Audrey Carville (born 9 September 1972 in

County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County C ...

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, Ireland) is an Irish journalist. She is one of the presenters of ''

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'', a breakfast news programme on RTÉ Radio One. She previously presented the current affairs programme ''The Late Debate'' on the same station. From 2004 to 2009, she presented the BBC World Service radio programme '' Europe Today''. She also presented '' Newshour'' on the BBC World Service. ''

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'' described her as having a "mellifluous voice and unflappable air." Carville is a native of

. Her father was Arthur Carville, who served as a

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party councillor on

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. Her brother, Gary Carville, also formerly served as a Fine Gael councillor on Monaghan County Council, serving as Chairman of that council from 2007 to 2008. Previously Carville worked for

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in Northern Ireland, and prior to that worked for independent local radio stations such as Highland Radio and Northern Sound. She was named Radio News Broadcaster of the Year in the Institute of Public Relations/BT Awards in 2004. She also won a Celtic Film and Television Award. She was part of a Sony Award-winning team for current affairs journalism in 2002. In February 2018, the

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upheld an objection to Carville's description, on the ''Morning Ireland'' programme, of journalist

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as a

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. The broadcaster, RTÉ, also lost a defamation lawsuit by Myers in 2019 as a result of Carville's accusation.‘F**k the lynch mob’ – Kevin Myers splashes out to celebrate RTÉ libel win
Sunday Independent, 2022-05-01. Carville is married to fellow ''Morning Ireland'' presenter Gavin Jennings.

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