Mary Kennedy ( ; born 4 October 1954 ) is an Irish writer , television personality and former newscaster . She presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 from the Point Theatre in Dublin . She has also presented her own Saturday night chat show called '' Kennedy '' , a precursor to '' Saturday Night with Miriam '' . Kennedy was co-presenter of the magazine programme '' Open House '' with Marty Whelan . She has previously presented '' Up for the Match '' and the People of the Year Awards . She is now co-presenter of '' Nationwide '' with Anne Cassin , having been so for a time with Michael Ryan
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Mary Kennedy