Irene Galea is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, based in Toronto. Since joining The Globe in 2021, her coverage has included the telecommunications and cannabis industries, personal finance and real estate.
Her enterprise reporting has resulted in an immediate impact to Canadians’ access to public information as part of the Rogers-Shaw takeover. As well, it has has highlighted inequality in telecommunications service in Iqaluit; held companies to account for unfulfilled corporate commitments to hire Ukrainian refugees; and shed light on the lasting impact of century-old real estate policies. Irene is part of a team of four Globe journalists reporting on the Black North Initiative CEO Pledge, a five-year commitment made by 400 Canadian CEOs to hire and promote more Black employees. She is a frequent contributor to The Globe’s Amplify newsletter, which highlights female voices.
Before joining the Globe, Irene reported on business and real estate for the National Post and the Financial Post, and wrote for the National Trust for Canada and the Canadian Museums Association. His short documentary, Balance, aired nationally on CBC as part of the Absolutely Canadian series. Irene has appeared as a guest on news programs and the Globe podcast to provide analysis of business stories, and as a moderator of live panel discussions.
Irene holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University, where she received the University Medal for her class. She is currently completing a Masters of Building History from the University of Cambridge, with a focus on medieval buildings and the evolution of Toronto’s nineteenth-century bank architecture.
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