Mary Regan

Irish journalist

Paul O'Flynn
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(m. 2012)​
Children2RelativesEmma Eliza Regan (sister)

Mary Regan (born 16 April 1982) is an Irish journalist. She is currently a political reporter for RTÉ News.[1][2] She formerly held the role of political editor with UTV Ireland,[3] and previously held the same role at the Irish Examiner and was a regular panelist on Tonight with Vincent Browne.[4]

Career

Regan worked in the RTÉ newsroom and before becoming a political columnist for Vincent Browne's Village magazine.[5]

In 2006, while writing for the Irish Examiner she was awarded the "Young Journalist of the Year",[3] as well as GSK Medical Media Awards' "National Journalist of the Year".[6] She joined the Examiner's political team in 2008.[6] She has also reported from Uganda,[3] Ethiopia,[3] the Middle East, Europe and the US, including from the White House.[6]

In 2011, Regan participated in the US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program in she was invited to Washington D.C.[3] She was also awarded an Edward R. Murrow professional scholarship for journalists.

Personal life

Regan was born in Moycullen, County Galway. She graduated with a degree in Journalism from Dublin City University before completing a Masters in European Politics in University College Dublin.

She married the RTÉ news presenter Paul O'Flynn in 2012. They have two children.[7][8]

She is the sister of Irish film actress and model Emma Eliza Regan.

References

  1. ^ Regan, Mary (30 March 2019). "Support for Sinn Féin drops five points, poll suggests". RTÉ News. Retrieved 31 March 2019. By Mary Regan, Political Reporter
  2. ^ Regan, Mary. "Mary Regan's Twitter Account". Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2019. Political reporter for @rtenews. Former Political Editor, political analyst and writer. Ed Murrow scholar @StateIVLP Cyclist. Galway.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kelly, Aoife. "UTV Ireland appoints Irish Examiner journalist Mary Regan as Political Editor". Independent.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Regan, Mary (30 July 2017). "Mary Regan: Giving a voice to the people". BusinessPost.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Meet the Media". Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Irish Examiner appoints new deputy political editor". Irish Examiner. 31 August 2013.
  7. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (30 July 2021). "RTE sports' Paul O'Flynn is married to fellow reporter Mary Regan: Inside their family life in Dublin". RSVPLive.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ Dwyer, Ciara (15 October 2023). "RTÉ broadcaster Paul O'Flynn: 'I love sports people who make sacrifices for the love of the game'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2024.