Gavan Reilly | |
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 Reilly in 2023 | |
| Born | 1986or1987 Rathmolyon, County Meath, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Gavan Reilly (born 1986or1987) [1] is an Irish journalist working for Newstalk and Virgin Media One. He previously worked at Today FM and TheJournal.ie.
Reilly is from Rathmolyon in County Meath. [2] [3] [4] From to 2004 until 2009, Reilly studied at University College Dublin. While there, he was a contributor to The University Observer , a student-run newspaper, as well as Belfield FM, a student-run radio station. [3] [4]
In 2010, Reilly became a staff writer at the news website TheJournal.ie. [3] In 2011 Reilly created Agenda.ie, a website dedicated to covering the schedule and news of Dáil Éireann. [3] In July 2013, Reilly became Today FM's political correspondent. [3] [4] In September 2017 Reilly became the political correspondent for TV3 (which became Virgin Media One in 2018). [2] [5] In March 2019, while retaining his role at VM1, Reilly began presenting a Sunday morning political news programme on Newstalk. [4] In May 2019, Reilly published Enda the Road: Nine Days that Toppled a Taoiseach, a book on the end of Enda Kenny's time as Taoiseach. [4]
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