Sharon Ní Bheoláin (, approximately ; born Boland on 15 February 1971) is an Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter with

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, Ireland's national radio and television broadcaster, where she has presented the '' Nine O'Clock News'' since 2018. She has presented many flagship programmes including '' Crimecall'', '' Nuacht RTÉ'', '' One O'Clock News'' and '' Six One News'', as well as all other news bulletins on both radio and television.

Early life and education

Sharon Boland was born in Ayrefield,

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, 15 February 1971. Her family moved to Malahide in 1980. Though not a native Irish speaker, she graduated from

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(TCD), with a

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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 '' News 2''. Throughout the early 2000s, she had sporadic appearances on various RTÉ News programmes, including the '' Six One News'', the '' Nine O'Clock News'' and on

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's news programmes. In 2005, she became permanent co-presenter of the ''Six One News'', alongside Bryan Dobson. In December 2017, Ní Bheoláin announced that she would be leaving ''Six One News''. She also presented the short-run RTÉ series ''Turas Teanga'', which helped viewers learn the

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. In 2018, she became the anchor of the '' Nine O'Clock News'', sharing presenting duties with Eileen Dunne, while it was also announced that she would present '' Crimecall'' every month along with presenting '' Leaders' Questions'' every Wednesday and Thursday morning during the Dáil term.

Personal life

Ní Bheoláin married cameraman Kevin Cantrell in 1999, settling in 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 Broadcasters from County Dublin