Úna Claffey | |
Birth Date: | 1947 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Education: | University College Dublin Aix-Marseille University |
Occupation: | Journalist, writer, political adviser |
Credits: | Today Tonight Morning Ireland RTÉ News |
Years Active: | 1977–2000 |
Úna Claffey (born 1947) is an Irish former journalist and political adviser.[1]
Born in Dublin, Claffey completed Bachelor of Arts in History, Ethics, Politics and Metaphysics from University College Dublin. She also studied politics in the United States and holds a diploma in French language and literature from Aix-Marseille University in Nice.
Claffey joined RTÉ in 1977 as a production assistant. In 1982 she joined Today Tonight as a reporter before taking over as host of Morning Ireland. Claffey later became a member of RTÉ's political team where she worked as a political correspondent based in Leinster House.
In 2000 Claffey was appointed political adviser to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.