Lorraine Keane

Television career

Lorraine joined the TV3 news team from her position as manager of AA Roadwatch, where she had worked for the previous seven years, broadcasting live on Radio 1 and 2FM every day. During that time Lorraine also presented various independent productions for RTÉ, including Live at 3, Start Me Up, Drive and RPM Motorsport. Lorraine has written columns for VIP magazine, Ireland on Sunday and the Star on Sunday newspapers. As an experienced master of ceremonies she is a regular host of high-profile events/awards ceremonies across the country. These have included introducing Charles, Prince of Wales on his first visit to Dublin and welcoming U.S. President Bill Clinton, during his term in office, at an Irish-American ceremony in New York.

Keane regularly features at prestigious awards ceremonies such as the annual IFTA, VIP Style Awards and the annual TV Now Awards. She has also been pursued by the magazine VIP on a number of occasions since its launch in 1999—indeed she is known as the first celebrity that the fledgling magazine featured. Michael O'Doherty, the owner of the VIP publishing group, has compared Keane to the famous television personality from the United Kingdom, Anthea Turner, who he said "was huge in those days".

Keane also attends other celebrity gatherings alongside television presenters from rival channels. She has been interviewed on chat shows such as The Late Late Show and Tubridy Tonight.

Since leaving TV3, Keane presented the TV Now Awards, The Ultimate Girls Day Out at the RDS, Dublin from 29–31 August 2009 and has become Irish spokesperson for Garnier. Lorraine Keane is an ambassador for the charity Trocaire, and travelled to Africa in 2009 to film a documentary for RTÉ's Nationwide, highlighting the charity work Trocaire undertake in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In 2010 she travelled to Haiti with the same charity and in 2012 travelled to Guatemala.She is also associated with the charities Make A Wish and World Vision.

In 2012 Keane embarked on a national theatre tour starring in the Louise Roche production Girls Night The Musical, playing the role of Liza, a middle-aged frustrated housewife. Keane and her fellow cast members appeared on the 20 January 2012 edition of The Late Late Show to perform a medley of songs from the musical, including Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit I Will Survive. Keane subsequently spoke about her appearance: “It was really scary. I’d never done it before, and I was completely out of my depth and out of my comfort zone.” However, the show has proved popular with audiences.

In popular culture

Keane was parodied in the highly successful Irish comedy show Après Match and also in the short-lived RTÉ series This is Nightlive. She also made a cameo appearance in the popular RTÉ comedy series The Republic of Telly.

Personal life

Keane is married to musician and producer Peter Devlin, and has two daughters, Emelia (b. September 2003) and Romy (b. October 2006). Keane is from a large family background, being one of seven children. She spends a lot of time in France. One of Keane's sisters, Tori, is an employee of TV3.

Lorraine Keane has had spinal surgery.

Nominations

Keane was nominated for the 2008 TV Personality of the Year at the Irish Film and Television Awards.