Sharon Tobin (born 11 October 1979) is an Irish journalist and newsreader working for

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, Ireland's national radio and television station, where she has co-presented the '' Six One News'', alongside David McCullagh, since September 2023. She has also presented the '' One O'Clock News'' and '' Nine O'Clock News''.

Career

After completing the

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and a brief stint at the

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, Tobin attained a

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(HND) in radio production and journalism and a media production management degree from Ballyfermot College of Further Education, then known as Ballyfermot Senior College. Upon graduation, she landed her first job with

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in Bray, County Wicklow and later worked for the '' Liffey Champion'' and '' Show Business Weekly''. She also worked at a

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in west Dublin, presenting and working on the news. Tobin went on to work at TV3 News, where she focused on international news and was also a newsreader, before moving to

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in July 2008 as a journalist. Tobin was named as one of four presenters to host ''Monday Night Live'', a new eight-part current affairs panel series on

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, in September 2022. In September 2023, Tobin took over as co-anchor of the '' RTÉ News: Six One'' alongside David McCullagh.

Personal life

Tobin married music industry worker Paul Dunne in 2008. They have two children, a son and daughter. The couple split in 2017.

References

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