Alison Comyn

Alison Comyn is an Irish television journalist and broadcaster. She is best known as news anchor of UTV Ireland's weekday news and current affairs programmes Ireland Live news and Ireland Live news at 10 since January 2015. The programme won the IFTA for Best News programme for its Brexit coverage in 2016. Comyn previously worked on programmes with RTÉ, BBC, Sky News and Channel 4. Originally from Louth In Ireland, Alison is a highly experienced broadcaster who presented numerous current affairs and entertainment programmes in the UK and Ireland. Prior to working at UTV Ireland, Alison was as a reporter with Independent Newspapers, covering regional, political, crime and current affairs issues, including her column Comyn Sense. Alison was also a reporter and news anchor with Newsline on BBC NI and Sky News Ireland. She presented BBC 1's national 'Holiday' programme for four years, where she worked alongside Jill Dando, Carol Smillie and Craig Doyle.