Daire O'Brien is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He is best known for being the presenter and anchorman of

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's coverage of the Pro14 rugby union competition, and has been with RTÉ since 2010. Before this he presented for

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, where he was one of their most recognisable faces. Here he was successful until Setanta Sports went bankrupt in 2010, after which he moved to RTE Sport and began broadcasting for them. He has also contributed to Newstalk. He has written for the ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''

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'' and reported for ''

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'' in the 1990s. He narrated the RTÉ series ''Tidiest of Towns'' in 2007. O'Brien's family home is

Carrigrohane Castle Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee. History The castle's original construction is attributed to the Ma ...

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. His father, Leo, was a businessman. His older brother is the socialite businessman Breifne O'Brien, who was recently found guilty of defrauding a number of people, some of whom were longtime friends, of sums totaling more than €10m.

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