", By the time she finished her degree, Orla had plucked up the courage to embark on a post-grad in journalism at Napier University in Edinburgh, before volunteering at a radio station and doing unpaid shifts at Scotland on Sunday: "It's easier to be brave when you're not at home and nobody is watching you fail.". How Northern Ireland's five cities are surviving Covid-19, Gregor Townsend laments lost momentum as Scotland lose to Ireland, Colin Jackson lands perfect score as Dancing On Ice final gets under way, From rabona rocket to red card remorse – Erik Lamela is derby hero and villain, Hundreds of protesters chant ‘shame on you’ before march to Parliament Square, Arsenal edge past 10-man Spurs without dropped captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. Sports commentator, journalist and Rouleur columnist Orla Chennaoui opens a big can of worms on the podcast this week – helmets. "I remember him calling me a week and a half after I'd left [to cover a sporting event] to ask where my daughter's wellies were - I was like 'I haven't been home in 10 days - how am I going to know where the wellies are?'. I felt proud to be from where I was from and that was a novel experience back then. Sections, Orla Chennaoui hails from Draperstown but now lives in Amsterdam. Of course, the pandemic has brought huge changes to daily life and Orla admits she's finding the current lockdown harder. Orla announced her departure from Sky whilst on maternity leave for her second child but has carried on co-hosting a monthly cycling podcast; The Cycling Podcast Feminin, throughout. Ipso, An INM Website She was brought up in Draperstown as part of a large extended family - her dad Austin was part of the family construction business, while her mum Mairead worked in a bank before helping out with the business. (Pic Marthein Smit/Rouleur). Eurosport presenter and columnist for Metro & Rouleur. She is married to Moroccan-born Mourad Chennaoui; they … 884 Likes, 11 Comments - Orla Chennaoui (@sportsorla) on Instagram: “People carriers, Amsterdam. "But Mourr has been so supportive all through my career, saying 'Just do it, we'll make it work'. Orla has contributed to several books on cycling and writes regular columns for a UK newspaper alongside Rouleur. Riding round Amsterdam, Orla goes without a head covering, something she’d never have considered when living in London. Balls may drop. Orla Chennaoui: Our community sports clubs are vital in helping us swim, not sink by Orla Chennaoui on Nov 18, 2020. "I want my daughter to do whatever she wants. Orla Chennaoui is a immediately recognisable face and voice to followers of professional cycling, with a clear passion to promote women's cycling in particular. None of those options quite aligned with her dad's idea of becoming a lawyer. 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Orla Chennaoui worries about what the pandemic is doing to female sport The Draperstown-born Eurosport presenter tells us about her childhood and what brought her to Amsterdam. She lives in See what Orla Chennaoui (ochennaoui) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. "They contacted me during the first lockdown to say they were considering doing this women's issue and asking would I be interested," she says. Orla says she was lucky to have built up a career by the time she had her family: "I feel really grateful that I've done it this way because as any parent will tell you, having a young family is all-consuming.". "Every article is written about and for women, but with the challenge of catering for the magazine's 88% male audience. This time of year is also low season in the world of cycling, which has freed Orla up for other projects such as writing columns for Metro News and Rouleur, and now of course the guest editorship of the cycling magazine. Orla hosted all of the action, live and daily highlights for the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana. "There's such a prevalence of anxiety and mental and emotional stress - I feel we should all be kind to ourselves and we'll get through.". Eurosport has extended its partnership with sports presenter Orla Chennaoui. "My husband took time off to look after our daughter. And the results are sobering. Eurosport has extended its partnership with presenter Orla Chennaoui. While sports reporting is mostly consumed by men, it doesn't mean we can't share women's stories in the magazine as well and she wants to open up the readership of the magazine so that more women know it's a place for them. (Pic Marthein Smit/Rouleur). "Because I don't live at home anymore, it's easy to look through rose-tinted glasses but I had a really loved and loving childhood. She joined Sky News as Ireland correspondent two months after the wedding: "I had to leave to go and take the job in Belfast, so for our first two years of being married, we didn't live together! It was the subject of her issue 20.3 column and caused some – generally – good-natured debate. ORLA CHENNAOUI. Prior to working at Sky Sports News, Orla was a correspondent with Sky News, and before that spent two years as a presenter/reporter at Scottish TV, ten months at Meridian TV in England, ten months at 2Ten FM radio station in Reading and one year at Scotland on Sunday newspaper. by Orla