Caitríona Perry (born 15 October 1980) is an Irish journalist and presenter who formerly worked for

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(RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where she presented the '' Six One News'' from January 2018 to May 2023. She has previously worked as a news correspondent since 2000 and was the

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Washington correspondent from February 2013 to December 2017.

Career

Perry attained a BA in journalism from

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, with a work placement in Dublin radio station NewsTalk 106. She attained an MA in

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. She joined RTÉ in 2007 after previously worked at Newstalk and

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. She became RTÉ's Washington correspondent in 2013 and covered major stories such as the 

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and the Berkeley tragedy. She subsequently wrote a book about her experience of the election entitled ''In America: Tales from Trump Country''. The book has been highly acclaimed in Ireland, with some reviewers describing it as "spellbindingly good" and "insightful". It was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award in 2017. Perry made headlines around the world after an encounter with United States President

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in June 2017 at the

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when, while he was on a call with the new Taoiseach

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, he summoned Perry to compliment her on having a "nice smile", which ''Irish Central'' described as Trump being "fixated with" Perry, ''

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'' described as "creepy", and Perry herself described as "bizarre". In January 2018, Perry took over as co-anchor of the '' RTÉ News: Six One'' alongside

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. She presented many ''RTÉ News Specials'', including the

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, Inauguration of Joe Biden, the Visit by Pope Francis to Ireland, additional programmes during the

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, and the visit to Ireland of US President Joe Biden. On 4 May 2023, Perry announced that she would be leaving RTÉ after almost 16 years to take up a new international role as chief presenter with the

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based in Washington. She signed off for the final time as co-presenter of the ''Six One News'' on 26 May.

Personal life

Perry grew up in Knocklyon in Dublin and is a graduate of

where she completed an Undergraduate Degree in Journalism in 2002 and a master's degree in International Relations in 2010. Perry is married. On 29 January 2019, Perry announced that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a baby girl on 29 July 2019. On 14 April 2022, Perry announced that she was expecting her second child. She gave birth to a baby boy on 20 September 2022.

References

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