Doireann Garrihy to co-host Dancing with the Stars

RTÉ has announced the new co-host of Dancing With The Stars season six, with 2FM radio personality and podcaster Doireann Garrihy set to join Jennifer Zamparelli to present the entertainment series.

Previously, Garrihy has presented Big Night In, The Podge and Rodge Show and Reeling in the Fears, while her comedy show The Doireann Project aired on RTÉ Player and RTÉ2. In 2019, Doireann launched her new podcast called The Laughs Of Your Life, which has seen a slew of newsworthy guests tell their stories - including Greg O'Shea and Aoife Grace Moore in recent episodes..

The 30-year-old currently presents 2FM Breakfast on weekday mornings, alongside Donncha O'Callaghan and Carl Mullan.

"I am ecstatic to be joining the Dancing with the Stars family - the glitziest gang in town!" Doireann said said on RTÉ this morning. "This is a dream come true for me. I cannot wait to get going with the team. I never thought I’d say this but roll on the month of January!"

Returning to present her fifth series of Dancing with the Stars, co-host Jennifer Zamparelli added: "I’m really excited to welcome my 2FM pal, Doireann as my new co-host on the show. I predict a lot of fun and a lot of laughs! It's shaping up to be a new great series."

There will be 11 celebrities paired with professional dancers for the sixth edition of the show. Each pairing will have a different dancing genre to master every week, from the Charleston to hip hop, and they’ll have just seven days to perfect their routine before performing live to the nation.

Each celebrity couple will be scored by an expert panel of judges and the viewing public at home, with the winning couple claiming the much-coveted glitter ball trophy at the end of the series.