Elaine Kinsella (born 24 November 1981) is an Irish broadcaster. She was born in Wexford but grew up in Listowel, County Kerry.
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Together with Andrew Morrissey, Elaine presents the breakfast show Kerry's Full Breakfast on weekday mornings between 7 and 9am on Radio Kerry.[1]
Elaine studied Communications in the Dublin Institute of Technology. As a student she wrote and directed a short film Ding Dong Hamlet is Dead which starred Irish actors Cillian Murphy and Nuala O'Neill.
Elaine worked as digital compositor on the BAFTA Award-winning animated film Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Moving Still Productions, 2002).
In 2007, Elaine and Brian Hurley won the PPI Award[clarification needed] for Best Radio Drama for From Heartache to Hope - The Story of the Jeanie Johnston.[2] Elaine Kinsella wrote the original script.
In 2009, Elaine's second radio play 1923 premiered on Radio Kerry. The project was funded by the BCI's[clarification needed] Sound & Vision scheme. It was nominated in the Best Drama category at the 2009 PPI Radio Awards.
Elaine is a regular panellist on RTE's Today show. In April 2021 she guest presented the show with Daithi O Sé.