About Orla Chennaoui
Born 1979. Orla Chennaoui is a journalist.
Orla Chennaoui (born 13 November 1978) After completing a degree in Law and French at Queen's University Belfast, she took a postgraduate diploma in journalism at Edinburgh Napier University.
In 2005, she joined Sky News as Northern Ireland correspondent. In 2010 Chennaoui made a move into sports broadcasting for Sky Sports specialising in cycling; she was also Sky Sports' principal correspondent for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Eurosport became TNT Sports from February 2025.
Personal She is married to Moroccan-born Mourad Chennaoui; they have two children and live in London and Amsterdam.
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Northern Irish television journalist
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Orla Chennaoui was born on 13 November 1979 in Draperstown.
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