Donna Traynor

Donna Traynor (born October 1964 ) is a journalist and broadcaster in Northern Ireland. She is best known as the former main anchor of BBC Newsline.

Early life and education Traynor was born in Lisburn to Kathleen and Gerry Traynor; her family moved to Dublin when she was a child. She has three sisters. Claiming discrimination on grounds of age, sex and disability, she brought the case before the employment tribunal against BBC Northern Ireland and its then news director (later director), Adam Smyth. The suit was settled without admission of liability in June 2023.

Personal life Traynor is deaf in one ear. The couple live in south Belfast. In April 2022, Traynor and her husband announced the sudden death of Traynor's mother.