Orla O'Donnell
Born
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter
Years active1974–present
Employers

Orla O'Donnell is an Irish journalist. She is Legal Affairs Correspondent for RTÉ News and presents Finné, TG4's documentary series.[1][2] She previously was Galway and Dublin correspondent for TG4 from 1996 to 1999.[3]

Career

From Dalkey, County Dublin,[4] O'Donnell started her career as a reporter and correspondent for TG4 from July 1996 to June 1999.[3] She joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) in June 1999 and has appeared on RTÉ's main news programmes, in both television and radio, almost daily for over two decades.[3][4] She became Dublin Correspondent for RTÉ from June 2003 to July 2006[3][5] and since July 2006, O'Donnell is Legal Affairs Correspondent for RTÉ News.[3][6]

Since 5 September 2018, O'Donnell presents TG4's crime documentary series, Finné, which focuses on Irish news stories that have made headlines over the last 50 years.[7][8][9]

O'Donnell reported on the COVID-19 crisis for RTÉ News when the pandemic reached Ireland in 2020.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Orla O'Donnell - RTÉ Journalist - Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Finné - Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile - TG4". tg4.ie. TG4. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Orla O'Donnell - Legal Affairs Correspondent - RTÉ - LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "On the couch... with Orla O'Donnell". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020 – via PressReader.
  5. ↑ "Priceless publicity for a five-star car park". The Irish Times. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Orla O'Donnell". media.info. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Surve, Aakanksha (5 September 2018). "Ireland's Making A Murderer-style crime documentary Finne to be screened on TG4". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Hennessy, Michelle (29 September 2019). "'By going public I wanted to tell other abuse victims they're not to blame'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "TG4 - Finné - Season 2". tg4.ie. TG4. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Usually: Legal Affairs Correspondent for RTE News. Currently reporting on Covid-19 crisis. Views my own. RTs and likes indicate interest, not agreement". Retrieved 12 July 2020 – via Twitter.
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