David McCullagh (born 1 December 1967) is an Irish journalist, author and presenter with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where he has presented the '' Six One News'', alongside

Caitríona Perry Caitríona Perry (born 15 October 1980) is an Irish journalist and presenter who formerly worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where she presented the '' Six One News'' from January 2018 ...

, since August 2020. He previously presented current affairs television programme ''

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'' from 2013 to 2020, and was Political Correspondent with

RTÉ News and Current Affairs (RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...

Career

He began his journalistic career working for the '' Evening Press''. In 2001, he was Political Correspondent with Raidió Teilifís Éireann, along with David Davin-Power. He presents ''Behind Closed Doors'' on

RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...

which details released State Documents. He has also presented ''

The Week in Politics ''The Week in Politics'' is an Irish news and current affairs programme broadcast on RTÉ One and the RTÉ News channel. It is presented by Áine Lawlor, occasionally by Sharon Ní Bheoláin or Paul Cunningham. In its original format in 1996 ...

'' and election and referendum programmes on RTÉ. He was appointed to present the current affairs programme, ''

'', in September 2013. In 1999, he won a prize under the category 'TV features and documentaries' in the ESB national media awards. He has also written the book ''A Makeshift Majority: The first inter-party government, 1948-51'', and a biography of John A. Costello. ''The Reluctant Taoiseach: A Biography of John A Costello'', was launched in 2010. On 31 August 2020, McCullagh began presenting the '' Six One News'' alongside

. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, McCullagh interviewed the Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Anatoliyevich Filatov on '' RTÉ News: Six One'', asking him pointed questions about Russia's deception prior to the invasion and the unprovoked, aggressive nature of the invasion. The interview was widely praised in pro-NATO circles. In September 2022, McCullagh was named as one of four presenters to host ''Monday Night Live'', a new eight-part current affairs panel series on

, beginning on 3 October.

Personal life

McCullagh attended

Newpark Comprehensive School Newpark Comprehensive School () is a mixed, Church of Ireland, state comprehensive secondary school in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1972. History Newpark has a Christian tradition, reflecting its origins with ...

and studied politics in

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

. He holds a PhD in the subject. McCullagh is married to journalist Anne-Marie Smyth; they have one daughter, Rosie.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCullagh, David 1967 births Living people RTÉ newsreaders and journalists Prime Time (Irish TV programme) presenters Alumni of University College Dublin