Kevin Rafter is Full Professor of Political Communication at Dublin City University where he has been Head of the School of Communications and Associate Dean for Research.

He has published extensively on Irish politics and media in leading academic journals. His recent books include Taoisigh and the Arts (2022) and Resilient Reporting: Media Coverage of Irish Elections since 1969 (2020). 

Prof. Rafter has been Chair of the Arts Council of Ireland since 2019, and has been involved in regulation of the broadcast and legal sectors.

Prior to 2008, he worked as a political journalist holding senior positions with RTÉ News, the Irish Times, Sunday Times and Sunday Tribune as well as being editor of Magill magazine.

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