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Sandra Mallon

RTE star Sinead Kennedy reveals hopes for husband's return from naval duties abroad

RTE star Sinead Kennedy has revealed her hopes for her hubby's return from naval duties abroad in Amsterdam.

The Today Show host is married to 39-year-old naval officer Conor Kirwan.

Conor is currently based in the European Defence Agency in Brussels while she lives in Ireland with their 19-month-old daughter, Indie.

But Sinead said she is looking forward to the day Conor returns back to Ireland.

The Winning Streak presenter told us: ““He will be, oh god yeah. Like he’s only on secondment. He’ll be back and he’ll settle back into Cork.

“We’re so used to it. I think maybe if it was new to us, then maybe. But we just snap back naturally.

“Even before he was abroad, he was in Cork and I was in Dublin…..so because it’s always been a thing, it’s not a thing.”

Sinead Kennedy (Gareth Chaney/Collins)

And while the long distance can be difficult for the family, they manage to make it work by flying back and forth between the two countries.

“We’re over and back and over and back.

“It’s his job. But do you know what, while it’s harder because she’s here, it’s what it’s always been – it is just different when you’ve a baby so like nothing changed, but everything changed.”

Sinead added that their gorgeous daughter Indie is a “dreamboat” but admitted she would be “lost” without the help from her mother.

Speaking to the Rte Guide, Sinead previously said: “It’s been tough on Conor and also for Indie looking for daddy and asking for him, but that is our reality for now.

“And we knew what we were signing up for. It’s also for a finite amount of time, so we just make it work.

“We have flights booked to get us up to Christmas and after that we’ll book in the new year.

“I’d love to see more of Conor, but this is where we are at right now. So, we’ll keep going and keep in touch via Facetime and WhatsApp and those other social media platforms that I still use,” she added at the time.

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