- Kevin Rafter
Kevin Rafter is an Irish writer, broadcaster and academic.
He is head of the department of film and media at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dublin.
He is former Political Editor and Assistant Editor of the "
Sunday Tribune " newspaper in Dublin, where he continues to contribute a politics column. He has previously worked as a political reporter with the "Irish Times ", political correspondent with the "Sunday Times" and Editor of "Magill " magazine. He has also presented radio news programmes with RTÉ including "This Week" and worked as a correspondent with the "Prime Time" television programme.He has a postgraduate degree in economics from Trinity College Dublin and in politics from
University College Dublin . He was Visiting Research Fellow at theInstitute for British and Irish Studies in 2002. Recent publications include "Martin Mansergh : A Biography" (New Island, 2002) and "Sinn Féin: 1905-2005 - In the Shadow of Gunmen" (Gill and Macmillan, 2005).He co-wrote a best-selling book with former broadcasting colleague Charlie Bird, titled "
This is Charlie Bird " (Gill and Macmillan, 2006), telling the story of the RTÉ News star's remarkable career in Irish journalism.Some of Kevin Rafter's articles can be found at his website, which includes his political blog.
External links
* http://www.kevinrafter.com
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