Sean Whelan is moving back to London for RTÉ News with immediate effect.
The appointment sees Sean return to a role he previously held for three years, reporting on Brexit, the pandemic and UK politics across RTÉ News’ online, video and audio platforms.
He has spent the past four years as Washington Correspondent, covering the 2024 US Presidential election, the legal cases involving Donald Trump, the Uvalde massacre, the Oscars, the tariff crisis and the Choctaw nation.
Sean joined RTÉ News in 1991 and has worked across radio and television, including Morning Ireland, This Week and World Report. His earlier foreign reporting included Bosnia, Kosovo, Washington, Hong Kong and the UK election that brought new Labour to power.
He also spent a decade as Europe Editor in Brussels, filing from every EU state, and was later Economics Correspondent for almost nine years.
Sean said: “I’m looking forward to returning to London at yet another pivotal moment for UK politics.”
He added that, after spending much of his previous posting in lockdown, he was looking forward to reporting on a wider range of stories from across Great Britain.