Sharon Ní Bheoláin
| Sharon Ní Bheoláin | |
|---|---|
| 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(s) | Kevin Cantrell (1999 – 2005) |
| Children | Faye,Jai Brooks |
Sharon Ní Bheoláin [ˈʃærən n̠ʲiː ˈvʲoːlˠaːnʲ] (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.
Career
Before joining RTÉ, she worked for the Dublin radio station, 'Raidió na Life'.[2][3][4]
Ní 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, she 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. In November 2013, Ní Bheoláin revealed that she would be leaving Six One News to pursue something new.[5]
She also presented the short-run RTÉ series Turas Teanga, which helped viewers learn the Irish language.
Personal life
Ní Bheoláin is separated and has one daughter, Faye.[3] Though not a native Irish speaker, she graduated from Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in early and modern Irish.[2]
In 2014 she was victim of two online stalkers.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RTÉ newsreaders Sharon Ní Bheoláin and Anthony Murnane (circa 1998)". RTÉ Libraries and Archives.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Turas Teanga - Presenter (Sharon Ní Bheoláin).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ↑ "‘The Six One has been enjoyable but I'm ready for something new’ - Sharon Ni Bheolain". Irish Independent. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "I feel for Sharon as I had a stalker too - Miriam O'Callaghan reveals how she was forced to approach RTE security over an obsessed fan". evoke.ie. 5 March 2014.