Jennifer D'Arcy (née Kelly; born 6 May 1972) is an

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radio personality who came to prominence during the 2000s as Ray D'Arcy's producer on his

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radio show on

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. The pair now have one daughter and one son together. Kelly previously worked for

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and then for the state broadcaster's pop music station

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. Reared in South Dublin county, Kelly's father Michael was a lawyer and a major influence on her career. Jenny would attend horse races with him, and was seen at the

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in 2003 whilst running in the 2.30 race. She attended St Joseph of Cluny's primary school and Newtown School in

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for her secondary education before spending time delved in theatre studies at

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. Before obtaining a position in RTÉ, Kelly volunteered for a place at Dublin South Community Radio and received in return a weekly half-hour arts programme to present. She began working with state broadcaster RTÉ in 1994, working on 2FM where her first national broadcast took place from on top of the world's biggest, fastest

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. In 1997, she joined East Coast Radio, where she co-presented ''The Breakfast Show'' and produced the mid-morning show. Early in 2000, she transferred to Today FM to work in music programming with Phil Cawley and Tim Kelly. In September 2000, D'Arcy joined the station and ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' began. When Kelly's father, Michael, died in his sleep on 8 April 2011, she learned of the death from Today FM chief executive Willie O'Reilly while on air. ''The Ray D'Arcy Show'' was abruptly taken off the air, prompting thousands of texts and calls from worried listeners. Living in Dublin, the pair have two children: daughter Kate was born 25 November 2006, shortly after 20:00, at Mount Carmel Hospital and weighing just above seven pounds. She went into labour after laughing when watching

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on live television on '' The Late Late Show''. The pair were stalked by the tabloid press when D'Arcy publicly exposed their partnership on ''

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'' in 2005. They attended the wedding of

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as a couple. In January 2012, they announced their engagement and that they were pregnant with a second child. In June 2012, D'Arcy and Kelly had their second baby, a son called Tom Michael D'Arcy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Jenny 1972 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish radio producers East Coast FM presenters People from South Dublin (county) RTÉ 2fm presenters The Ray D'Arcy Show Irish women radio presenters Women radio producers People educated at Newtown School, Waterford Broadcasters from County Dublin