Dáithí Ó Sé | |
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Born |
Feothanach, County Kerry, Ireland |
2 June 1976
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Mary Immaculate College |
Occupation | Weatherman, TV presenter |
Years active | 1999–present |
Notable credit(s) |
TG4 Weather The All Ireland Talent Show The Rose of Tralee The Daily Show |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Rita Talty (2012–present) |
Children | Mícheál Óg |
Dáithí Ó Sé (born 2 June 1976) is an Irish television presenter. In 2010, he succeeded Ray D'Arcy as host of the Rose of Tralee, and married one of the Roses in 2012. Having risen to national fame as a continuity announcer and weather presenter with TG4, he most recently co-hosted RTÉ One's The Daily Show.
His career has included stints as a teacher, butcher, bouncer, ferry driver around the Blasket Islands, ringmaster with Duffy's Circus, singing on Charity You're a Star, surviving in remotest Connemara for Celebrities Go Wild, Livin' with Lucy, judging on The All Ireland Talent Show, and one-off presenting gigs on the likes of The Panel and Winning Streak.
Born in Feothanach in West Kerry, Ó Sé is the second youngest of five children born to musician and author Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé and his wife Kathleen. He was educated at the local national school before later attending Dingle CBS. He subsequently completed a Bachelor of Arts in Irish and History at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick and qualified as a secondary school teacher. He is a native Irish speaker.
After leaving university Ó Sé worked as a teacher, a butcher, a bouncer, a ferry driver around the Blasket Islands and even a short stint as a ringmaster with Duffy's Circus.