Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir
Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Alma mater | University College Galway University of London[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, continuity announcer |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Known for | Presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 |
| Spouse | Sean O hUiginn |
Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir (Irish pronunciation: [n̠ʲiː ˈɣal̪ˠəxoːɾʲ]; born 1947 or 1948)[3] is an Irish television presenter and continuity announcer. She was a familiar face of RTÉ between the late sixties and early eighties.
Career
[edit]In the late 1960s, Ní Ghallchóir (using the name Bernadette Gallagher) worked briefly as a primary school teacher in London, teaching at the George Tomlinson School in Leytonstone.
Ní Ghallchóir hosted the Irish language show Buntús Cainte in the 1960s.[4] She is probably best remembered for hosting the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest from the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin,[5] she continued to be involved with Eurovision when in 1973 she hosted National Song Contest.
When RTÉ Two was launched in 1978, Ní Ghallchóir was one of the first presenters who officially opened the channel with Raymond Maxwell and Roisin Harkin.[6] She presented Trachtaireacht ("commentary") on RTÉ at that time.[7]
In the 1980s, she retired from television and began a career as a sculptor. She is married to Seán Ó hUigínn, the former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Éire-Ireland: A Journal of Irish Studies". Irish American Cultural Institute. 19 May 1966 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Irish Times (Wednesday, 6 January 1971), page 16.
- ^ "The Eurovision that changed the way we see ourselves". independent. 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Buntús Cainte on RTÉ". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "RTÉs First EVSC 40 years ago Remembered..Mick Burke..item". www.superannrte.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "RTÉ 2 Launches". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ The Irish Times (Thursday, 2 November 1978), page 16.
- ^ "Irish on parade and on show". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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