Jenny Buckley
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Presenter and actress
Known forUTV Ireland weather presenter
SpouseGarret McClean
Children1

Jenny Buckley (born 1979) is an Irish actress and television presenter, who is currently the main weather presenter on UTV Ireland, a position she has held since the channel's launch in January 2015. She also presents the channel's entertainment bulletin, The Pulse.

Career

A native of Howth, Dublin,[1] Buckley started acting on stage and screen, appearing in productions such as The Woman Who Walked into Doors and Tara Road. She joined Channel 6 as a presenter in 2006, where her credits include hosting series such as Access Hollywood and Cois Farraige, before going on to present for both TV3 and RTÉ. In 2010, she co-hosted RTÉ's travel show No Frontiers, and has also appeared on Celebrity Apprentice Ireland.[2][3] In December 2014, and ahead of its launch, UTV Ireland announced it had signed Buckley as its main weather presenter.[2][3] She joined the channel as it went on air in January 2015, and presents the weather forecast following UTV's evening news programmes, Ireland Live and Ireland Live at 10.[4][5][6] In March 2015, Buckley launched UTV Ireland's "Bringing U Home" campaign for St Patrick's Day, which encouraged Irish people living overseas to submit greetings videos to friends and relatives, with entries having a chance to win return air tickets to Ireland from wherever they were currently living.[7] In July 2015, Buckley began presenting The Pulse, a three-minute entertainment bulletin that airs before the Friday afternoon edition of Ireland Live.[8][9] Within days of its launch UTV were forced to reject claims that the show was inspired by TV3's Xposé after critics noted the similar colour schemes used on the sets of both programmes.[10] In September 2015 Buckley told the Irish Daily Mirror that UTV planned to extend the programme to a 30-minute slot by the end of the year.[11]

Buckley is also a prominent voiceover artist in Ireland, having contributed to commercials for companies such as Bank of Ireland, UPC Ireland and Dunnes Stores, as well as several ebooks.[3][12]

She was nominated in the Most Stylish Newcomer category at the 2015 Peter Mark VIP Style Awards alongside Stephanie Roche and Aoife Walsh.[13]

Personal life

Buckley is married to Garrett McClean, an executive director with property firm CBRE and they have two daughters.[1][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Being a mum is the best job ever – TV3's Jenny". The Evening Herald. Independent News and Media. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b McCahill, Elaine (22 December 2014). "RTE's Jenny Buckley snapped up as weather girl for new UTV Ireland channel". The Evening Herald. Independent News and Media. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Jenny Buckley unveiled as weather presenter". UTV Ireland. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Everything's sunny in my dream job, says UTV weather presenter Jenny Buckley". The Evening Herald. Independent News and Media. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ Drohan, Freya (3 January 2015). "UTV's weather woman Jenny Buckley won't take on RTE's Jean Byrne in the style stakes". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ Brosnan, Seán (22 December 2014). "UTV Ireland announces Jenny Buckley as weather presenter". Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ "UTV Ireland wants to bring you home for St Patrick's Day". Westmeath Independent. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Jenny Buckley to present new UTV Ireland entertainment bulletin". UTV Ireland. UTV. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  9. ^ McGowan, Sharon (9 July 2015). "UTV's Jenny Buckley: I hope I never have to interview Paris Hilton again as 'there's nothing going on there'". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ^ McCahill, Elaine (7 July 2015). "UTV denies The Pulse set was inspired by Xpose". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. ^ McBride, Caitlin (26 September 2015). "Let the ratings battle begin: UTV's The Pulse to go head to head with TV3's Xpose". The Irish Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  12. ^ "This actress, presenter and voice-over artist will be the face of UTV weather in 10 days". TheJournal.ie. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. ^ McCahill, Elaine (4 March 2015). "No Amy, Jennifer or Karen ... but Darren can't wait to take on Style Awards duty". The Evening Herald. Independent News and media. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  14. ^ "UTV Ireland's Jenny Buckley on new job nerves and wanting more kids". evoke.ie. 14 January 2016.

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