Sinéad Kennedy 'not remotely sick' with Covid-19

Dáithí O'Sé, Maura Derrane and Sinéad Kennedy. Picture: Miki Barlok.

RTÉ Today presenter Sinéad Kennedy has said she is "not remotely sick" after testing positive for Covid-19. 

Kennedy, who is isolating at home in Dublin with her newborn Indie, said she only found out she had contracted the virus because she had to do an antigen test to get into RTÉ. 

"I’m not remotely sick which is brilliant but also kind of terrifying," she said.

The Winning Streak presenter said she was "so nervous" about getting Covid-19 because of her experience with each of the vaccines.

"I got the jab and I felt horrendous, and then I got the booster and felt even worse," she explained. 

"I thought if I ever got Covid I’d be in bits but I feel totally fine.”

The 38-year-old will be missing from the Today show for the rest of this week - alongside her co-host Daíthí Ó Sé who has also contracted the virus.

Yesterday, sharing an image of a positive antigen test on his Instagram stories, Daíthí told his 45.9k followers he had contracted the virus “after avoiding it for almost two years”.

“I feel fluey and achey. I have pains. I can’t taste anything or smell much, but other than that, I’m fine,” he said.

The presenter revealed he will be off for the rest of the week, with Derek Mooney and Marty Morrisey stepping in while he recovers.

Maura Derrane, meanwhile, will step in for Sinéad this week.

Sinéad said she hadn't seen Daithí since last Tuesday "so he wasn’t even my close contact!”

The presenter said she hopes they'll both be back on the couch next week following negative antigen results.