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Mary Regan
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] CareerRegan 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 lifeRegan 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
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