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___MASK99___ (" Radio [ and ] Television of Ireland "; abbreviated as RTÉ ) is a semi - state company and the national public service broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland . It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television , radio and the Internet . The radio service began on 1 January 1926 , while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961 , making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world . RTÉ also publishes a weekly magazine called the RTÉ Guide which is orientated around RTÉ television and radio . The People of the Year Awards is an annual show in Ireland . Organised by The Rehab Group , it is televised by ___MASK99___ ( RTÉ ) and hosted by Gráinne Seoige . Mary Kennedy ( Irish : Máire Ní Chinnéide ; born 4 October 1954 ) is an Irish writer , television personality and former newscaster . She presented Eurovision Song Contest 1995 from the Point Theatre in Dublin . She has also presented her own Saturday night chat show called Kennedy , a precursor to Saturday Night with Miriam . Kennedy was co - presenter of the magazine programme Open House with Marty Whelan . She has previously presented Up for the Match and the People of the Year Awards . She is now co - presenter of Nationwide with Anne Cassin , having been so for a ___MASK47___ with Michael Ryan . Dublin is the ___MASK76___ and largest city of Ireland . Dublin is in the province of Leinster on Ireland ' s east coast , at the mouth of the River Liffey . The city has an urban area population of 1 , 345 , 402 . The population of the Greater Dublin Area , , was 1 , 904 , 806 people . The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin , Ireland . The presenter was Mary Kennedy . This year ' s competition was the last with only one host until 18 years later in 2013 in Malmö , Sweden . This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992 , 1993 , and 1994 . This was Ireland ' s 3rd year in succession to host the contest - and to mark the 40th show , it was opened with a 4 - ___MASK43___ retrospective showing images from the contest ' s history . The Norwegian group Secret Garden was the winner of this contest with the mostly instrumental song , " Nocturne ". Incidentally , Secret Garden ' s violinist was Fionnuala Sherry , who is Irish . Up for the Match is an Irish Gaelic games - themed variety show currently hosted by Des Cahill and Gráinne Seoige . The show is broadcast live in two editions each year on RTÉ One on the eve of the respective All - Ireland hurling and football finals . " Up for the Match " features a mixture of music and chat with special guests and experts from the world of Gaelic games . Despite the theme , " Up for the Match " is not part of RTÉ Sport , rather their entertainment division . Martin ' Marty ' Whelan ( born 7 June 1956 ) is an Irish radio and television personality currently working for ___MASK99___ ( RTÉ ). His early television credits included the game shows " Millionaire " and " Fame and Fortune ", and the weekday afternoon show , " Open House ". Desmond " Des " Cahill ( born 1 May 1953 ) is an Irish sports presenter and commentator with national broadcaster ___MASK99___ . Presenter of RTÉ television ' s hugely popular GAA programme , " The Sunday Game " & RTÉ ' s flagship weekend sports radio programme , " Saturday Sport ". He is also the regular weekday morning Sports Presenter on " Morning Ireland " & " Today with Sean O ' Rourke " programmes . He presents " Up For The Match " at the hugely popular pre - All Ireland Final TV programmes . The River Liffey ( Irish : " An ___MASK78___ ") is a river in Ireland , which flows through the centre of Dublin . Its major tributaries include the River Dodder , the River Poddle and the River Camac . The river supplies much of Dublin ' s water and a range of recreational opportunities . Saturday Night with Miriam is a televised talk show first broadcast on RTÉ One in the summer of 2005 . The show runs for six weeks as a summer filler , and is overseen by Miriam O ' Callaghan , a co - presenter of " Prime ___MASK47___ ". Anne Cassin is an Irish journalist and news presenter working for ___MASK99___ ( RTÉ ). Prime ___MASK47___ is a current affairs programme airing on RTÉ One on Tuesday and Thursday nights ( following the "").