1. Alison Comyn was born on 28 October 1969 and is an Irish Fianna Fail politician who has served as a senator since February 2025 after being nominated by the Taoiseach.
10 Facts About Alison Comyn
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Alison Comyn is a former Irish television journalist and broadcaster.
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Alison Comyn has presented Sky World News on Sky News, and occasionally presented Sunrise with Stephen Dixon, Alison Comyn was formerly the news anchor of UTV Ireland's weekday news and current affairs programmes Ireland Live news and Ireland Live news at 10 which aired between January 2015 and January 2017.
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Alison Comyn has worked for the Drogheda Independent from 2006 to 2014, and from 2018 to 2024.
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Alison Comyn was an unsuccessful Fianna Fail candidate for Louth at the 2024 general election.
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Alison Comyn was a reporter and news anchor with Newsline on BBC NI and Sky News Ireland.
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Alison Comyn presented BBC One's national Holiday programme from 1997 to 2000, where she worked alongside Jill Dando, Carol Smillie and Craig Doyle.
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On 26 August 2024, Alison Comyn was added as a Fianna Fail candidate for the Louth constituency for the 2024 general election alongside senator Erin McGreehan, but Alison Comyn was not elected.
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Alison Comyn was appointed to Seanad Eireann on 7 February 2025 by Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
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Alison Comyn was married to Malachy Murphy from 2001 to 2018, and they have two children.