Sharon Tobin

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Sharon Tobin
Born (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 44)
Blanchardstown / Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
EducationSenior College Ballyfermot
OccupationJournalist, newsreader
Years active2000–present
Notable credit(s)East Coast FM
TV3 News
RTÉ News
Spouse
Paul Dunne
(m. 2008⁠–⁠2017)

Sharon Tobin (born 11 October 1979) is an Irish journalist and newsreader working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann.[1] She is a newsreader mainly presenting the RTÉ News: Six One and RTÉ News: One O'Clock.[2][3][4]

In September 2022, Tobin was named as one of four presenters to host Monday Night Live, a new eight-part current affairs panel series on RTÉ One, beginning on 3 October.[5]

Personal life

Tobin married music industry worker Paul Dunne in 2008.[6] They have two children, a son and daughter.[7] The couple split in 2017.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Sharon Tobin". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ Dunne, Hannah-Louise (28 April 2008). "Changing TV Times: Lure of RTE proves too much as another TV3 newsreader jumps ship". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "At home with... Sharon Tobin". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (3 March 2021). "RTE's Sharon Tobin lifts lid on home life with kids Hannah and Tobin". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ "RTÉ Launches New Eight-Part Series – Monday Night Live". RTÉ.ie. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ^ Clancy, Paddy. "Fairytale wedding for T V3's Sharon". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ Bannon Ward, Shauna (17 October 2022). "RTE's Sharon Tobin's family life: TV career, mother to two children and losing father at age four". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ Martin, Megan (25 October 2022). "RTE's Sharon Tobin opens up about marriage separation and why she chose to leave her native Dublin". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ Gallagher, Katie (25 October 2022). "RTE star Sharon Tobin explains why she moved out of Dublin following marriage split". DublinLive. Retrieved 2 November 2022.