Irish journalist and broadcaster Not to be confused with the footballer Gavin Reilly.
| Gavan Reilly | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Reilly in 2023 | |
| Born | 1986 or 1987 Rathmolyon, County Meath, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Gavan Reilly (born 1986 or 1987) is an Irish journalist working for Newstalk and Virgin Media One. He previously worked at Today FM and TheJournal.ie.
Early life
Reilly is from Rathmolyon in County Meath. 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.
Career
In 2010, Reilly became a staff writer at the news website TheJournal.ie. In 2011 Reilly created Agenda.ie, a website dedicated to covering the schedule and news of Dáil Éireann. In July 2013, Reilly became Today FM's political correspondent. In September 2017 Reilly became the political correspondent for TV3 (which became Virgin Media One in 2018). In March 2019, while retaining his role at VM1, Reilly began presenting a Sunday morning political news programme on Newstalk. 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.
References
- Reilly, Gavan (October 2007). "About me". gavreilly.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Glennon, Nicole (24 April 2022). "Gavan Reilly: I often don't take myself seriously enough". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Donohoe, John (3 August 2017). "Gavan Reilly named TV3 political correspondent". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Young Blood: Gavan Reilly". The Phoenix. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- O'Carroll, Sinead (1 August 2017). "Gavan Reilly named as TV3's new political correspondent". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 9 February 2023.