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'''Doireann Ní Bhriain''' ( |
'''Doireann Ní Bhriain''' ({{IPA-ga|ˈdˠɛɾʲən̪ˠ n̠ʲiː ˈvʲɾʲiənʲ|pron}}; born 1952) is an Irish independent radio producer.<ref name="independent">{{Cite web |url=http://www.radioproducers.ie/members/doireann-ni-bhriain/ |title=Association of Independent Radio Producers profile |access-date=3 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615075249/http://www.radioproducers.ie/members/doireann-ni-bhriain/ |archive-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She began her career as a radio and television journalist,<ref name="journalist">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmc.ie/features/irish-composers-and-media|title=Irish Composers and the Media|date=2 February 2004|website=Contemporary Music Centre}}</ref> and started out reading children's stories on television. From those beginnings, she went on to work for the Irish broadcaster [[RTÉ]] for over 20 years before moving on in 1993. She is best known for her work and affiliation with [[RTÉ Radio 1]]. |
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She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme ''Women Today'', |
She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme ''[[Women Today]]'', for which she is well known. She was the presenter of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1981]], held in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.150m.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707055923/http://nulpoints.150m.com/1981.htm|url-status=dead |title=Nul Points – Eurovision 1981 |archivedate=7 July 2011|website=www.150m.com}}</ref> In 1993, she won a [[Jacob's Award]] for her work on RTÉ Radio.<ref name="name3">''The Irish Times'', "Higgins warns of threat to service", 15 November 1993</ref> |
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==Early life== |
== Early life == |
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Ní Bhriain was the first of three children born in |
Ní Bhriain was the first of three children born in Dublin in 1952, to [[Neasa Ní Annracháin]], an actress, and Seán Ó Briain, a civil servant. She made her broadcasting debut at the age of eight in a radio play with her mother, who was part of the [[Radio Éireann Players]]. Bilingual in Irish and English,<ref name="rteguide">RTÉ Guide Vol.4. No.14 (3 April 1981)</ref> she studied at the [[University College Dublin]] and graduated in French and Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20174205.html|title=This much I know: Doireann Ní Bhriain|first=Hilary|last=Fennell|date=19 November 2011|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> |
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==Early |
== Early career, 1972–1981 == |
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| ⚫ | Ní Bhriain started her career with RTÉ in 1972, as a presenter of children's programmes. She then went on to co-present the magazine show ''Tangents'' and became one of the first Irish female broadcasters to break into current affairs.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Mick |last=Heaney |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radio-keeping-the-faith-wnn7tl00kd9|title=Radio: Keeping the faith|date=30 May 2004|newspaper=[[The Times]] }}</ref> She worked as a presenter of the flagship [[Irish language]] programme, ''Féach''. She took a break from journalism in 1976 and spent a year in Kenya, teaching in a rural school, and later in Nairobi. |
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Ní Bhriain started her career with RTÉ in 1972, as a presenter of children's programmes. She then went on to co-present the magazine show ''Tangents'' and became one of the first Irish female broadcasters to break into |
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In 1979, she became a reporter on the landmark radio current affairs programme, ''Women Today'', which was hosted at that time by [[Marian Finucane]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radioeireann.blogspot.com/2006/11/women-today.html|title=Radio Éireann: Women Today|first=Brendan|last=Mccarthy|date=5 November 2006}}</ref><ref name="womentoday2">{{Cite web|url=http://bp3.blogger.com/_23zMGxTlTH4/RZQuvpUX3EI/AAAAAAAAAGE/eeLRHhIAYXc/s1600-h/WTB2.JPG|title=WTB2.JPG (image)|website=bp3.blogger.com}}</ref> She subsequently became presenter of the programme after Finucane's departure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyedge.ie/doireann-ni-bhriain-voice-of-luas-also-presented-eurovision-1443023-May2014/|title=Did you know that the voice of the Luas also presented the Eurovision Song Contest?|website=www.dailyedge.ie}}</ref> |
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==Eurovision 1981== |
== Eurovision 1981 == |
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| ⚫ | Outside Ireland, Ní Bhriain is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.<ref name=Luas>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30777843.html|title=Meet the woman who does the Luas announcements|date=19 February 2017|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey. |
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| ⚫ | Outside Ireland, Ní Bhriain is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey. |
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In a 2004 interview with the ''[[Sunday Times#Irish edition|Sunday Times]]'' (Irish edition), she said of the experience, "I did it for a laugh... |
In a 2004 interview with the ''[[Sunday Times#Irish edition|Sunday Times]]'' (Irish edition), she said of the experience, "I did it for a laugh...it was offered me because I was quite well known, and because I spoke French and Irish with some ease...I always tell people that there was no [[autocue]] in those days: I had to learn it all off." |
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Ní Bhriain provided the RTÉ Radio commentary for the [[Eurovision 1991|1991 Contest]]. |
Ní Bhriain provided the RTÉ Radio commentary for the [[Eurovision 1991|1991 Contest]]. |
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== Radio work, 1981–1993 == |
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| ⚫ | After hosting Eurovision 1981, Ní Bhriain left RTÉ again, this time to pursue a scholarship granted to her from the Journalists in Europe programme in Paris. On her return, she co-presented ''The Women's Programme'' with Marian Finucane. This was a groundbreaking, prime-time magazine and current affairs programme. She also worked the RTÉ [[Belfast]] newsroom (where she met her husband, [[Andy Pollak]]) and presented the ''Book Programme'' on RTÉ Radio 1. The late 1980s saw her take her first courses in radio production, and soon after she worked as a producer on ''The Arts Show'' with [[Mike Murphy (presenter)|Mike Murphy]]. She also produced several radio documentaries, winning a [[Jacob's Award]] in 1983 for her work with Nuala Hayes on 'Moving Statues', a documentary on the work of sculptor Louise Walsh. She left RTÉ in 1993 to run the ''L'Imaginaire Irlandais'' festival in France, living between Dublin and Paris until the festival was over in 1996. |
