Pamela Flood
Encyclopedia
Pamela Ann Mary Flood is an Irish
television presenter and former model
from Tallaght
, South Dublin
. She received the Miss Ireland
crown in 1993.
An employee of Raidió Teilifís Éireann
, she is a well-recognised face on the broadcaster's television channels, having presented Off the Rails, Marry Me
and The Podge and Rodge Show
. She also made an appearance in the genealogy
series Who Do You Think You Are?
, learning that her grandmother was an illegitimate child and that a deceased distant relative was accused of murdering her husband, but later found not guilty - over 160 years ago. She then went on to feature on Celebrity Showhouse
broadcast on 29 December 2008.
Flood moved on to Marry Me, of which there were eight editions, and has also presented two editions of The Podge and Rodge Show, For her research in the RTÉ series Who Do You Think You Are?, she travelled through 19th-century Dublin, taking in red light districts, millionaire solicitors, pawnbrokers, contested wills, illegitimate children and murder. She met historian David Nolan, who has written a history of Corballis House, where her granny was sent to stay and subsequently discovered the illegitimacy of her existence. She appeared on the front cover of the RTÉ Guide
to promote the show. An appearance on Anonymous
as "Doreen Prendergast".
Flood has since found herself exposed and vulnerable at RTÉ.
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...
television presenter and former model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
from Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, South Dublin
South Dublin
South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. The county seat is Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin and the biggest urban centre in the county. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin...
. She received the Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland is a national beauty pageant held in the Republic of Ireland each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival...
crown in 1993.
An employee of Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
, she is a well-recognised face on the broadcaster's television channels, having presented Off the Rails, Marry Me
Marry Me (TV series)
Marry Me is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One on Sunday evenings at 20:30. A creation of Midas Productions and presented by Pamela Flood, each week she assists in turning an individual's dream marriage proposal, be it in a public or an intimate location, into reality, without the...
and The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
. She also made an appearance in the genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
series Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? (Irish TV series)
Who Do You Think You Are? is a six-part Irish genealogy documentary series that first aired on RTÉ One in 2008. In each episode, a popular Irish personality embarks on a journey to trace their family tree...
, learning that her grandmother was an illegitimate child and that a deceased distant relative was accused of murdering her husband, but later found not guilty - over 160 years ago. She then went on to feature on Celebrity Showhouse
Showhouse
Showhouse is an Irish makeover reality television series broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by the interior architect Neville Knott, it is a creation of Vision Independent Productions, responsible for the popular television shows, The Restaurant and Colm and Jim-Jim's Home Run...
broadcast on 29 December 2008.
Career
Flood worked as a continuity officer with national broadcaster RTÉ from 1997–2000, and was a presenter of Irish fashion television show Off the Rails for a number of years before receiving the axe in 2008.Flood moved on to Marry Me, of which there were eight editions, and has also presented two editions of The Podge and Rodge Show, For her research in the RTÉ series Who Do You Think You Are?, she travelled through 19th-century Dublin, taking in red light districts, millionaire solicitors, pawnbrokers, contested wills, illegitimate children and murder. She met historian David Nolan, who has written a history of Corballis House, where her granny was sent to stay and subsequently discovered the illegitimacy of her existence. She appeared on the front cover of the RTÉ Guide
RTÉ Guide
The RTÉ Guide is a television and radio listings magazine in Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Raidió Teilifís Éireann....
to promote the show. An appearance on Anonymous
Anonymous (TV series)
Anonymous is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ Two. Its concept is to disguise well-known personalities, with the use of prosthetic masks, bestow upon them a fake identity and set them up in what are intended to be humorous situations for the sake of entertainment...
as "Doreen Prendergast".
Flood has since found herself exposed and vulnerable at RTÉ.