Name: Joan Egan
Title: Managing director, Tyrone Productions.
Why is she in the news? Tyrone is producing RTE's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
Big deal? Certainly. Gay Byrne, former talk show guru, will ask the questions. Eircell's two-year sponsorship is said to be worth about £7 million.
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What does it mean for Tyrone? Likely to be another success from the Riverdance people. who that gave us
Who is Joan Egan? One-time RTE production assistant with plenty of experience of the commercial sector in Britain.
Family: Married to RTE sports journalist Gabriel Egan, she has two children.
