Claire Byrne

About Claire Byrne

Who is it?: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: August 11, 1975
Birth Place:  Westchester County, New York, United States
Birth Sign: Pisces
Education: University College Dublin Rathmines College of Further Education
Occupation: Journalist, presenter, newsreader
Years active: 1998–present
Notable credit(s): TV3 News The Daily Show Prime Time "Claire Byrne Live"
Spouse(s): Richard Johnson (2003–2006) Gerry Scollan (2016-)
Children: 3

Claire Byrne Net Worth

Claire Byrne was born on August 11, 1975 in  Westchester County, New York, United States, is Actress, Miscellaneous Crew. Claire Byrne graduated from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, with a degree in Theatre. She continued her acting study at the William Esper Studio in New York City with Suzanne Esper and William Esper. She has appeared in various print ads and commercials, including Bridezillas, TVguide.com and, most recently, shot Sunsilk's new "Blondes verses Brunettes" campaign. She continues to model and perform in plays, mostly in Manhattan. Claire spent part of her childhood in Dublin, Ireland, where her family is originally from, before returning to New York at the age of 8. She has two older brothers, Ronan and Conor.
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💰 Net worth: Under Review

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Biography/Timeline

2004

Byrne left after just one year to work as London news anchor with Channel 5 and later with ITV News, but was lured back to TV3 to present the station's breakfast show Ireland AM. In 2004 she replaced Gráinne Seoige as the main female presenter of the TV3 News at 5.30.

2006

Byrne was previously married to radio executive Richard Johnson which ended in 2006. In 2016 she married Business consultant Gerry Scollan. She has three children, a boy Patrick born in 2013, a girl Jane and a girl Emma born in 2016. born in 2014.

2010

In 2010 Byrne presented her last breakfast show with Newstalk before moving to RTÉ where she co-presented, until March 2012, The Daily Show with Daithí Ó Sé.

2013

In a major shake up of news broadcasts on RTÉ in early 2013, Byrne joined the current affairs programme Prime Time as an anchor joining Miriam O'Callaghan and Pat Kenny.

2014

In November 2014 it was announced that she would have her own current affairs show "Claire Byrne Live" which would go live on RTÉ One in January 2015.

2015

In January 2015 she revealed in an interview that due to financial commitments she could not afford to be a stay at home mum to her two kids.