Colette is one of Ireland’s most experienced live television and radio Broadcasters. She is TV3’s
main News Anchor where she presents the channel’s flagship weekday news bulletins, The 12.30
and The 5.30.
She joined Pat Kenny co-hosting the first series of Pat
Kenny Tonight before returning to her full time role on
TV3.
In addition, she has a weekly column in the Evening
Herald newspaper and has also written opinion editorials
for the paper.
From Holycross, Thurles, in Co Tipperary, Colette has been working in television and radio for
two decades. She has a broad knowledge of current affairs and news, excellent interviewing
skills and the ability to react to a breaking news story in a live studio environment.
Colette has presented special live news programmes on
breaking news days including the first live television leaders
debate for election 2016 and anchored 5 hour broadcasts
on the visits of Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth the
second to the country. She has also anchored special
programmes on The Lisbon Treaty Referendum Result, the
announcement of the resignation of then Taoiseach Bertie
Ahern, General Election results and the death of the former
Taoiseach Charles Haughey. She has also reported from
abroad on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from
Portugal, from Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the tsunami in
2004 and from Kashmir in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2005.
Throughout her career, Colette has been presented with many awards including, the overall
broadcasting award at the 2015 Justice Media Awards for the 5.30 News special programme on
the Graham Dwyer trial. The Midweek Programme won certificates of merit at the awards in
2013, 2012 and 2010 for programmes examining issues surrounding cameras in courtrooms, the
controversial ‘defending your home’ legislation and legislation surrounding headshops. Colette
also won the TV NOW Best News Presenter Award in 2007.
On radio, she hosted Newstalk’s Breakfast Show from 7am-9am weekdays. She previously
presented her own show on Newstalk The Colette Fitzpatrick Show on Sunday mornings. She
also worked in the newsroom in Today FM where she edited and presented hourly news
bulletins and reported on a range of stories including courts and tribunals. In addition, she
produced the Sunday Supplement, presented by Sam Smyth. Colette also previously worked at
East Coast FM in County Wicklow where she co-presented the Breakfast Show and produced the
mid-morning Current Affairs Show.
Colette graduated with a first-class honours degree in Journalism from DIT in Aungier Street.