Chennaoui Published September 2, 2020 Published Sep 2, 2020 The Eurosport presenter writes for Metro. In 2020, Orla presented The Breakaway for Eurosport for the public to keep in touch with the action during a 'different' year but can't wait to get back to live broadcasting in 2021. It was women my age, living in the same part of London that I was in, and I was looking at this man's face in court every day, I'd spoken to the families and covered the trial extensively. "It's just been so deeply satisfying to be able to have the freedom to explore women's stories in a different way and to be able to talk to women in the magazine and tell their stories in a different way. Orla is a cycling journalist, broadcaster and writer, trained in law and as a … Wishing peace, contentment, and calm to all.…” "Everything I saw in the news was death, destruction and killing - when I was little, it was like we lived in black and white and the only images that were broadcast around the world were devoid of colour and humanity, which wasn't the case, of course," she says. ", "I remember the first news event I covered was the death and funeral of George Best which happened three weeks after I had just joined Sky - I found myself in the middle of this huge news event, with teams from all over the UK descending on Belfast which was completely eye-opening.". Full details about the television professional Orla Chennaoui, including their Twitter contact information, email address, and website links Orla Chennaoui Writer and sports broadcaster – Amsterdam. C'est là que Grenier fait la rencontre d'un autre jeune Briochin : Louis Guilloux (1899-1980). "People might not have known - from the outside I was a confident and bubbly-seeming child, but I was quite shy and timid with my ambitions and I couldn't express how much I wanted to be in broadcasting," she says. (Hidden toddler in the back) #howweroll #bikelife #bikes #velo #fietsen…” "But we have to care about looking after ourselves as well as each other. And that's for good reason. In 2018 Orla launched her own podcast 'When Orla Met...' When Orla Met....is a conversation with people from the world of sport, about sport, but it's not just a sports podcast. She is fully bilingual, speaking fluent French and also speaks German and has broadcast in both languages. Mourr transferred his Masters to Edinburgh, where Orla was studying for her post-grad - and that was the start of their 20-year relationship. Orla is a cycling journalist, broadcaster and writer, trained in law and as a news correspondent. I feel like I'm picking at it and it doesn't make any difference. THERE is a Tour tradition that, depending on personality type, age, or how kitsch you like your Eurovision Song Contest party, you will either love or loathe. Together with he Covering the cycling circuits meant a lot of travel away from the family, Orla says. Chennaoui will continue to front Eurosport’s coverage of cycling’s three Grand Tour’s in 2021 – Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and La Vuelta – having established a strong rapport with Eurosport’s team of world-class experts and commentators since joining from Sky two years ago. "Then I covered part of the Levi Bellfield trial before it was discovered that he had killed Milly Dowler - he was on trial for attacks on women in south-east England. Grenier, Guilloux, Guéhenno, Mac Orlan Albert Camus a pour professeur, à Alger, Jean Grenier (1898-1971), né à Paris, mais élevé à Saint-Brieuc d'où sont originaires ses parents. "You assume that maybe you'll be glad to have some mental refuge and do your own things, but actually leaving the kids is just heartbreaking and when I'm away from them, I feel quite lovesick - having that pain in your chest is so much. Orla insists that it matters very much that so few of the column inches in sporting coverage are devoted to women's stories: "It matters because it reinforces gender stereotypes as to what a woman's place is. During her Law degree, Orla had gone on an Erasmus year to France and in the very final week before she returned to the UK, she got together with Mourr. That the infinitesimal force of momentum that nudged the minute hand beyond midnight on December 31 … Orla Chennaoui: This race is a Jumbo Dutch of class so far. It felt like the start of something - I felt like the world was remembering we were here really. It was an incredible overload of sporting greatness.". "Now I needed a change and I wanted something different and I wanted some control over what I was doing again.". In addition to cycling, in early 2020 Orla hosted the Olympic boxing qualifiers for The Olympic Channel alongside Claressa Shields - hosting one round before they were put on hold. It's like an open wound - I just can't help but pick at it. Sky Sports reporter. "Bill Clinton coming to Belfast was finally Belfast in technicolour and it was on the international stage in a way that we felt part of. The forthcoming edition of Rouleur features discussions with World Champion GB cyclists Lizzie Deignan and Shanaze Reade, a feature on labial surgery, the issue of body image in a sport encased in Lycra, and the bicycle as a vehicle of freedom for girls in Pakistan. "I meticulously count the sports stories available and how many are available to women," Orla