Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
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Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Carlow, Ireland |
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| Employer | RTÉ (formerly) |
| Known for | Eurovision Song Contest 1994 |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Children | 2 |
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Irish pronunciation: [n̠ʲiː ˈwʊɾˠəxuː]; born 1966) is an Irish barrister and former radio host with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She presented Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin along with Gerry Ryan.
Career[edit]
Ní Mhurchú initially worked as a teacher in an Irish language school in Carlow and then spent ten years working as a journalist and presenter in RTÉ, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and as a freelancer. During the 1990s, she presented RTÉ's Lotto draw. She has also been a web columnist for several years and has written extensively on education, training and careers.
She became a barrister after leaving RTÉ.[1]
She was selected by Fianna Fáil to contest the South constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Ní Mhurchú is married and has two children.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Murphy, Catherine (16 October 2011). "Female TV Presenters: There is only one Queen Bee". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
Other female faces from the 1990s also moved on from their TV careers — among them Ciana Campbell who now works in PR in the west of Ireland, and Cynthia Ni Mhurchu, now a barrister.
- ^ Horgan-Jones, Jack (7 March 2024). "Former RTÉ presenter Cynthia Ní Mhurchú to run for Fianna Fáil in European elections". The Irish Times.
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