Anne Cassin (born 1969) is an Irish journalist and news presenter working for

RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...

. Cassin began her broadcasting career working for

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pirate radio station Radio Nova in 1982, where she co-presented a nightly news programme, ''Dublin Today'', with

Bryan Dobson Bryan David Dobson (born 10 February 1960) is an Irish journalist, now retired, a newscaster and presenter who worked for RTÉ. He presented the '' RTÉ News at One'' on RTÉ Radio One, '' RTÉ News: Six One,'' '' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'', mo ...

, later a fellow newscaster on RTÉ. In 1993, she presented Eurofocus, a RTÉ series on studies of education in European countries. She began presenting radio and television news bulletins for RTÉ in 1995 and has also covered current affairs, politics and sport as a reporter and on

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circa (1991-1995). Cassin has also presented various non-news programmes including the weekly Dublin-based feature series ''Capital D'', '' Crimecall'' and ''The All Island School Choir Competition''. On 20 December 2011, she was named as the new co-presenter of '' Nationwide'', replacing Michael Ryan. Her first ''Nationwide'' broadcast occurred on Friday the 13th of January 2012.

Personal life

Cassin is the eldest daughter of actor and director Barry Cassin, and Nancy. She was educated at Loreto Convent, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Cassin has two children with her partner and RTÉ colleague Donagh McGrath.

References

Living people 20th-century Irish people Irish radio presenters Irish women radio presenters Irish women television presenters Irish women journalists Irish sports broadcasters RTÉ newsreaders and journalists RTÉ television presenters 1949 births 21st-century Irish journalists Place of birth missing (living people) {{ireland-tv-bio-stub