Alison Comyn

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Alison Comyn
Born (1969-10-28) 28 October 1969 (age 55)
NationalityIrish
OccupationFormer journalist
Notable credit Ireland Live
Political party Fianna Fáil
Spouse
Malachy Murphy
(m. 2001;div. 2018)
Children2

Alison Comyn (born 28 October 1969) is a former Irish television journalist and broadcaster.

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She has presented Sky World News on Sky News, and occasionally presented Sunrise with Stephen Dixon, She was formerly the news anchor of UTV Ireland's weekday news and current affairs programmes Ireland Live news and Ireland Live news at 10 which aired between January 2015 and January 2017. [1] It won the IFTA for Best News programme for its Brexit coverage in 2016. She has also worked for the Drogheda Independent from 2006 to 2014, and from 2018 to 2024. She is a Fianna Fáil candidate for Louth at the next general election.

Journalism career

Comyn previously worked on programmes with RTÉ, BBC, Sky News and Channel 4. [2] Prior to working at UTV Ireland, she was a reporter with Independent Newspapers, covering regional, political, crime and current affairs issues, including her column "Comyn Sense". She was also a reporter and news anchor with Newsline on BBC NI and Sky News Ireland.[ citation needed ]

She also presented BBC One's national Holiday programme from 1997 to 2000, where she worked alongside Jill Dando, Carol Smillie and Craig Doyle.

In April 2017, she presented RTE's Liveline programme on RTÉ Radio 1 for two weeks.[ citation needed ]

Political career

On 26 August 2024, Comyn was added as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Louth constituency for the next general election alongside senator Erin McGreehan. [3]

Personal life

Comyn was married to Malachy Murphy from 2001 to 2018, and they have two children. [4]

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References

  1. "Ireland Live News launches tomorrow". UTV.ie . 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. "Glamorous Alison is the new face of UTV Ireland". Independent.ie . 17 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. "Journalist Alison Comyn to stand in next general election". RTE.ie . 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. "Alison Comyn: "I've never been more at ease with myself"". Irish Examiner . 14 September 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.