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Donie O'Sullivan (journalist)
Donie O'Sullivan is a CNN journalist originally from Cahersiveen in Co. Kerry, Ireland, where his parents Noreen and Donal Tommy still live.

He studied History, International Relations and Political Science at University College Dublin, then completed a Masters course in Political Science and Government at Queen's University Belfast.

His career in US journalism began when he joined Storyful (a social media news verification agency), working in New York and Dublin. He began working for the CNN network in 2016, initially on the Investigations and Social Discovery teams and more recently covering events such as President Trump's campaign rallies in 2020. CNN's profile of the journalist states that he "is a CNN reporter covering the intersection of technology and politics. He...works closely with CNN's investigative unit tracking and identifying online disinformation campaigns targeting the American electorate. He also covers how social media platforms, Congress and the American intelligence community are responding to the threat of disinformation and troll campaigns."

Donie O'Sullivan became an internet sensation due to his coverage of the riot at the Capitol Building in Washington DC by Trump supporters on 6th January 2021, seeming unperturbed by the violence around him and, at times, possible threats to his safety. He was trending on Twitter in Ireland and was quickly invited to appear on the next Late Late Show, Ireland's top rated chat show.

The Irish embassy in Washington also posted a tribute to the journalist.

Donie himself joked that he had been playing himself as "a lad in from Cahersiveen for the weekend".