Maura and John have busy work schedules, which means they are not always home together at the same time. And Maura is gearing up for another busy season on our TV screens
She splits her time between Dublin and Cork to the present RTÉ's Today Show while John was the government's envoy to the US before he retired three years ago.
Read more: Maura Derrane and husband John "had a great 10 years running around the world" before starting familyMaura loved filling in on the highly rated Nine O'Clock Show, a slot famously held by Ryan Tubridy before his departure from RTÉ earlier this summer. The mother of one added: "They were big boots to fill. Ryan is such a great broadcaster and he's so witty.
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