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Irish producer

Lelia Doolan (born 1934) is an Irish television producer.

Early life and education

Doolan was born in Cork in 1934. She studied French and German at University College Dublin, where she won a scholarship to study at the Brecht Theatre in Germany.^[1]

Career

Presenting, acting and producing

She presented and acted in shows on the newly established RTÉ in 1961 and starred in a short entertainment called "The Ballad Singer" produced by Tom McGrath, a program preserved in the station's archives.^[2] She soon moved into a role as producer/director, after training in the United States.

She was responsible for the establishment of The Riordans rural soap opera.^{[citation needed]}

Shortly after being made head of light entertainment, Doolan resigned in protest at the political and commercial policie