Mary Regan

Mary Regan (born 16 April 1982) is an Irish journalist, who has been the Political Editor of the Irish Independent since 2025, having formerly held the same role with UTV Ireland and the Irish Examiner. She previously was a political reporter for RTÉ News from 2018 to 2025, news editor with the Sunday Business Post and was a regular panelist on Tonight with Vincent Browne.

Career Regan worked in the RTÉ newsroom before becoming a political columnist for Vincent Browne's Village magazine.

In 2006, while writing for the Irish Examiner she was awarded the "Young Journalist of the Year", She joined the Examiner's political team in 2008.

Personal life Regan was born in Moycullen, County Galway. She studied Journalism in Dublin City University and attained a Master's degree in European Politics in University College Dublin.

She married the RTÉ news presenter Paul O'Flynn in 2012. They have two children.

She is the sister of Irish film actress and model Emma Eliza Regan.