Beloved newsreader Eileen Dunne has worked at the broadcaster for 40 years, and confirmed she will no longer be presenting the Nine O'Clock news from April ...
“There are very few of us, I am like the granny in the newsroom. I have been there for over 40 years and I feel like I have done my time,” she told RSVP Magazine. Eileen said she’s thought of as the “granny” in the newsroom, and it’s been “hard” to say goodbye to friends during her long stint at RTE.
The newsreader has worked at RTE for 40 years and is a long-time presenter of the Nine O'Clock news.
"I can have four or five days off at a time. "I can have four or five days off at a time. I do a week on and then one or two days the next week. I do a week on and then one or two days the next week. The pandemic taught me that I would be okay if I wasn’t working because I can structure my day." I have been there for over 40 years and I feel like I have done my time," she told RSVP Magazine.
Broadcaster Anne Doyle has spoken out to wish Eileen Dunne well in her retirement, as she admits the pair have plans to meet for dinner to celebrate.
I wouldn’t have had the full package but I could have left. ‘I almost left when I was 60, because I could. ‘I think I am ready.