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After hosting Eurovision 1981, Ní Bhriain left RTÉ again, this time to pursue a scholarship granted to her from the Journalists in Europe programme in Paris. On her return, she co-presented ''The Women's Programme'' with Marian Finucane. This was a groundbreaking, prime-time magazine and current affairs programme. She also worked the RTÉ [[Belfast]] newsroom (where she met her husband, [[Andy Pollak]]) and presented the ''Book Programme'' on RTÉ Radio 1. The late 1980s saw her take her first courses in radio production, and soon after she worked as a producer on ''The Arts Show'' with [[Mike Murphy ( |
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== Career in the 2000s == |
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==Recent life and career== |
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| ⚫ | In 2000, she moved on to work in arts project management and consultancy for a number of years. She developed an expertise in festival management and cultural tourism. She also continued to work in radio as an independent producer, producing series on volunteering, on minority religions in Ireland, on urban development in Ireland, and documentaries for RTÉ radio and [[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta|Raidió na Gaeltachta]]. In recent years, she has specialised in voice and presentation training, independent radio production and television voiceover work in English and Irish. Ní Bhriain currently provides the recorded announcements on the [[Luas]], the tram system in Dublin, in both Irish and English.<ref name=Luas /> |
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In 2000, she moved on to work in arts project management and consultancy for a number of years. She developed an expertise in festival management and cultural tourism. She also continued to work in radio as an independent producer, producing series on volunteering, on minority religions in Ireland, on urban development in Ireland, and documentaries for RTÉ radio and |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters]] |
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Doireann Ní Bhriain
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72)
Dublin, Ireland
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| Education | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio producer; voice and presentation trainer, voiceover artist |
| Employer | RTÉ (1972–1993) |
| Known for | Radio and television journalism |
Doireann Ní Bhriain (pronounced [ˈdˠɛɾʲən̪ˠ n̠ʲiː ˈvʲɾʲiənʲ]; born 1952) is an Irish independent radio producer.[1] She began her career as a radio and television journalist,[2] and started out reading children's stories on television. From those beginnings, she went on to work for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ for over 20 years before moving on in 1993. She is best known for her work and affiliation with RTÉ Radio 1.
She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme Women Today, for which she is well known. She was the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin.[3] In 1993, she won a Jacob's Award for her work on RTÉ Radio.[4]
Ní Bhriain was the first of three children born in Dublin in 1952, to Neasa Ní Annracháin, an actress, and Seán Ó Briain, a civil servant. She made her broadcasting debut at the age of eight in a radio play with her mother, who was part of the Radio Éireann Players. Bilingual in Irish and English,[5] she studied at the University College Dublin and graduated in French and Spanish.[6]
Ní Bhriain started her career with RTÉ in 1972, as a presenter of children's programmes. She then went on to co-present the magazine show Tangents and became one of the first Irish female broadcasters to break into current affairs.[7] She worked as a presenter of the flagship Irish language programme, Féach. She took a break from journalism in 1976 and spent a year in Kenya, teaching in a rural school, and later in Nairobi.
In 1979, she became a reporter on the landmark radio current affairs programme, Women Today, which was hosted at that time by Marian Finucane.[8][9] She subsequently became presenter of the programme after Finucane's departure.[10]
Outside Ireland, Ní Bhriain is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.[11] The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey.
In a 2004 interview with the Sunday Times (Irish edition), she said of the experience, "I did it for a laugh...it was offered me because I was quite well known, and because I spoke French and Irish with some ease...I always tell people that there was no autocue in those days: I had to learn it all off."
Ní Bhriain provided the RTÉ Radio commentary for the 1991 Contest.
After hosting Eurovision 1981, Ní Bhriain left RTÉ again, this time to pursue a scholarship granted to her from the Journalists in Europe programme in Paris. On her return, she co-presented The Women's Programme with Marian Finucane. This was a groundbreaking, prime-time magazine and current affairs programme. She also worked the RTÉ Belfast newsroom (where she met her husband, Andy Pollak) and presented the Book Programme on RTÉ Radio 1. The late 1980s saw her take her first courses in radio production, and soon after she worked as a producer on The Arts Show with Mike Murphy. She also produced several radio documentaries, winning a Jacob's Award in 1983 for her work with Nuala Hayes on 'Moving Statues', a documentary on the work of sculptor Louise Walsh. She left RTÉ in 1993 to run the L'Imaginaire Irlandais festival in France, living between Dublin and Paris until the festival was over in 1996.
In 2000, she moved on to work in arts project management and consultancy for a number of years. She developed an expertise in festival management and cultural tourism. She also continued to work in radio as an independent producer, producing series on volunteering, on minority religions in Ireland, on urban development in Ireland, and documentaries for RTÉ radio and Raidió na Gaeltachta. In recent years, she has specialised in voice and presentation training, independent radio production and television voiceover work in English and Irish. Ní Bhriain currently provides the recorded announcements on the Luas, the tram system in Dublin, in both Irish and English.[11]
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