Sharon Ní Bheoláin
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| Sharon Ní Bheoláin | |
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| Born | 15 February 1971 [1] Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | RTÉ News and Current Affairs |
| Spouse | Kevin Cantrell (1999 – 2005) |
| Children | Faye |
Sharon Ní Bheoláin (born 15 February 1971)[1] is an Irish television newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Today, she is best known as co-anchor of RTÉ One's Six One News.
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[edit] Career
Before joining RTÉ, she worked for the Dublin radio station, 'Raidió na Life'.[2][3][4]
Bheoláin began her career with RTÉ in 1994, presenting Nuacht RTÉ and in 1997, she became the presenter of News 2.[2] Throughout the early 2000s, Bheoláin had sporadic appearances on various RTÉ News programmes, including the Six-One News, the Nine O'Clock programme and on RTÉ Two's News programmes. In 2005, she became permanent co-presenter of the Six One News.
She also presented the short-run RTÉ series Turas Teanga, which helped viewers learn the Irish language.
[edit] Personal life
Bheoláin is separated and has one daughter, Faye.[3] Though not a native Irish speaker, Bheoláin graduated from Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in early and modern Irish.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "RTÉ newsreaders Sharon Ní Bheoláin and Anthony Murnane (circa 1998)". RTÉ Libraries and Archives. https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2013/025.html.
- ^ a b c Turas Teanga - Presenter (Sharon Ní Bheoláin).
- ^ a b "Ni Bheolain asks for privacy after marriage split" September 11, 2008, Irish Independent
- ^ Vivien Kilfeather (4 September 2003). "Reading aloud to children ‘holds key to genius’". Irish Examiner. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/09/04/story641402826.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
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