Prior to his RTÉ career, Kilraine worked as a journalist for
TV3,
Dublin's 98FM,
Sunday Independent and
The Irish Press. He joined
RTÉ in July 2003 and reported extensively on the
Mahon Tribunal. He also reported on the visit of
President Michael D. Higgins to
Peru,
Colombia and
Cuba in 2017 as a
video journalist. On 7 January 2020, ten years later,
Coors Light erected a plaque in commemoration at the location of the incident, which read: "In honour of 'The guy who slipped on the ice' on RTÉ News January 8th 2010, your memory lives on." In January 2018, Kilraine lodged a
legal action against
trade union official and
anti-homelessness campaigner
Brendan Ogle over comments he made during the occupation of
Apollo House. Kilraine, who reported for RTÉ News in January 2017, claimed Ogle
defamed him in a
Facebook post by questioning his and RTÉ's objectivity and impartiality. RTÉ criticised Ogle's "personal attacks" on its staff at the time, saying it stood by its reporting as "fair and accurate". Kilraine was appointed as
London correspondent with
RTÉ News in April 2022, succeeding
Sean Whelan. He previously held the role of
Dublin correspondent for over 15 years, reporting in particular the capital's
homeless and housing crisis. In May 2024, RTÉ confirmed Kilraine's contract as London correspondent had ended and would return to its Irish newsroom having served an initial two years. He began reporting for RTÉ's
Nationwide programme later that year. ==Personal life==