Aoibhín Garrihy, Ailbhe Garrihy and Doireann Garrihy are Irish social media influencers, having played different roles in the entertainment industry. Aoibhín is an actress, having played

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in RTÉ One's '' Fair City'' from 2010 to 2013. She came second in the

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of the Irish version of ''

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''. Ailbhe is a publicist. Doireann is a comedy

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, known for two series of ''The Doireann Project'', and radio and

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, hosting the revival in 2018 of RTÉ Two's ''

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''.

Early life

The Garrihys came from

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, County Dublin, the daughters of Eugene and Clare. Eugene is now an entrepreneur, the director of

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companies, Dublin Bay Cruises and Doolin2Aran.

Aoibhín

Aoibhín (born 20 June 1987) has acting credits including '' Fair City'', '' Love/Hate'', and '' Mattie''. In 2017, Garrihy was a contestant in the

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's ''Dancing with the Stars''. On 26 March 2017, she reached the final of the competition with her professional partner,

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. They finished as runners-up to Aidan O'Mahony and Kozmin's wife, Valeria Milova. In 2018, she was a guest chef on

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's '' The Restaurant''. She lives in Co. Clare with husband, John Burke, and their three children.

Ailbhe

Ailbhe (born 19 April 1990) is a graduate of Dublin City University. She now works for the family business, Dublin Bay Cruises.

Doireann

Doireann (born 19 May 1992) is the

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of radio presenter

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. Doireann graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Drama and Theatre studies. She worked as an

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on Spin 1038 and provided traffic reports for 2fm with AA Roadwatch. Having amassed a following on social media she was commissioned by

to make a web series, ''The Doireann Project'', based on her impressions. She has won awards such as 'Most Stylish Influencer' at the

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and U magazine's 30 under 30 'Rising Star'. She began presenting ''

'' in 2018 until 2019. In June 2019, Doireann presented the new breakfast show on RTÉ 2fm from 6am to 9am alongside

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. She has presented the show with

Carl Mullan Carl Mullan (born 24 January 1990) is an Irish television and radio presenter who is currently co-hosting ''The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' with Doireann Garrihy and Donncha O'Callaghan. Early life Mullan was born in Perrystown on the southsi ...

and Donncha O'Callaghan since 2021. In October 2022, Doireann was announced as the new co-host of ''

'' alongside Jennifer Zamparelli.

References

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