Donal MacIntyre

Irish investigative journalist

Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various UK channels. In 2007, MacIntyre directed A Very British Gangster, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. From April 2010, he presented ITV's local news show London Tonight for a few months. In 2009, MacIntyre took part in the fourth series of Dancing on Ice, where he was runner up to Ray Quinn. In 2014, he participated in the first series of The Jump where he was runner up to Joe McElderry. MacIntyre has also worked for the CBS Reality channel, including as presenter of the
documentary series Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, which looks at unsolved criminal cases such as abductions and murders.

MacIntyre was educated in Dublin and London, and completed a Master's degree in Communication Policy at City University, London.

In 2009, MacIntyre took part in the fourth series of the television series Dancing on Ice. He and his pro skating partner Florentine Houdiniere were the runners up.

MacIntyre took part in the first series of Channel 4 reality series The Jump in 2014. Initially signed as a reserve in case of injury to other participants, he took the place of the incapacitated Melinda Messenger from the fifth night (30 January 2014). He finished the series second to Joe McElderry, who had also initially been a reserve contestant.