Sinéad Desmond

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Sinéad Desmond (born 11 September 1974) is an Irish journalist and television presenter. Working in London for the majority of her career in print journalism, she was a writer and reporter for many major newspaper and magazine titles. She then spent ten years working as a writer and editor on the Sun newspaper. In 2007 she became the longest serving female anchor of Ireland AM, Ireland's most popular morning television show on TV3. She became a much loved household name in the ten years she presented the show. In November 2017 she resigned due to a gender pay gap dispute. Desmond has not spoken about this publicly except to say the matter is now a legal one.^[1] Desmond has also worked as a columnist for several publications, including The Observer, Marie Claire, Vogue and Sun.^[2]

Personal life[]

Desmond attended Holy Child Killiney Secondary School. She is a fluent speaker in French, German and Italian.

On 10 June 2008, she was rushed to hospital having suffered a brain haemorrhage on the set of Ireland AM. She made a full recovery and weeks later was released from hospital.^[3]

In September 2009, after suffering altitude sickness, she was rescued by a helicopter on Mont Blanc.^[3]

In 2014, she danced in the Breast Cancer Ireland's Strictly Against Breast Cancer Fundraiser.^[4]

Desmond divorced from her ex-husband in 2016. She had been in a new relationship for the last three years.

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