Suzanne Lynch is Chief Brussels Correspondent of POLITICO Europe. Based in Brussels, she leads coverage of EU affairs and is also host of the weekly EU Confidential podcast. Prior to joining Politico, she worked as a foreign correspondent and financial journalist for the Irish Times. She was Washington Correspondent for the Irish Times between 2017 and 2021, and European Correspondent between 2013 and 2017. She is a regular contributor to international TV and radio platforms such as the BBC and CNN. She is a graduate of UCD and holds a PhD in English Literature from Cambridge University.