ey ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁anchor w oman ▁and ▁rep orter . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁based ▁at ▁CNN ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁S ween ey ▁was ▁anch oring ▁CNN ▁News room ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁substitute ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Des k . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁around ▁Europe ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁from ▁Mill street , ▁County ▁C ork . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁S ween ey ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B elf ast , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 2 , ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin . ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁History ▁and ▁a ▁High er ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Radio ▁S ween ey ' s ▁career ▁in ▁broadcast ing ▁began ▁as ▁new sc aster ▁on ▁Chris ▁C ary ' s ▁Energy ▁Power ▁ 1 0 3 ▁FM ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁a ▁" Super p ir ate " ▁in ▁Dublin ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁co - present er ▁on ▁" W ake ▁Up ▁With ▁Energy " ▁along ▁with ▁Pat ▁Cour ten ay ▁and ▁Bob ▁Gall ico . ▁S ween ey ' s ▁on ▁air ▁name ▁at ▁Energy ▁was ▁" L isa ▁Moore ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁left ▁Energy ▁to ▁work