He may be Ireland's best-known newscaster, but sitting in his comfortable Dublin home, surrounded by two towering walls of books, Bryan Dobson recalls a time when he struggled to read. Six months on, he has just moved into a new slot as solo presenter of RTÉ's News at One. At his splendid home, there's no escaping the fact that Dobson is as cultured as his broadcasting persona would suggest. In the Dáil, Labour's Pat Rabbitte coined the phrase 'Bryan Dobson eyes' to describe how Ahern had gazed dolefully at his interviewer. 'News at One' with Bryan Dobson on RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays at 1pm

Source: Irish Independent October 04, 2020 01:30 UTC