Carla O'Brien (journalist)

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Carla O'Brien
Born
Carla O'Brien

5 October 1983 (age 38)
Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
NUI Galway
Occupation
  • News presenter
  • multimedia journalist
  • Irish dancer
Years active2005–present
EmployerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Notable credit(s)
Spouse(s)Ronan Glynn
Children2

Carla O'Brien (born 5 October 1983) is an Irish television presenter and multimedia journalist,[1] working with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television service, where she has been a relief presenter for the One O'Clock News and Six One News. She previously presented RTÉ's news2day from 2012 to 2014 and Newsfeed from 2014 to 2017.[1][2] In her career as a dancer, she was Irish and world champion in Irish dancing, and for some years principal dancer with Riverdance.[3]

Early life[]

O'Brien grew up on a farm in Caledon, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, and has two sisters and one brother.[4] The youngest of four by many years, she was active in Irish dancing from the age of 5.[5][6] In 1994, she attended St. Catherine's College in Armagh for secondary school.[citation needed] After secondary school, O'Brien attended Queen's University Belfast where she received a Master of Science degree in management information systems and services.[7][6]

Career[]

In 2005 O'Brien won the Irish dancing championship titles of Ulster, Ireland, Great Britain and the world.[8] Then in September 2005 she took on a role as the lead female dancer for Riverdance.[5][9] Starting with Japan, she also danced for a year in America and a year in Europe, finishing in 2008 back in Japan.[8] She then moved to work as a financial analyst on a graduate programme with the management consulting part of Deloitte, from August 2008 to December 2009.[5]

In 2010, O'Brien worked on the An Jig Gig Irish dancing TV programme with TG4.[10] In January 2011, she wrote a piece for the Galway City Tribune on the growing popularity of sean-nós Irish dancing.[11] She joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) in May 2011, and worked as a researcher on RTÉ's News at One.[7] She presented RTÉ's news2day from 2011 to 2014,[12][13] before presenting Newsfeed from September 2014 to 2017.[7][14][6]

Personal life[]

O'Brien became the Tyrone Rose in 2010, competing for one of six places from the island of Ireland. She secured a place at NUI Galway to pursue a Master of Arts degree in journalism from September 2010,[10] graduating with First Class Honours, and winning an award for the highest marks in the broadcasting part of her course.[15][13]

In September 2013, O'Brien married Ronan Glynn, who had a friend on the Riverdance staff; as of 2018, he is Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Ireland. They have two children.[16][17][18] As of 2015, they lived in Smithfield, Dublin.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "RTÉ 2 Announced Season Highlights". IFTN. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "RTE 2 Increase in Home Production". superannrte.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Riverdancing for Queen Elizabeth II". riverdance.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ Toner, Niall (1 June 2012). "An idyllic childhood got my toes tapping". The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Carla O'Brien: tripping the light fantastic". Irish Independent. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Dwyer, Ciara (14 April 2015). "Waking hours with... RTE 2's Carla O'Brien". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Brand new Newsfeed starts today on RTÉ2". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b McKelvey, Mark (12 April 2010). "Carla fulfils life-long dream by taking Rose title". The Tyrone Herald.
  9. ^ "Carla O'Brien interviews Riverdance Cast for Dublin Concert for Queen Elizabeth II". riverdance.com. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b (staff writer) (3 June 2010). "Crunch time for local Rose as Tralee beckons". The Ulster Herald. Omagh, Northern Ireland. p. 4.
  11. ^ O'Brien, Carla (28 January 2011). "Galway dancers bring sean-nos style". (Galway) City Tribune.
  12. ^ "RTÉ news2day presenters reunite". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "RTÉ's Seán O'Rourke Presents Journalism Awards at NUI Galway". NUI Galway. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. ^ "If it wasn't for Riverdance I wouldn't be able to face cameras, admits RTE's Carla". Herald. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Top journalism graduates presented with awards". The Connacht Tribune. 20 April 2012. p. 13.
  16. ^ O'Shea, Cormac; Dunne, William (24 August 2020). "Who is Dr Ronan Glynn? Wife, background and experience of Ireland's Acting Chief Medical Officer". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. ^ Farrell, Josette (8 July 2020). "Dr. Ronan Glynn – new Acting Chief Medical Officer". claregalway.info. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Carla is married to local Doctor Ronan Glynn of Lydican, Oranmore. They are currently residing in Dublin". ClareGalwayInfo. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via Facebook.
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