Jenny Buckley

A native of Howth, Dublin,[1] Buckley started acting on stage and screen, appearing in productions such as The Woman Who Walked into Doors and Tara Road.

[7] In July 2015, Buckley began presenting The Pulse, a three-minute entertainment bulletin that airs before the Friday afternoon edition of Ireland Live.

[8][9] Within days of its launch UTV were forced to reject claims that the show was inspired by TV3's Xposé after critics noted the similar colour schemes used on the sets of both programmes.

[10] In September 2015 Buckley told the Irish Daily Mirror that UTV planned to extend the programme to a 30-minute slot by the end of the year.

[3][12] She was nominated in the Most Stylish Newcomer category at the 2015 Peter Mark VIP Style Awards alongside Stephanie Roche and Aoife Walsh.