1997: Ronan Keating & Carrrie Crowley

Ronan Patrick John Keating^[1] (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and resulted in 9 studio albums. Keating gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries. As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 22 million records worldwide. Along with Boyzone, Keating has sold over 40 million records worldwide,^[2] and in Australia he is best known as a judge on The X Factor.^[3]
Keating has worked as a charity campaigner most notably for the Marie Keating Foundation, a foundation that raises awareness for breast cancer. It is named after his mother, who died of the disease. Keating's fortune is around £12 million.

On 3 May 1997, Keating presented the Eurovision Song Contest along with Carrie Crowley.^[34] He presented the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1997 and 1999, and co-presented the MTV Asia Awards in 2002 with Mandy Moore. He also hosted Miss World 1998.^[35]
On 20 April 2009, Keating guest co-hosted The Morning Show in Australia alongside Kylie Gillies, while the show's regular male co-host Larry Emdur was on holiday.^[36] In addition, he has stood in for Steve Wright on his Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2.^[37] He currently presents a Sunday request show on Magic 105.4 FM.^[38]
In a section for the Jeremy Clarkson 2009 DVD Duel, Keating was invited to take part in an off-road race to find "the fastest off-road celebrity", along with newsreader Kate Silverton, Rugby player Matt Dawson, and Clarkson.^[39] He came third overall, after being forced to abandon the car with only 20 seconds left to complete the course to disarm the on-board time bomb.
Keating is a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor on the Seven Network in 2010. Season one has him mentoring the over 25's category. His fellow Boyzone bandmembers helped him in the judges' house selection of the contest. He was the winning mentor for the 2010 Season; his over 25 artist Altiyan Childs won the show.
He appeared as a guest on episode 7, series 5 of Celebrity Juice along with Kimberley Walsh and Chipmunk.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Keating

In Dublin, 1997.

Carrie Crowley (born 23 May 1964 in Waterford) is an Irish actress and television presenter, appearing on shows such as The Morbegs and Echo Island for Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). She is a fluent Irish speaker.

She began her broadcasting career on local Radio in her home city of Waterford on WLR FM and presented several different shows between 1991 and 1996 before moving to RTÉ.^[2] She started out in children's programming co-presented the Irish Language versions of Echo Island with comedian Dara Ó Briain, and starring the pre-school series The Morbegs.
In 1997 Crowley was offered the role as presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 (hosted by RTÉ) with Ronan Keating. In 1998 she appeared again in the Eurovsion Song Contest before it began, speaking to Terry Wogan and wishing him and Ulrika Jonson well before they started presenting the show.^[2]
After presenting the Eurovision, Crowley became one of the biggest stars on RTÉ's in the 1990s. According to her this was a major problem at the time, she was working on several shows on RTÉ. She presented Potluck Mondays to Fridays at 5:30, on a Thursday night she had her own health show called Pulse and on Sundays she had her own prime-time chat show called Limelight.^[2]
She later left television presenting to return radio presenting, co-presenting Fandango with Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1. She appears on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Crowley

1995: Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy (Irish language: Máire Ní Chinnéide - born 4 October 1956) is an Irish television personality.

Born in Clondalkin, Dublin, Kennedy was educated at Colaiste Bride in Clondalkin and University College Dublin where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. She taught English in Brittany, France before returning to her alma mater to teach Irish and French.
Kennedy's broadcasting career started in 1978 when she applied for a job as continuity announcer at RTÉ. She went on to join the RTÉ News team, becoming a newscaster. She has also presented the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, a Saturday night chat show simply called Kennedy and was co-presenter with Marty Whelan on the magazine programme Open House.^[1] She is currently Michael Ryan's co-presenter on the RTÉ local affairs show Nationwide.^[1] In 2003 Kennedy published her memoirs, titled Paper Tigers.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kennedy

Hosting in 1995.