confesses. She was an anchor on Sky Sports News for 13 years and has anchored Sky Sports rugby and cycling coverage. Orla Chennaoui: I'm guest editing issue 101 which is Rouleur's first women's issue of the magazine. Orla specialises in cycling and the Olympic Games and has presented on location from ten Tours de France, two Giros d'Italia, one Vuelta a Espana, two Olympic Games (London and Rio) and one Commonwealth Games (Glasgow). By the time it hits the stands, or the virtual stands, it will have been almost a year in production. Likewise, she is popular and has short wiki and bio details on the internet. MONICA SANTINI Monica is CEO of Santini SMS, the eponymous cycling clothing company founded by her father Pietro in 1965. After Belfast, Orla moved to London and continued working for Sky as a news journalist, covering some memorable stories. Eurosport presenter and columnist for Metro & Rouleur. "I absolutely jumped at the chance - it was an honour to be asked to do anything of that nature and I felt ready for the responsibility of it as well. "You become really immune to news stories when you cover them, but that was one that pierced through. "The kids have been taken off school and we have a curfew earlier at night, which is probably relatively easy for people who don't have two kids and want to go to bed at 9pm," she says. ", That new direction allowed her to rediscover the joy of sport: "Anyone who went to the London Olympics will tell you it was just the most incredible event and I ended up wanting more after that.". Orla Chennaoui was an All-Ireland triple jump champion - twice - as a teenager and her love of sport continues as a cycling and Olympics presenter for Eurosport after years with Sky Sports "It was such fun watching Usain Bolt in the 100m final - it was the most physically electrifying feeling that it's so hard to convey unless you were there. At 36, her daughter Eve came along and shook things up. Four doyennes of the cycling world share their experiences. It was just a trial that was haunting me and I found it really, really dark. "If she wants to be a musician, a nurse, a doctor, a pilot or an athlete, whatever, the visibility at the top of any field matters hugely and if it doesn't have that, it's all of our responsibility to create that. The 41-year-old TV presenter, from Draperstown, Co Londonderry, is currently hosting Eurosport's coverage of Cycling's Three Grand Tours. 26 members in the OrlaChennaoui community. THERE is a Tour tradition that, depending on personality type, age, or how kitsch you like your Eurovision Song Contest party, you will either love or loathe. As luck would have it, that new direction presented itself with the London 2012 Olympics on the horizon. "I do this intermittently. by Orla Chennaoui on Dec 17, 2020. "I look back at my childhood and it was quite idyllic, yet it was during the Troubles and there were armed soldiers on the streets. In May 2019 Orla joined Eurosport as the lead presenter for their cycling coverage alongside special guest Sir Bradley Wiggins. Amsterdam Sports, United Kingdom. And in the run-up to the last Olympic Games, a study by Cambridge University Press looking at over 160 million words in the domain of sports found that language around women still focuses disproportionately on the appearance, clothes and personal lives of the women covered. It's like picking at an open wound, says Orla Chennaoui. Orla describes her childhood self as a "bit of a goody two-shoes" who was passionate about music and sport. "As for the Games themselves, everything about them was incredible. "We moved to Amsterdam two years ago and as it happened, Eurosport got in touch and asked if I was ready to leave Sky, was I willing to consider programming with them - and that's how it happened really. Usual disclaimers. "But I'm Mummy for eight or nine months a year and I'm really lucky in that respect, and I try to balance it out.". https://marrieddivorce.com/tv-celebrity/orla-chennaoui-bio-age-husband.html 30.6k Followers, 1,607 Following, 2,418 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Orla Chennaoui (@sportsorla) A lover of Olympic sports, with a particular love of cycling. Rouleur Longreads - Issue 101 The Top Table - Lizzie Deignan, Fran Millar, Monica Santini and Orla Chennaoui. "But for me, exercise is crucial to staying well and I'm forcing myself out to run when it's wet and cold. The Cycling Podcast Féminin Orla Chennaoui is a multilingual TV sports presenter, host and journalist with over 17 years experience working in both hard news and sport. Life changed again a couple of years ago when Mourr was offered a job in the Netherlands: "He'd been looking after our daughter for three years to allow me to work and for him to work out what he wanted to do after leaving academia," Orla says. Orla has a degree in Law with French and a post grad in journalism. Orla Chennaoui is a TV journalist and presenter. ORLA CHENNAOUI. metro.news — The Eurosport presenter writes for MetroREMEMBER when we all pretended 2021 would be miraculously different? ... Eurosport will announce further projects with Amsterdam-based Chennaoui in due course. Lives: Amsterdam. Twitter @SportsOrla (46,707 followers) See how they compare to everyone in British television. "And leaving