gender pay dispute with Virgin Media after five years.

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Sinead Desmond Settles Gender Pay Case With Virgin Media (Extra.ie)

Mr Cagney said he had 'no interest in talking' to his former co-host Sinead Desmond's following her shock departure.'If she rang me now, I would have no.

'If she rang me now, I would have no interest in talking to her. I would have nothing to say to her, a long time ago she realised she had nothing to say to me,' he said This was confirmed by sources in Virgin Media.

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Former Ireland AM presenter Sinéad Desmond settles gender pay ... (Goss.ie)

Lawyers for Virgin Media, formerly TV3, argued that the pay gap was a case of “established national profile” and “star power”, not gender. They said that Mark ...

Sinéad argued that her work with “numerous charities” and social engagements demonstrated her own “star power”, also claiming that she was “refused permission” to star in campaigns and advertisements. Her legal team added that the “industry is a fickle business and if a media figure ceases to be appealing to the general public s/he cannot expect to remain in a particular business.” They said that Mark Cagney was the show’s “star anchor”, which “put him in a position of considerable commercial advantage in his negotiations with the broadcaster”.

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