Kirsteen MacDonald explained

Kirsteen MacDonald (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Kirsteen NicDhòmhnaill) is a Scottish broadcaster.

Kirsteen MacDonald
Birth Date:28 November 1982
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Occupation:Weather presenter
Employer:BBC Scotland,BBC Alba
Television:Reporting Scotland

MacDonald was born in Inverness, and educated at the Gaelic-medium unit at the city's Central Primary School, and at Millburn Academy.[1]

She regularly presents the weather for BBC's Reporting Scotland and An Là.

MacDonald won the prestigious women's gold medal at the Royal National Mòd in 2006.[2] In 2008, she had an operation to remove her appendix, shortly after her operation she entered the Mòd in Falkirk, where she won the women's traditional medal.[3] MacDonald received the "Gaelic Ambassador of the Year Award" at the 2014 Royal National Mod.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gaelic Awards 2013: BBC host Kirsteen MacDonald hails our language ahead of landmark ceremony. 25 December 2014. Daily Record. 20 November 2013.
  2. News: Celebrating Mod Gold medallists across the years . . 7 October 2016 . 15 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Kirsteen recovers from op to win medal – Press & Journal . Pressandjournal.co.uk . 17 October 2008 . 15 May 2010.
  4. News: Kirsteen a' BhBC a' togail a' chiad dhuais aig a' Mhὸd. 25 December 2014. Scottish Government. 10 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140411/http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Kirsteen-a-BhBC-a-togail-a-chiad-dhuais-aig-a-Mh%E1%BD%B8d-113c.aspx. 25 December 2014. dead.