Mary began her TV career at UTV and has worked at RTE and in the Independent Sector as a Producer/Director, Series Producer and multi-camera director over 25 years. She joined the BBC in 2007 and is a multi-award winning programme maker across various genres including entertainment, documentary and Current Affairs.
She has executive produced specialist factual, ob-doc, entertainment and drama, and joined the BBC Commissioning team in 2021.
Some of her projects since then have included dramas Hope Street and St. Mungo’s, network entertainment series The Fast and the Farmer-ish and Stitch Please! and documentaries such as Patrick Kielty:100 years of Union, Murder in the Badlands and Return to the Bonfire.
Meet the Commissioning Team
Eddie Doyle
Senior Head of Content Commissioning
Mary McKeagney
Commissioning Editor
Jason Butler
Commissioning Editor
Fiona Keane
Commissioning Executive (Ulster-Scots)
Justin Binding
Commissioning Executive
Karen Kirby
Commissioning Executive (Irish Language)
Raphaelle O'Loan
Assistant Commissioner
Zoe Robinson
Business Partner
Kerry Woods
Business Coordinator
Briege McClean
Scheduling Manager
Elaine Fullerton
Senior Scheduling Coordinator
Sinead Garland
Senior Scheduling Coordinator
