Overseas assignments have included the funeral of
Princess Diana in 1997 and the war and refugee crisis in
Kosovo 1999. He covered the 2004/05
Asian tsunami for Sky News live from Thailand, and was also dispatched to Rome by Sky for the death of
Pope John Paul II and election of
Pope Benedict XVI. In 2004, Ray Kennedy covered the
US presidential election live from
Washington, D.C. He has spent time working from Sky News centre in London. He also broadcast from the
Fox News studios in Washington DC with Brit Hume and John Gibson. He provided three hours of live coverage on Sky News for the 1916 Easter Rising - 90th anniversary military parade in Dublin. He broadcast live commentary on Sky News international for the state funeral of former
Taoiseach Charles Haughey. He left Sky News in 2008 returning to
RTÉ News. On 19 September 2022, Kennedy was the presenter of RTÉ's coverage of the
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II from London, along with
Kate Egan. In September 2023, he became the anchor of the ''
Nine O'Clock News'', sharing presenting duties with
Sharon Ní Bheoláin. ==References==