Eileen Dunne
Eileen Dunne | |
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Born | RTÉ News and Current Affairs | 28 April 1958
Spouse | Macdara Ó Fátharta (m. 1993) |
Children | 1 |
Eileen Dunne (born 28 April 1958) is a retired Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter with
Life
Early life
Dunne was born in Dublin. Her father was the RTÉ journalist, presenter and commentator, Mick Dunne, a native of Clonaslee, County Laois. She attended secondary school at Manor House School, Raheny.[2] She studied Arts at University College Dublin.
Career
Dunne joined RTÉ in 1980 as a part-time radio announcer.[1] She continued her teaching duties, while working part-time as a radio continuity announcer on RTÉ Radio 1. She began presenting television news bulletins in 1984.[3][4]
In addition to her news work, Dunne also presented the religious affairs programme The God Slot for RTÉ Radio 1 on Friday nights, having previously presented Eileen Dunne's Classic Melodies for RTÉ lyric fm until 2010.[1] She was International President of the Association of European Journalists (2010–2014).[5][6][7]
Dunne was the spokesperson giving the results of the Irish jury (and televote in 1998) in the Eurovision Song Contest between 1989 and 1998.[citation needed]
Dunne regularly featured on RTÉ coverage of major state occasions. In 2016, she was co-anchor with
She presented news programmes from
Dunne's final bulletin aired on 18 November 2022, after 42 years working for RTÉ.[8]
In December 2023, Dunne was announced as one of the eleven celebrities taking part in the
Personal life
She is married to the actor Macdara Ó Fátharta since 1993; he plays the part of the villain Tadhg in the Irish language TG4 drama, Ros na Rún. They have one son, Cormac.
References
- ^ a b c "Presenters: Eileen Dunne". RTÉ lyric fm. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ O'Toole, Aileen (9 October 2013). "My old school photo". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Nancy Previs (26 July 2010). "Body clock: Eileen Dunne". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "New Board for AEJ International". Association of European Journalists. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Association of European Journalists. "Elected Officers (2018), Honorary Officers sub-section". Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Because Daddy died in 2002, it's even more poignant". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "RTÉ newscaster Eileen Dunne retires after more than 40 years on air". RTÉ News. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Eileen Dunne and Rosanna Davison among DWTS lineup". RTÉ News. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.