1994: Gerry Ryan & Cynthia Ní Mhurchú

Gerard "Gerry" Ryan (4 June 1956 – 30 April 2010)^[2] was an Irish presenter of radio and television employed by RTÉ. He presented The Gerry Ryan Show on radio station RTÉ 2fm each weekday morning from 1988 until his death.
He hosted several series of television shows, including Secrets, Gerry Ryan Tonight, Ryantown, Gerry Ryan's Hitlist, Operation Transformation and Ryan Confidential ^[5] Ryan was also noted for co-presenting the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest and presenting an edition of the long-running chat show The Late Late Show in 2008.
Ryan's style was considered by some to be that of a motor-mouth shock jock.^[6] The Gerry Ryan Show was subject to several upheld complaints to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI),^[7][8][9] although once escaped punishment when he said "Would it be considered blasphemous if someone said on air that 'God is a bollocks?'".^[10] Ryan was noted for the enjoyment he took in discussing topics such as sex, bodily functions, and food - as well as current social and political issues.^[11] PR guru Max Clifford observed he could have, like Graham Norton and Terry Wogan, had a successful broadcasting career in the UK and said he was similar to "Michael Parkinson at his best".^[12]
Ryan was found dead in his Dublin apartment on 30 April 2010.^[13][14] His death was later adjudged to have been caused by cocaine and alcohol consumption.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Ryan

In 1994 with Cynthia.

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú is an Irish barrister from Carlow and previously a broadcaster with RTÉ. She presented the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin along with Gerry Ryan. She initially worked as a teacher in an Irish language school in Carlow and then spent ten years working as a journalist and presenter in RTÉ, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and as a freelancer. Cynthia has also been a web columnist for several years and has written extensively on education, training and careers.
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú is married and has two children.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_N%C3%AD_Mhurch%C3%BA

1993: Fionnuala Sweeney

Fionnuala Sweeney (born 1965) is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter for CNN International. She is an anchor and correspondent, based at the network's headquarters in Atlanta. She is the primary substitute anchor for Isha Sesay in the 10 a.m. ET/4 p.m CET edition of International Desk, the fast-paced international news bulletin. Previously, she was based in London, where she anchored World One, prior to World News Europe and International Correspondents.

Sweeney was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she lived with her family until she was 12, when they moved to Dublin. She spent many school holidays in Glendowan, County Donegal and she still visits Donegal regularly.
Sweeney studied at St. Dominic's High School, before moving to Dublin, where she was a pupil at Alexandra College. She later studied Journalism at the National Institute for Higher Education (now DCU), and she graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and History and a Higher Diploma in Education at the University College Dublin.
Sweeney was also a music student at the School of Music, in Belfast, and later at Royal Irish Academy of Music, in Dublin. She studied Speech and Drama in Belfast, finishing her studies at the Betty Ann Norton School of Speech and Drama, in Dublin.

The first place Sweeney's voice was heard was as a newscaster on Chris Cary's Energy Power 103 FM 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". Like most of Ireland's successful broadcasters she got her broadcasting career break on the Superpirates which led to work at RTÉ 2FM as a newscaster in 1988.

A television journalist, Sweeney spent five years at RTÉ. She became famous as the host of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, which was seen by 350 million people.
The same year, she moved to CNN, where she worked as a writer and anchor at CNN International Headquarters in Atlanta, before becoming a full-time anchor and re-basing to London. She frequently reports from the Middle East as well. Her most recent notable assignment there was during the hospitalization of Ariel Sharon.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionnuala_Sweeney

Hosting the contest of 1993.

1988: Michelle Rocca & Pat Kenny

Michelle Rocca (born Dublin, Ireland, 1961) is a Dublin socialite who initially achieved a degree of fame as the wife of footballer John Devine before becoming for a lengthy period the girlfriend, and later, the wife of Van Morrison. She is the daughter of Paddy and Maureen Rocca^[1] and granddaughter of Italian immigrant Egidio Rocca who founded the successful business, Rocca Tiles.

Rocca grew up in a large family with two brothers and three sisters.^[2] Rocca attended University College Dublin studying Greek and Roman Civilization and Italian and French Archaeology.
Rocca is fluent in several languages and has earned an MA degree from Trinity College in Dublin and also a degree from Bristol University in Bristol, England.
She entered beauty contests, winning the Miss Ireland title in 1980^[3] and was Number 3 finalist in the 1981 Miss International pageant.^[4]
Rocca worked in the family business and also modelled until she joined RTE in 1987 as a television presenter. In 1988, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest with Pat Kenny in front of a worldwide audience of 600 million viewers. Despite such a high profile gig as presenter of Eurovision, it didn't lead to a bigger career on television and she continued to juggle her modelling career with occasional presenting jobs, such as the 1990 Miss World contest from London.

