Fionnuala Sweeney

Fionnuala Sweeney
Born	Fionnuala Sweeney 1965 (age 51–52) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Television presenter
Notable credit(s)	CNN Newsroom and International Desk

Fionnuala Sweeney /fɪˈnuːlə/ (born 1965) is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter. She had been based at CNN's headquarters in Atlanta, Sweeney was anchoring CNN Newsroom as well as serving as the primary substitute at the International Desk. She is known around Europe as the host of Eurovision Song Contest 1993 from Millstreet, County Cork.

Sweeney was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1965, where she lived until she was 12, when they moved to Dublin. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and History and a Higher Diploma in Education at the University College Dublin.

Sweeney's career in broadcasting began as newscaster on Chris Cary's Energy Power 103 FM in 1986, a "Superpirate" in Dublin where she was a co-presenter on "Wake Up With Energy" along with Pat Courtenay and Bob Gallico. Sweeney's on air name at Energy was "Lisa Moore". In 1988 she left Energy to work as a newscaster at RTÉ 2FM.

While working as a television journalist at RTÉ, Sweeney was the host of the 38th 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. She then moved to CNN, where she worked as a producer and anchor at CNN International Headquarters in Atlanta, before becoming a full-time anchor and relocating to London (where she anchored World One).

In 2002, she was named the anchor of Your World Today. She also anchored World One, World News Europe and International Correspondents, before returning to Atlanta to host CNN Newsroom as well as serving as the primary substitute on The International Desk.

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