Orla O'Donnell
Born
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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