my kids was so much harder than I thought it would be. Amateur juggler of all things sport and 2 kids. 30.6k Followers, 1,607 Following, 2,418 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Orla Chennaoui (@sportsorla) It's a conversation about outrunning demons and finding inspiration in the pursuit of excellence. "It shouldn't have worked because he was going back to Morocco for the summer and I was going to Scotland for the summer, but I thought maybe I'll go to Morocco and go on a bit of a road trip with this new guy I've met - and that's what happened. Chennaoui has made up for Wikipedia. "These kinds of things made me think I could find the meaning I was looking for in news journalism but in sport," she says. Athletics was her main sport - and she would go on to win the All Ireland triple jump championship several times - but she also loved gymnastics, trampoline, Irish dancing and violin. That's why she jumped at the opportunity to produce a magazine solely dedicated to women in cycling, telling stories of working and competing in the sport, but with wider relevance to society. She has covered two Olympic Games and 11 Tours de France, and reports on cycling in her role as presenter for Eurosport and co-host of The Cycling Podcast Féminin. While she did work experience at a radio station and also at UTV, she was convinced that journalism wasn't for her and took the "sensible path" of applying to do Law with French at Queen's. "While we use mostly female contributors, I thought it was important to also include some male writers in a bid to normalise the representation of women across the gender divide," Orla says. Subreddit dedicated to Northern Ireland's greatest export, Orla Chennaoui. Cycling presenter Orla Chennaoui extends role at Eurosport. Orla was a Journalist at Sky Sports News HQ until 2019 ... Possible email: orla.chennaoui@sky.uk from their employer entry - info: Social media. She will continue to front Eurosport’s coverage of cycling’s three Grand Tours this year – Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and La Vuelta – and will also take on a broader role at the broadcaster. "My thinking was always that I would build up enough confidence over the four years and hope that by the time I'd finished I would be brave enough to give it a go in journalism. Every so often the broadcaster takes a notion to go through the daily news websites and count up how many sports stories are about women. "The whole move to Amsterdam coincided with me becoming Eurosport's cycling presenter and it was so much different than I expected it to be. Eurosport’s Orla Chennaoui takes compatriot Archie Ryan out of the line-up on stage for a quick interview in Amsterdam and the Jumbo Visma launch of its WorldTour team and its Continental squad, of which Ryan is now a member Part of what she loved was covering the overseas legacy events, such as visiting a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan to witness how sport was providing a lifeline for children and going to Tanzania with Mark Cavendish to see how Right to Play was bringing sports to disadvantaged people. Orla Chennaoui, Lizzie Deignan, Fran Millar and Monica Santini on what it's like to be a woman in the sport, changing traditional attitudes and ideas for a brighter future. https://www.bespoke-m.com/orla-chennaoui Further projects with Amsterdam-based Chennaoui will be announced in due course. ‎Sports commentator, journalist and Rouleur columnist Orla Chennaoui opens a big can of worms on the podcast this week – helmets. Having presented on location from nine Tours It's a chance to get to know some of the biggest names and brains in sport along with Orla, to listen to the stories behind the headlines, and to learn a little more of the motivation, fears and discipline that drives the ordinary to become extraordinary, and to the very top of their game. Are you looking to speak with a representative of ? "So I was doing a law degree, knowing it was a good foundation for something else, but hoping to come out of my shell a bit!" Sky Sports reporter Orla Chennaoui talks about how her Law degree from Queen's has been instrumental to the development of her career. It's a podcast for anyone interested in stories, in the fortifier and frailties of those who push themselves to the limit of human ability. The women's issue of Rouleur, guest-edited by Orla Chennaoui, goes on sale on February 9, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice The most memorable moment was when US President Bill Clinton was invited to accept an honorary degree: "It was such a big deal - it felt like Belfast was properly open for business then and it felt full of possibilities and excitement. She also speaks conversational Portuguese and Italian and basic Spanish. "Sports reporting is mainly consumed by men but I feel that doesn't mean we can't share women's stories there as well. What is the difference? Orla is also in high demand for corporate rideouts and regularly joins groups cycling before hosting Q&As with pros afterwards. Orla also hosted the Women In Sport Summit in London in July 2019 providing industry insight along, with a collection of other influential guests, to over 350 professionals to inspire women within the sports arena. Out now: Rouleur Conversations - Orla Chennaoui and Rebecca Charlton on Issue 101 • With issue 101, our special entirely female content edition, about to leave the printers to subscribers, guest editor Orla Chennaoui joins us to chat through the revolutionary cover … Riding round Amsterdam, Orla goes without a head covering, something she’d n… Orla Chennaoui is a multilingual TV sports presenter, host and journalist with experience working in both hard news and sport. While there have been some reports of rioting in the Netherlands, she says it's isolated to small pockets: "Most people in the Netherlands are fed up, but they're not ready to take to the streets. Sometimes as a news journalist, you can and have to switch off from it, but on this occasion I couldn't and I thought maybe I needed a new direction in my career.". "Looking back, I really needed that change in direction as a person and it led me almost directly to where I am now. Orla Chennaoui: Our community sports clubs are vital in helping us swim, not sink By Orla Chennaoui metro.news — The Eurosport presenter writes for MetroWE’RE told each of … Following the birth of her daughter Orla in 2018, Lizzie returned to the top with wins at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, GP de Plouay and La Course, finishing 2020 as the number one rider of the Women’s WorldTour. "I did things that were so varied - I got to do the switch-on of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, which was incredible to see and so mind-boggling," she says. Orla Chennaoui Agent and Management Contact Details (sportsorla) How can I contact ‘s management team or agent details? Menu "I feel like everyone is finding this week of lockdown harder than the last week and that was harder than the week before - I had thought it might get easier. Kate Dickie Actress – Glasgow “What I love is that the trench keeps me so dry and warm without sweating. Sports commentator, journalist and Rouleur columnist Orla Chennaoui opens a big can of worms on the podcast this week – helmets. Agent details, along with key contact information, can be found on The Handbook, an online resource for accessing celebrity contact details. Alongside her journalistic and presenting career Orla also relishes live hosting opportunities and recently presented the live cycling at the Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan as well as hosting events such as the Rouleur Classic and Q&As at Look Mum No Hands and more. "My son was born in January and by May I had to leave home to cover an event for three-and-a-half weeks - then by July I had to go away for another three-and-a-half weeks and in August there was another three.". This is a user-edited website. I got to see some of the most incredible sports moments of our generation. Orla Chennaoui is a multilingual TV sports presenter, host and journalist with over 17 years experience working in both hard news and sport. 282 Likes, 18 Comments - Orla Chennaoui (@sportsorla) on Instagram: “A very merry Christmas Eve from Amsterdam. London and Amsterdam Twitter: Orla is a Journalist at Sky News. The latest broadcasts from Orla Chennaoui (@SkyOrla). As seen in: Eurosport ... Orla Chennaoui: No hiding from reality but 2021 might just pan out fine after all. Moreover, she is also a former All-Ireland triple jump champion. "I'd been at Sky for 13 years which is a long time... and I felt I had learned as much as I could in that environment - news, international, court reporting, international events, hosting my own sports shows. Orla Chennaoui works for Eurosport having formerly worked for Sky. After the London Olympics, she transferred to Sky Sports News for the next few years, covering everything from the Rio Olympics to the annual Tour de France and a host of other major sporting events. It was the subject of her issue 20.3 column and caused some – generally – good-natured debate. I dearly want to open up the readership so that more women know it's a place for them.". "My brother-in-law played rugby to quite a high level and my brother played rugby, so being part of the rugby club was also part of our lives. ", She longed by turns to become an Olympian athlete, a kids TV presenter and a war correspondent or war poet: "I was quite inspired by Seamus Heaney!". In the sports media, she says, women make up just 4% of overall coverage, despite comprising 40% of sports participants, according to UNESCO. It was the subject of her issue 20.3 column and caused some – generally – good-natured debate. Orla Chennaoui: This race is a Jumbo Dutch of class so far. names - Read book online for free. "But as a child I just remember the lovely bits - the freedom of living in the countryside, that joy of being able to ride bicycles in the summer holidays and riding over to see my cousins. On the day I'm talking to the Northern Ireland-born Eurosport presenter, she warns that the current curtailments of elite female sport during the pandemic are threatening to undo much of the progress made in promoting over the past decade. Orla recently hosted the 'green' carpet ahead of the Best FIFA Football Awards interviewing a plethora footballing superstars in 6 different languages! by Orla Chennaoui Published September 2, 2020 Published Sep 2, 2020 The Eurosport presenter writes for Metro. she says.