Mary Wilson (broadcaster)
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Mary Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 64–65)[1] Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupations | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Notable credit(s) | Drivetime Morning Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Tony O'Donoghue ( –2005); Hugh Daly (2021- ) |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Wilson (born 1960/1961)[1] is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. She presented the RTÉ radio programme Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 from 2020 until her retirement in 2025.[2] She had previously presented Drivetime on RTÉ from 2006 to 2020.[3] In 2006, she was described as "one of Ireland’s leading journalists".[4]
Wilson joined RTÉ in 1990. Originally from Tipperary, she began her career at RTÉ's local radio service in Cork before moving to Dublin.[4] Whilst there she worked across a wide range of areas in the RTÉ Newsroom.[4] Before presenting Drivetime, she was the legal affairs correspondent for RTÉ News and Current Affairs between 1996 and 2002.[4] She won the "ESB National Media Awards Journalist of the Year" in 2000.[5] In 2002, she was promoted to the post of legal affairs editor.[4] She spent 10 years in the job overall before moving on in 2006. She has covered many high-profile court cases.[6] When Wilson grew weary with the nationwide escapades of then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, prior to the Irish general election in 2002, she described herself as "being left a little short of information".[7]
In 2006, when Rachael English finished up Five Seven Live, Wilson was promoted to presenter of Drivetime.[8] The programme airs Monday to Friday from 16:30 until 19:00. She had 229,000 listeners.[9] Joseph O'Connor's radio diary was commissioned by Wilson on this show each Wednesday.[10][11] In September 2020 she moved to presenting Morning Ireland, with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó Headhra taking over on Drivetime.[12]