Enda McClafferty (born 19 May 1970) is an Irish journalist who is the political editor of BBC Northern Ireland. He was appointed to the role in December 2020.[1]
McClafferty was born and raised in Letterkenny in County Donegal[2] in the north-west of Ulster. He later attended the University of Ulster. He lives with his wife and children on the outskirts of St. Johnston, a village in The Laggan district in East Donegal.[2]
McClafferty worked for The Belfast Telegraph from 1995 until 2000.[2] He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 2000 as a Breakfast presenter on BBC Radio Foyle in Derry.[3] He later worked on Spotlight and as a political correspondent before being appointed political editor in 2020.