Kevin Rafter
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Kevin Rafter is a writer and broadcaster.
He is currently Political Editor of the Sunday Tribune newspaper in Dublin. He is also Assistant Editor at the Sunday Tribune. 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 the Institute 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.