Whoever wrote this is completely insular.
I'm in Ireland, and some of the best known Irish news anchors are women - Miriam O'Callaghan (RTE - Prime Time); Anne Doyle (RTE - Six One News); Grainne Seoige (Sky News Ireland).
"I'm in Ireland, and some of the best known Irish news anchors are women -"
I've watched some of them here in HY just to listen to their accents. They have "Irish" accents like none I've ever heard.