Keelin Shanley and Caitríona Perry take up new Six One presenter roles

Keelin Shanley and Caitríona Perry have taken up their new roles as presenters of RTÉ'S Six One News. 

The pair were announced to take over the roles of Bryan Dobson and Sharon Ní Bheolain two months ago. Previously, Perry was RTÉ's Washington correspondent and Shanley presented News at One on RTÉ Radio 1 as well as Crimecall. Tonight, the two took up their positions as Six One presenters for the first time. Announcing the new roles back in November, Director of RTÉ News & Current Affairs Jon Williams said:

"I’m thrilled that Keelin and Caitriona will bring their intellect, competitive drive, and focus on storytelling to RTÉ's Six One News. "In a news environment where we are bombarded by opinions and half-truths all day long, there’s no bigger challenge than to make sense of it all on Six One - and no better new presenting team to do so."

Viewers also expressed their delight at seeing Shanley and Perry co-anchor the news programme. They took to Twitter to share their thoughts. https://twitter.com/alisonoconn/status/950432441159872512 https://twitter.com/gra5105/status/950430078848110597 https://twitter.com/WilliamsJon/status/950426293086060545 https://twitter.com/SharonNicG/status/950428069189341184 https://twitter.com/DearbhailDibs/status/950427999681302528