Michael Kelly (born 1979) is an Irish newspaper editor. He is editor of the weekly newspaper '' The Irish Catholic'' and a columnist with the ''

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''. Kelly is from Omagh, County Tyrone, and attended St Patrick's High school, Omagh and later St Patrick's College, Maynooth, where he studied for a post-graduate degree in theology. He worked as a producer and redactor for Vatican Radio in Rome, and served as Rome correspondent for ''The Irish Catholic''. He returned to Ireland in 2005. He was appointed deputy editor of ''The Irish Catholic'' in 2007. In October 2012, aged 33, he was appointed editor of ''The Irish Catholic'', succeeding Garry O'Sullivan. He regularly appears as a guest contributor on TV and radio on religious topics. He has appeared on the BBC, UTV, CNN and

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. He has made contributions to the American publications '' National Catholic Reporter'', ''

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'' the UK's '' Catholic Herald'' as well as Irish newspapers including the ''Irish Independent'', ''

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'' and '' The Irish News''.Articles by Michael Kelly
The Catholic Herald (UK).

Publications

* ''How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice'' by Michael Kelly and Austen Ivereigh, Columba Press (2018).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Michael (journalist) 1970s births Living people People from County Tyrone Roman Catholics from Northern Ireland Irish journalists Irish newspaper editors Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth People educated at St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh