Brenda Donohue (born c. 1966) is an

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radio and television presenter.

Personal life

Donohue is one of five children born to Mary and Michael Donohue in

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. She is a graduate of

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, where she studied history and economics. She is married with three children.

Career

Donohue came to the notice of an

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producer during a live broadcast on the

campus in the late 1980s. She was asked to join the newly launched ''

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'',

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's mid-morning talk show. Donohue served as the show's roving reporter for eighteen years. Following Gerry Ryan's death in 2010, Donohue joined ''

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'', where she worked as a reporter and sometimes hosted the programme itself. Donohue now works on the Marty Squad with Marty Morrissey and on Countrywide on Radio One. In 2016, she hosted a new series on RTÉ Radio 1 called ''Like Family'', a human interest series which looks at social change in Ireland in recent years. Donohue has previously presented other series on the station, including ''The B Side, The Health Show, Café Live'' and ''Going Home''. Despite her long career with RTÉ Radio, Donohue has critiqued the dominance of male presenters with the state broadcaster. Though she has primarily worked in radio, Donohue has also presented a number of TV shows including ''The Selection Box, Get Flirting'' and ''The House of Love'' and is a regular contributor to ''

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''. Donohue also featured in the reality TV show ''

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'' as the Bainisteoir for Kilcullen in 2012 and also featured in Celebrity Operation Transformation in September 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donohue, Brenda 1966 births Year of birth uncertain Living people RTÉ television presenters Alumni of University College Dublin Broadcasters from County Kildare People from Newbridge, County Kildare