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| birth_name = {{birth year and age|1952}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
▲| known_for = Radio and TV journalism and affiliation with RTÉ Radio 1
| education = University College Dublin (UCD)
| employer = [[RTÉ]] (1972–1993)
| occupation = Radio producer; voice and presentation trainer, voiceover artist
}}
'''Doireann Ní Bhriain''' (
She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme ''[[Women Today]]'',
== Early life ==
Ní Bhriain was the first of three children born in
== Early
Ní Bhriain started her career with RTÉ in 1972, as a presenter of children's programmes. She then went on to co-present the magazine show ''Tangents'' and became one of the first Irish female broadcasters to break into
▲Ní Bhriain started her career with RTÉ in 1972, as a presenter of children's programmes. She then went on to co-present the magazine show ''Tangents'' and became one of the first Irish female broadcasters to break into the current affairs arena. She worked as a presenter of the flagship Irish language programme, ''Féach''. She took a break from journalism in 1976 and spent a year in Kenya, teaching in a rural school, and later in Nairobi.
In 1979, she
== Eurovision 1981 ==
Outside Ireland, Ní Bhriain is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.<ref name=Luas>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30777843.html|title=Meet the woman who does the Luas announcements|date=19 February 2017|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey.▼
▲Outside Ireland, Ní Bhriain is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey.
In a 2004 interview with the ''[[Sunday Times#Irish edition|Sunday Times]]'' (Irish edition), she said of the experience, "I did it for a laugh...
Ní Bhriain provided the RTÉ Radio commentary for the [[Eurovision 1991|1991 Contest]].
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After hosting Eurovision 1981, Ní Bhriain left RTÉ again, this time to pursue a scholarship granted to her from the Journalists in Europe programme in Paris. On her return, she co-presented ''The Women's Programme'' with Marian Finucane. This was a groundbreaking, prime-time magazine and current affairs programme. She also worked the RTÉ [[Belfast]] newsroom (where she met her husband, [[Andy Pollak]]) and presented the ''Book Programme'' on RTÉ Radio 1. The late 1980s saw her take her first courses in radio production, and soon after she worked as a producer on ''The Arts Show'' with [[Mike Murphy (
▲After hosting Eurovision 1981, Ní Bhriain left RTÉ again, this time to pursue a scholarship granted to her from the Journalists in Europe programme in Paris. On her return, she co-presented ''The Women's Programme'' with Marian Finucane. This was a groundbreaking, prime-time magazine and current affairs programme. She also worked the RTÉ [[Belfast]] newsroom (where she met her husband, [[Andy Pollak]]) and presented the ''Book Programme'' on RTÉ Radio 1. The late 1980s saw her take her first courses in radio production, and soon after she worked as a producer on ''The Arts Show'' with [[Mike Murphy (broadcaster)|Mike Murphy]]. She also produced several radio documentaries, winning a Jacob's Award in 1983 for her work with Nuala Hayes on 'Moving Statues', a documentary on the work of sculptor Louise Walsh. She left RTÉ in 1993 to run the L'Imaginaire Irlandais festival in France, living between Dublin and Paris until the festival was over in 1996.
== Career in the 2000s ==
In 2000, she moved on to work in arts project management and consultancy for a number of years. She developed an expertise in festival management and cultural tourism. She also continued to work in radio as an independent producer, producing series on volunteering, on minority religions in Ireland, on urban development in Ireland, and documentaries for RTÉ radio and
▲In 2000, she moved on to work in arts project management and consultancy for a number of years. She developed an expertise in festival management and cultural tourism. She also continued to work in radio as an independent producer, producing series on volunteering, on minority religions in Ireland, on urban development in Ireland, and documentaries for RTÉ radio and Raidio na Gaeltachta. In recent years, she has specialised in voice and presentation training, independent radio production and TV voiceover work in English and Irish. Ní Bhriain currently provides the recorded announcements on the [[Luas]], the tram system in Dublin, in both Irish and English.
==See also==
* [[List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters]]
== References ==
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