Mark Little (Irish journalist)

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Mark Little was born in Dublin in 1969. He studied Economics and Politics in Trinity College, Dublin, and graduated in 1990. During his time in Trinity College he was an active member of the Irish Labour Party where his mentor was the former party leader, Ruairi Quinn T.D. He joined the Dublin City University Graduate Journalism programme in 1990. He joined Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) as a television reporter in 1991. He worked during the Ben Dunne scandal and later he was appointed RTÉ's first Washington Correspondent in September 1995, covering two presidential elections and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He also covered President Clinton's involvement in the Irish peace process, and his state visits to Ireland. In January 2001 Mark became RTÉ's Foreign Affairs Correspondent. He reported on the impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks from the United States, Israel, Egypt and Iran, and spent seven weeks in Northern Iraq reporting on the war. In 2001, he was named Television Journalist of the Year for his reporting in Afghanistan. He is currently a presenter of RTÉ television's current affairs programme Prime Time. He is the author of the non-fiction books Turn Left at Greenland and Zulu Time, published in June 2002 and March 2004 respectively.

Radio Telefís Éireann presenters and hosts
Chat show hosts: Gay Byrne | Frank Hall | Pat Kenny | Mike Murphy | Ryan Tubridy
News & Current Affairs: Charlie Bird | John Bowman | Barry Cowan | Donagh Diamond | Sean Duignan | Brian Farrell | Mark Little | John O'Donoghue | Bill O'Herlihy | Olivia O'Leary | Sean O'Rourke
Sports: Eamon Dunphy | Johnny Giles | George Hamilton | Jimmy Magee | Michael O'Hehir | Tracey Piggott
Newsreaders and Announcers: Anne Doyle | Don Cockburn | Derek Davis | Bryan Dobson | Eileen Dunne | Charles Mitchel | Maurice O'Doherty | Emer O'Kelly | Vere Wynne-Jones
See also: List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