Conneely (Social Affairs and Religion) Emma O'Kelly (Education) Sinéad Crowley (Arts and Media) Former newsreaders Don Cockburn Peter Collins Richard Crowley Derek Davis Bryan Dobson Anne Doyle Seán Duignan Eileen Dunne John Finnerty Noel Fogarty, sacked in September 2021 Jimmy Greeley Mary Kennedy Éamonn Lawlor Flor McCarthy Aengus Mac Grianna Geraldine McInerney Charles Mitchel Michael Murphy Colm Murray Maurice O'Doherty Una O'Hagan Andy O'Mahony Deirdre Purcell Keelin Shanley Kate Smith (later UTV) Fionnuala Sweeney Terry Wogan Vere Wynne-Jones Former reporters and correspondents Charlie Bird (Chief News correspondent) Úna Claffey (Political correspondent) Carole Coleman (Washington correspondent), current reporter David Davin-Power (Political correspondent) Jim Dougal (Northern editor) Jim Fahy (Western editor) Martina Fitzgerald (Political correspondent) Tommie Gorman (Northern editor) Orla Guerin (former Europe correspondent) (later BBC) Fergal Keane (former Northern Ireland correspondent) (later BBC) Joe Little (Religious and Social Affairs correspondent) Mark Little (Washington correspondent & Prime Time presenter) David McCullagh (Political correspondent), current Six One presenter Ingrid Miley (Industry and Employment correspondent) Ciaran Mullooly (Midlands correspondent) Michael Ryan (South East correspondent) (later presenter of Nationwide) Margaret Ward (Foreign Editor, China correspondent) Mary Wilson (Legal Affairs correspondent), current Drivetime presenter Weather forecasters European and worldwide Karina Buckley Nuala Carey Helen Curran Stephen Daly Bonnie Diamond Louise Heraghty Trevor Keegan Audrey McGrath Tristan Rosenstock Met Éireann Elizabeth Coleman Michelle Dillon Mark Bowe Joanna Donnelly Linda Hughes Gerry Murphy Siobhán Ryan Former weather forecasters Met Éireann Joan Blackburn Jean Byrne Michael Cleary Evelyn Cusack John Doyle Rhoda Draper John Eagleton Gerald Fleming Michael Gilligan Paddy MacHugh Danny McNally Seamus Miller Evelyn Murphy Dr. Aidan Nulty Vincent O'Shea Jerry Scully Austin Woods Controversies In March 2009, RTÉ was involved in controversy over a report about the placing of naked paintings of Taoiseach Brian Cowen in two Dublin Art Galleries. Initially, the station carried a television news report that displayed the pictures and treated the topic in a humorous light. However, after complaints from within the governing Fianna Fáil party, the station aired an apology to the Taoiseach. In May 2011, RTÉ broadcast on a Prime Time Investigates programme allegations that the Roman Catholic Priest Kevin Reynolds raped and impregnated a Kenyan teenager. A scandal ensued when the allegations were discovered to be false, which generated intensive media coverage and political debate in Ireland, resulting in a government inquiry into the broadcaster. In November 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, RTÉ apologised after several top news presenters