Jenny Buckley (born 1979) is an Irish actress and television presenter, who is currently the main weather presenter on
UTV Ireland
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, a position she has held since the channel's launch in January 2015. She also presents the channel's entertainment bulletin, ''The Pulse''.
Career
A native of
Howth
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, Dublin,
[ Buckley started acting on stage and screen, appearing in productions such as '']The Woman Who Walked into Doors
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Plot summary
The novel tells the struggle and survival of Paula Spencer, an abused wife who is the n ...
'' and ''Tara Road
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Plot introduction
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''. She joined Channel 6 as a presenter in 2006, where her credits include hosting series such as ''Access Hollywood'' and ''Cois Farraige'', before going on to present for both TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
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and RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
. In 2010, she co-hosted RTÉ's travel show ''No Frontiers'', and has also appeared on ''Celebrity Apprentice Ireland
''Celebrity Apprentice Ireland'' is an Irish reality television series, in which a group of Irish celebrities compete for the chance to win €25,000 for their chosen charity.
Caroline Downey, the managing director of MCD is the head judge in t ...
''.[ She joined the channel as it went on air in January 2015, and presents the weather forecast following UTV's evening news programmes, '']Ireland Live
''Ireland Live'' was an Irish television news and current affairs service produced by UTV Ireland. ''Ireland Live'' featured national, international and regional news, including extended reports, interviews and sports coverage during its flagship ...
'' and ''Ireland Live at 10''. In March 2015, Buckley launched UTV Ireland's "Bringing U Home" campaign for St Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ga, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit=the Day of the Festival of Patrick), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patr ...
, which encouraged Irish people living overseas to submit greetings videos to friends and relatives, with entries having a chance to win return air tickets to Ireland from wherever they were currently living. In July 2015, Buckley began presenting ''The Pulse'', a three-minute entertainment bulletin that airs before the Friday afternoon edition of ''Ireland Live''. Within days of its launch UTV were forced to reject claims that the show was inspired by TV3's ''Xposé
''Xposé'' is an entertainment, fashion and beauty programme that aired on Irish television from 2007 to 2019.
It was broadcast every Friday at 18:00 on Virgin Media One. It ran for a 3-day week at 20:00 on Virgin Media Two (previously known ...
'' after critics noted the similar colour schemes used on the sets of both programmes. In September 2015 Buckley told the '' Irish Daily Mirror'' that UTV planned to extend the programme to a 30-minute slot by the end of the year.
Buckley is also a prominent voiceover artist in Ireland, having contributed to commercials for companies such as Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc ( ga, Banc na hÉireann) is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Iris ...
, UPC Ireland
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and Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores is an Irish multinational retail chain that primarily sells food, clothes and household wares.
In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain also has operations in Spain, and formerly in England and Scotland. The fo ...
, as well as several ebook
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s.[
She was nominated in the Most Stylish Newcomer category at the 2015 Peter Mark VIP Style Awards alongside ]Stephanie Roche
Stephanie Roche (born 13 June 1989) is an Irish association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C., Shamrock Rovers of Dublin and the Republic of Ireland women's national foot ...
and Aoife Walsh
Aoife Walsh (born 2 August 1989) is a fashion model and former Miss Ireland from Tipperary, Ireland.
Career
Walsh has a Bachelor of Arts in economics and geography, a master's degree in business management and a master's degree in education.
I ...
.
Personal life
Buckley is married to Garrett McClean, an executive director with property firm CBRE and they have a daughter.
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
21st-century Irish actresses
Irish stage actresses
Irish television actresses
Irish film actresses
Irish television presenters
Irish women journalists
Television personalities from Dublin (city)
Audiobook narrators
Weather presenters
Irish women television presenters