RTÉ viewers will start to notice a new face pop up in their afternoon from this week - as a new presenter has joined the station to front news2day.
The long-running show is RTÉ’s news service designed specifically for children, featuring Irish and international news of interest to a young audience.
It has proven to be popular and education for children and teens in the past.
Now, those fans will see a new name on their screens - Dubliner Molly O'Connor.
Following a call out to media and journalism graduates across the country, and a comprehensive audition process, Molly was chosen to join the team and begins broadcasting from today, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ News.
Molly hails from the North side of Dublin. She studied for a BA in Communications Studies at Dublin City University before completing a Masters in Journalism at NUI Galway.
In DCU, Molly was involved in student radio and the Media Production Society. She also worked as a runner for a TV production company and worked behind the scenes at Ireland’s Got Talent and Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Molly has a wide range of hobbies including playing piano, guitar and sudoku as well as walking her dogs Barney and Elmo. She’s a longtime fan of news2day and is looking forward to starting as presenter on the programme.
She said: “I can’t wait to visit the lovely schools! I’m beyond excited to meet everyone and to hear the next generation’s views on news topics and what they think needs to be done to improve the world.”
Molly joins news2day presenter Reem El-Hassany from Limerick. Reem has been with news2day since September 2021.
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