Harry McGee

Who is Harry McGee?

Harry McGee is the current Political Correspondent with The Irish Times. He has previously worked for several publications, including being Political Editor of the Irish Examiner, as well as jobs with the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Press, the Connacht Tribune newspapers, public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and has also edited Magill. He has appeared as a commentator on RTÉ Radio 1, Newstalk and TV3.

McGee is originally from Salthill, County Galway. He earned a degree to become a barrister. He has won the award for Young Journalist of the Year. He left his job as the Political Editor with the Irish Examiner to take up a new job with The Irish Times in January 2008 and was promoted to the post of Political Correspondent for that publication in December 2009.

McGee has appeared as a commentator on the TV3 programme Nightly News with Vincent Browne. He is also said to be a "favourite pundit" of Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. McGee interviewed Bertie Ahern for the Irish Examiner when he was Taoiseach. During coverage of the 2009 Irish government budget, he appeared on a panel of journalists on Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1.