Daire O'Brien explained
Daire O'Brien should not be confused with Dara Ó Briain.
Daire O'Brien is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He is best known for being the presenter and anchorman of RTÉ Sport's coverage of the Pro14 rugby union competition,[1] and has been with RTÉ since 2010.[2] Before this he presented for Setanta Sports, where he was one of their most recognisable faces. Here he was successful until Setanta Sports went bankrupt in 2010, after which he moved to RTE Sport and began broadcasting for them.[3] He has also contributed to Newstalk. He has written for the Irish Independent, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Business Post and the Sunday Tribune and reported for Prime Time in the 1990s.[1] He narrated the RTÉ series Tidiest of Towns in 2007.[4]
O'Brien's family home is Carrigrohane Castle in Cork. His father, Leo, was a businessman. His older brother is the socialite businessman Breifne O'Brien, who was recently found guilty of defrauding a number of people, some of whom were longtime friends, of sums totaling more than €10m.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: RTÉ Eleventh Hour - Talk To Us. RTÉ Sport. 21 December 2013.
- News: RTÉ launches Magners League Coverage. RTÉ Sport. 30 August 2010. 21 December 2013.
- News: Melanie. Finn. RTÉ poaches O'Brien to lead the Magners pack. Evening Herald. 27 August 2010. 27 August 2010.
- News: 'Tidiest of Towns' to kick off on RTÉ. ITFN. 20 November 2007.
- News: RTÉ star's €3k bet 'con': TV pundit Daire refused to pay wager says bookie girl . https://archive.today/20130203050439/http://www.sundayworld.com/columnists/index.php?aid=7922 . dead . 2013-02-03 . .
- News: Louise . Hogan . Celtic Tiger party boy Breifne O'Brien bailed out by pensioner mum . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922114149/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/celtic-tiger-party-boy-breifne-obrien-bailed-out-by-pensioner-mum-3235719.html . dead . 22 September 2012 . Irish Independent . 21 September 2012 . 21 September 2012 . Mr O'Brien comes from an affluent family in Cork, where his father Leo was a successful businessman. His younger brother Daire O'Brien is a familiar face to many as an RTÉ rugby presenter. Their family home, Carrigrohane Castle, overlooks the River Lee. .