RTÉ News announce David Murphy as new Economics and Public Affairs correspondent

RTÉ News "is pleased to announce" the appointment of David Murphy as its new Economics & Public Affairs Correspondent. David is currently RTÉ's Political Coverage Editor, leading a team of journalists in Leinster House and managing RTÉ’s daily political coverage on digital, radio and TV platforms.

David was appointed as Political Coverage Editor in 2018 and oversaw coverage of General Election 2020, Presidential Election 2019 and Local & European Elections 2018.

Prior to this he was RTÉ's Business Editor and covered the economic boom, subsequent financial collapse and EU-IMF bailout.

The role of Economics Correspondent was previously held by Robert Shortt, who was recently appointed as RTÉ Company Secretary. 

Reacting to his appointment David Murphy said “For the past six years, I've enjoyed the cut and thrust of life covering politics, and I've been fortunate enough to work with a terrific team."

"But I've always been stimulated by a challenge, and the job of Economics & Public Affairs Correspondent offers an opportunity to delve into some key subject areas - from housing to migration to climate. And, of course, the economy has a bearing on all of them."

David Murphy is an award-winning journalist who has an MSc in Economic Policy Studies from Trinity College Dublin, MA in Journalism from Dublin City University and BA in Spanish and Classics from Trinity College Dublin.

He won Business Journalist awards in 2008 and 2010 from UCD Smurfit School. He also presented and wrote three documentaries: The Story So Far, Denis O'Brien (2018), The story of Tony Ryan and Ryanair (2015) and The Real Deal, Tony O'Reilly (2014) which won a medal in the New York Festivals TV and Film Awards.

He is also co-author of the number one best-selling Banksters (2009), an account of the Irish banking collapse.

David will be responsible for reporting and providing analysis of economic issues and trends, and how they affect our lives across RTÉ News' television, radio and digital platforms.

He will also report on wider public affairs issues including major political policy initiatives and their impact on the economy and society, migration and its effects on the economy, housing policy and policy challenges and costs of dealing with climate change.

David will be commencing his new role later this summer.