Diona Doherty

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Diona Doherty
Born1989 (age 3334)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Known for Soft Border Patrol , The Blame Game

Diona Doherty (born 1989) is a Northern Irish actress, writer and comedian from Derry. [1] She starred in BBC Northern Ireland's Soft Border Patrol . [2] She played a Ukrainian student in an episode of Channel 4's Derry Girls . [3] She has been a panellist on The Blame Game, since 2021. [3]

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Career

Doherty has frequently worked with Hole in the Wall Gang, as a writer and member of the cast of BBC Radio Ulster's satirical sketch show A Perforated Ulster since 2020, [4] [5] working with Tim McGarry on The Blame Game since 2021, [3] a regular role of Derry girl Gráinne in Give My Head Peace , and a member of the revamped Dry Your Eyes cast in 2022. [6] She competed in 2021's BBC New Comedy Award, making it to the Northern Irish final. [7]

Personal life

Doherty is married to Northern Irish comic Sean Hegarty. [8] They have one daughter, [9] and Hegarty has children from a previous relationship. [1]

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