Adelle McDonnell is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 radio producer

Radio producer

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, presenter

Presenter

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 and television

Television

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 columnist

Columnist

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. She is the producer and a co-presenter on the Meteor Award

Meteor Music Awards

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-winning The Ray Foley Show, in the weekday lunchtime slot on Today FM

Today FM

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. She has also been involved with The Eamon Lowe Show

The Eamon Lowe Show

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She previously worked on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

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for six years as well as on the production of Martin King

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's Saturday morning show on the station. In 2008 she began a television career, presenting a soap

Soap opera

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 column on TV3

TV3 Ireland

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 breakfast show, Ireland AM

Ireland AM

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. McDonnell is a media and journalism graduate. She married on 3 October 2008 and now has a home. After an extensive five-week honeymoon she returned to the radio on 4 November 2008.