From & more on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rocca

During the presentation of the ESC with Pat Kenny.

Patrick "Pat" Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is a broadcaster in Ireland. He presented The Late Late Show on RTÉ One from 1999 and resigned as host in 2009.^[2][3] Kenny presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 on weekdays between 10:00 and 12:00 midday. He also presents a current affairs programme, The Frontline,^[4] aired on Monday nights on RTÉ One^[2][3] which replaced Questions and Answers.
Kenny had a past career as a lecturer and has academic degrees in the fields of chemical engineering. He has co-hosted the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest as well as numerous other television shows, including Today Tonight, Saturday Live and Kenny Live, and has worked for both RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm, sometimes simultaneously, in a career that has spanned four decades. Kenny spent ten years hosting The Late Late Show from 1999–2009 He is the holder of a Jacob's Award and is RTÉ's highest paid employee. He was named 23rd most influential person of 2009 by Village.

 From & more on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Kenny

1981: Doireann Ní Bhriain

Doireann Ní Bhriain (pronounced [ˈdˠərʲiːn nʲiː ˈvrʲiːənʲ], is an Irish independent radio producer.^[1][2] She began her career as a radio and television journalist,^[3] and started out reading children's stories on television. From those beginnings, she went on to work for RTÉ for over 20 years before moving on in 1993.^[4] She is best known for her work and affiliation with RTÉ Radio 1.^[2]
She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme Women Today,^[5][6][7] for which she is well-known. She was the mistress of ceremonies at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin.^[8] In 1993, she won a Jacob's Award for her work on RTÉ Radio.^[9]

Outside of Ireland, Doireann is best known for being the solo presenter of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
The dress she wore for the occasion was designed by Richard Lewis, while the gold jewellery was designed by Mary Grey.^[11]
In a 2004 interview with the Sunday Times (Irish edition), she said of the experience, "I did it for a laugh...it was offered me because I was quite well known, and because I spoke French and Irish with some ease...I always tell people that there was no autocue in those days: I had to learn it all off."^[4]
Ní Bhriain provided the RTÉ Radio commentary for the 1991 Contest.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doireann_N%C3%AD_Bhriain

As the host in 1981.

1971: Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir

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She was sitting during the presentation of 1971.

Presenters 1990s

1990 Helga Vlahovic & Oliver Mlakar (Yugoslavia / Croatia)
1991 Gigliola Cinquetti & Toto Cutugno (Italy)
1992 Lydia Capolicchio & Harald Treutiger (Sweden)
1993 Fionnuala Sweeney (Ireland)
1994 Cynthia Ní Mhurchu & Gerry Ryan (Ireland)
1995 Mary Kennedy (Ireland)
1996 Ingvild Bryn & Morten Harket (Norway)
1997 Carrie Crowley & Ronan Keating (Ireland)
1998 Ulrika Jonsson & Terry Wogan (UK)
1999 Dafna Dekel & Sigal Shachmon & Yigal Ravid  (Israel)

Presenters 80s

1980 Marlous Fluitsma (The Netherlands)
1981 Doireann Ní Bhriain (Ireland)
1982 Jan Leeming (UK)
1983 Marlene Charell (Germany)
1984 Désirée Nosbusch (Luxembourg)
1985 Lill Lindfors (Sweden)
1986 Åse Kleveland (Norway)
1987 Viktro Lazlo (Belgium)
1988 Michelle Rocca & Pat Kenny (Ireland)
1989 Lolita Morena & Jacques Deschenaux (Switzerland)

Presenters 70s

1970 Willy Dobbe (The Netherlands)
1971 Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir (Ireland)
1972 Moira Shearer (UK)
1973 Helga Guitton (Luxembourg)
1974 Katie Boyle (UK)
1975 Karin Falck (Sweden)
1976 Corry Brokken (The Netherlands)
1977 Angela Rippon (UK)
1978 Denise Fabre & Léon Zitrone (France)
1979 Yardena Arazi & Daniel Pe'er (Israel)