RTE just confirmed Bryan Dobson’s replacement for the Six One News

Great news.

RTÉ News has just announced that Keelin Shanley and Caitriona Perry will be the new presenters of the RTÉ Six One News from January 2018. Broadcaster Keelin Shanley, who currently presents News at One on RTÉ Radio 1 and Crimecall on RTÉ One, will be joined by RTÉ's current Washington Correspondent Caitriona Perry, as co-presenters on the flagship programme. As we know, Bryan Dobson did his final broadcast on the programme last night. He presented alongside Sharon Ní Bheolain, who is also leaving the position. They're not going very far, though, with Bryan joining Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio One from November 1st. Sharon will now present the Nine O'Clock News on rotation with Eileen Dunne, and remain as a presenter of Leaders Questions. She will also be the new presenter of Crimecall on RTÉ One. Announcing the new appointments, Director of RTÉ News & Current Affairs Jon Williams said:

"For over a decade, Bryan and Sharon have set the standard for TV News in Ireland and I couldn't be more grateful and more excited as each embarks on new challenges for RTÉ News. 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."

Broadcaster and journalist Keelin Shanley has been the reporter and presenter with RTÉ’s flagship current affairs television programme Prime Time for over 10 years, and prior to that she also presented various other shows. Caitríona Perry joined RTÉ in 2007 and was appointed Washington Correspondent in late 2013. During her role as Washington Correspondent she has reported on major stories such as the Berkeley tragedy and the US Presidential election and Inauguration, and co-presented special RTE news US Election coverage from Washington DC.