Two new RTE Six One presenters announced

RTE has announced the appointment of two award-winning Irish journalists to lead the Six One news team, replacing Bryan Dobson and Sharon Ní Bheolain.

Leading journalists Keelin Shanley and Caitríona Perry will now head up the evening edition after Brian Dobson signed off yesterday, while Sharon Ni Bheolain moves on to the Nine O’Clock news. Keelin and Caitríona will be bringing us the headlines from the studio in January 2018.

Journalist and broadcaster Keelin Shanley is best known as the host of RTE’s Crimecall and RTE Radio 1 News at One. She has worked on many current affairs programmes on the station.

Caitríona Perry has led coverage from Washington in recent years as the station’s correspondent and US Bureau Chief. She recently launched a book ‘In America: Tales from Trump Country’ documenting the US Presidential election.

Also today, Sharon Ni Bheolain has been announced as the new presenter of the Nine O’Clocknews on rotation with Eileen Dunne and new presenter of RTE Crimecall.

Her former co-presenter Brian Dobson has moved to radio after 21 years delivering the news to the country.

On the new appointments, Director of RTÉ News & Current Affairs Jon Williams said: “For over a decade, Bryan and Sharon have set the standard for TV News in Ireland and I couldn’t be more grateful and more excited as each embarks on new challenges for RTÉ News.

“I’m thrilled that Keelin and Caitríona will bring their intellect, competitive drive, and focus on storytelling to RTÉ’s Six One News.

“In a news environment where we are bombarded by opinions and half-truths all day long, there’s no bigger challenge than to make sense of it all on Six One – and no better new presenting team to do so.”