Sharon Ní Bheoláin (, approximately ; born Boland on 15 February 1971) is an Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national public service radio and television broadcaster, for which she has presented many flagship programmes including ''Nuacht RTÉ'', ''RTÉ News: One O'Clock and'' ''RTÉ News: Six One'' as well as all other news bulletins on both radio and television. In 2018, she became the co-anchor of ''RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' sharing presenting duties with Eileen Dunne, while it was also announced that she would present ''Crimecall'' every month along with presenting ''Leader's Questions (TV programme), Leaders' Questions'' every Wednesday and Thursday morning during the Dáil Éireann, Dáil term.

Early life and education

Sharon Boland was born in Malahide, County Dublin, 15 February 1971. Though not a native Irish speaker, she graduated from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in early and modern Irish in 1992.

Career

Before joining RTÉ, she worked for the Dublin radio station, Raidió Na Life.''Turas Teanga'' - Presenter (Sharon Ní Bheoláin)

11 September 2008, Irish Independent Ní Bheoláin began her career with RTÉ in 1994, presenting ''Nuacht RTÉ'' and in 1997, she became the presenter of ''RTÉ News on Two, News 2''. Throughout the early 2000s, she had sporadic appearances on various RTÉ News programmes, including the ''RTÉ News: Six One, Six One News'', the ''RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, Nine O'Clock News'' and on RTÉ Two's news programmes. In 2005, she became permanent co-presenter of the ''Six One News''. In November 2013, Ní Bheoláin revealed that she would be leaving ''Six One News'' to pursue something new. She also presented the short-run RTÉ series ''Turas Teanga'', which helped viewers learn the Irish language. In 2018, she became the co-anchor of the ''RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock, Nine O'Clock News'', sharing presenting duties with Eileen Dunne.

Personal life

Ní Bheoláin married cameraman Kevin Cantrell in 1999, settling in Clontarf, Dublin, Clontarf; they have one daughter. They split up in 2005. Her partner since 2009 is vet Finbarr Heslin. In 2014, she was the victim of two online stalkers.

References

External links

RTÉ's ''Six One News''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ni Bheolain, Sharon 1971 births 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish radio presenters Irish women radio presenters Irish women television presenters RTÉ newsreaders and journalists People from Malahide