Given the question: Facts: - residence: dublin , ireland - employer: raidio teilifis Eireann -lrb- rtE -rrb- - known for: eurovision '' open house '' , '' up for the match song '' , people of the year awards , '' nationwide contest '' 1995 , '' kennedy '' , - height: 5 ' 4 '' - occupation: broadcaster , writer - education: bachelor of arts in french - birth date: 04 october 1956 - name: mary kennedy - nationality: irish - website: http://www.myspace.com/marykennedyfan - birth place: clondalkin , dublin , ireland - religion: catholic - alma mater: university college dublin -lrb- ucd -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mary kennedy .
The answer is:
mary kennedy -lrb- ; born 4 october 1956 -rrb- 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 time with michael ryan .