Síle Seoige | |
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Born |
An Spidéal, County Galway, Ireland |
13 April 1979
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Spouse(s) | Glen Mulcahy (m. 2005; separated 2009) |
Relatives | Gráinne Seoige (sister) |
Síle Seoige (Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃiːlʲə ˈʃoːɟə]) (born 13 April 1979) is an Irish television presenter and Gaeilgeoir. She is fluent in Irish and English, and has worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the Irish-language station TG4. Her sister Gráinne also works in television and the pair have presented Seoige together.
Síle has sometimes been referred to as "Sheila."
Seoige was born in An Spidéal, County Galway, the youngest of four children, to parents Mairtín and Philomena. She attended Scoil Mhuire at primary level and Coláiste Chroí Mhuire at secondary level. After completing her Leaving Certificate, she was hired by TnaG to present a film show called Hollywood Anocht. Síle was introduced to the public after Gráinne, her sister, departed for TV3. There she interview Hollywood talent like Bruce Willis and Meryl Streep. When Hollywood Anocht ended Síle became TG4's weather girl and continuity presenter, and after two years she moved on to host a children's programme called Cúla4.
After two years of Cúla4 Síle took a year out and spent that time travelling. She returned to Ireland to try radio presenting. She worked for Beat 101-102, a station based in the south-east before moving to national station Today FM. In the summer of 2004 Síle landed the job of covering Ireland's summer festivals for RTÉ's Nationwide.