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Michael (Mike) James Anthony Molloy (Born in Dublin on 5th of March 1982) is an Irish businessman, political advisor and campaigner. He previously worked for British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as former Foreign Secretary David Miliband and at the UN and EU. Molloy is Co-Founder of Orion Global Technologies working with leading Cybersecurity company Cyberhive alongside former Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny. He also advises other Irish start ups such as Novaerus. In February 2021 he has become one of the leading voices in the campaign by Irish Family Carers to be recognised as part of the Covid 19 vaccine rollout. This has included frequent media appearances.

Early Life: Molloy was born in Dublin on the 5th of March 1982 to Michael Molloy originally from Mayo and Rosemarie Kelly. His dad died when he was 11 months old and he was reared by his mum. His aunt on the maternal side Dr Mary Kelly is a former Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Trinity College Dublin. He attended Sandford Park School in Ranelagh and University College Dublin (UCD).

Career: His Family were involved in the Irish peace movement and having finished University, he interned with the International Institute for Peace in Vienna on the Balkans Post conflict peace and reconciliation process. Following this Molloy worked for the New Labour Party under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including on Prime Ministers Questions, the Pre Budget Report, Ealing and Norwich Byelections as well as the 2010 UK General Election. He was a member of David Milibands ultimately unsuccessful campaign against brother Ed Miliband to win the UK Labour Party leadership in 2010.

Subsequent work for Caritas Internationalis and the Holy See in Geneva and Brussels saw him write the response to the High Level UN Panel on Sustainable Development goals as well as the response to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moons report on the matter. Molloy campaigned as part of the Stronger in Team arguing for the UK to remain in the EU.

In 2016 he started a company (Orion Global Technologies) with two friends. Orion partner with leading UK Cybersecurity company Cyberhive amongst others.

Campaigning:

In February 2021 Molloy has been one of the leading voices campaigning for Family Carers to be designated as keyworkers as part of the Irish Governments vaccine rollout plan. He has appeared in the Sunday Independent newspaper and Irish Sun Newspaper alongside his mother Rosemarie and on Virgin Media Television News.

Personal life: Molloy is single and a passionate supporter of Liverpool Football Club and an avid traveller.