Ciaran Mullooly
Irish politician (born 1966)
Ciaran Mullooly (born 4 September 1966) is an Irish Independent Ireland politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Midlands–North-West constituency since July 2024. A former journalist, he worked for RTÉ from 1993 to 2021, where he was the RTÉ News Midlands correspondent for 26 years.
Personal life
Mullooly lives in Ballyleague, County Roscommon with his wife and two children. He was born in County Longford.
Media career
Mullooly started his career with the Longford Leader in 1985, before moving to the Cavan Leader newspaper aged 20. He joined RTÉ in 1993, where he worked on Ear to the Ground, and was the RTÉ News Midlands correspondent from 1995 until 2021.
After retiring from RTÉ in June 2021, he worked as a tourism activator for Longford County Council. Mullooly is a published author and has written three books.
Mullooly had been courted by Ireland's establishment parties "for decades" to run for office, however, he always refused to run.
Political career
In April 2024, Mullooly announced his intention to run for Independent Ireland at the 2024 European Parliament election for the Midlands–North-West constituency.
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