Brian O'Donovan

Brian James O'Donovan (born 1980) is an Irish journalist. In December 2017, it was announced that he would succeed Caitríona Perry as the Washington correspondent for RTÉ News.[1]

Brian O'Donovan
Born	Brian James O’Donovan 13 June 1980 Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	Dublin City University
Occupation	RTÉ News Washington Correspondent
Years active	2002–present
Notable credit(s)	Red FM TV3 News RTÉ News
Spouse(s)	Joanna O'Donovan (m. 2007)
Children	2

O'Donovan began his broadcasting career with Cork radio station Red FM in 2002. Three years later, he made the move to television when he joined TV3 News. Over the next ten years he held various positions including news reporter, finance correspondent and documentary maker.

In 2015, O'Donovan joined RTÉ News where he worked as a multimedia journalist reporting across television and radio news. Since then, he has reported on major international news stories including the aftermath of the 2016 Nice truck attack, the plight of Syrians in refugee camps near the Jordan-Syrian border, the verdict of the Molly Martens Corbett trial in North Carolina, and on the Catalan independence protests in Spain.[2]

Personal life

O'Donovan is married to Joanna O'Donovan and they have two children. One is 9 and the other is 6 in 2020.[3] O'Donovan studied Communications at Dublin City University (DCU),[1] and following college he taught English in China.[3]

References

1. Armstrong, Kathy (1 December 2017). "'This is the dream job' - Brian O'Donovan announced as RTE's Washington Correspondent". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. "New Washington correspondent for RTE, as Perry heads home for Six One slot". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. Lynagh, Geraldine (25 November 2013). "I married my childhood sweetheart". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2020.