David Davin-Power (born 4 April 1952) is an Irish journalist, best known for his work as a political correspondent with

RTÉ News and Current Affairs (RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...

Personal life

Davin-Power was born in Dublin and was educated at

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. He is married to Dearbhla Collins, sister of

Finghin Collins Finghin Collins (born 31 March 1977) is an Irish pianist. He won first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1999. Studies and competitions Collins studied with John O'Conor at the Royal Irish Ac ...

; he was previously married to Christine Bowen. He has five children, three by his first marriage and two by his second. He is a member of the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second l ...

Broadcasting career

Davin-Power was one of the first presenters of ''

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'', along with

David Hanly David Hanly (born 1944, Fairgreen, Limerick) is an Irish writer and former broadcaster. He was a co-presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's ''Morning Ireland'' for many years. He won a Jacob's Award in 1985. His television show ''Hanly's People'' featured i ...

. He is also a former Northern Ireland Editor for RTÉ News and Current Affairs. In the early 1990s, he served as head of news for the now-defunct

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. In August 2001, he was made Political Correspondent with RTÉ. In March 2009, he made an infamous appearance on '' RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock'' from the

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surrounded by members of the party glaring at the camera. In 2015, Davin-Power co-presented the RTÉ documentary ''Gallipoli - Ireland's Forgotten Heroes'', discussing the

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campaign from an Irish perspective.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davin-Power, David Living people RTÉ newsreaders and journalists 1952 births People from Portobello, Dublin