Mary Kennedy

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Mary Kennedy (born 1956) is an Irish television personality. Mary Kennedy was born in Clondalkin, Dublin. She was educated at Colaiste Bride in Clondalkin and University College Dublin where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. She taught English in Brittany, France before returning to her alma mater to teach Irish and French.

Kennedy's broadcasting career started in 1978 when she applied for a job as continuity announcer in RTÉ. She went on to join the RTÉ News team, becoming a newscaster.

She has also presented the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, a Saturday night chat show simply called Kennedy and was co-presenter with Marty Whelan on the magazine programme Open House. She is currently Michael Ryan's co-presenter on the RTÉ local affairs show Nationwide.