Tony Connelly

Tony Connelly
Connelly (centre)
Born	1964 (age 52–53) County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Education	Trinity College, Dublin
Occupation	Journalist
Notable credit(s)	Europe Editor, RTÉ News and Current Affairs
Children	Matteo

Tony Connelly (born 1964, County Antrim) is a journalist and author. He is Europe Editor for RTÉ News and Current Affairs.

Connelly has written for other agencies and publications, including Time, United Press International and the Irish Independent. His views have also been sought by Euronews, which considers him a respected journalist and "experienced Euro watcher". Connelly's first book Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey Through European Stereotypes was published in 2009.

Connelly was born in 1964. He lived in Portstewart, before moving to Derry at the age of six. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin. After failing to qualify for a course in the National Institute for Higher Education, he moved to London to work on a construction site. He was laid off after his first day.

He lives in Brussels. His son Matteo lives in Rome.

Connelly's journalistic career began writing for the Derry Journal and the Oxford Courier. He returned to Ireland in 1990. He gained work in the Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Time and United Press International. He joined RTÉ in 1994 as a television and radio reporter.

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