Newsreader Anne Doyle introduces one of Mark Little's early reports on Tánaiste Dick Spring's meeting with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich in Washington.

Mark Little was appointed RTÉ's first Washington correspondent in the summer of 1995 and took up his post there in the autumn. Over the following few years Mark Little reported on the Clinton administration's interest in the Northern Ireland peace process, two U.S. Presidential elections, and the Monica Lewinsky affair. Mark Little returned to work for RTÉ in Dublin in 2001.

In 2009 Mark Little announced he was taking leave of absence from RTÉ and went on to set up Storyful.

Copyright RTÉ. This material may not be replicated in any form or manner without the prior express permission of RTÉ. Any form of reproduction in print, television, video, multimedia, web site or other electronic media or any form of dissemination for commercial or non-commercial use must be licensed by the RTÉ Libraries and Archives.

If you wish to licence video or audio clips, still images or text, or would like further guidance please contact us.

RTÉ Libraries and Archives are committed to respecting the copyright of others and have attempted to source and credit the copyright owners of all material used here. RTÉ would like to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified here so that the necessary corrections can be made. If you feel your copyright has not been respected please contact us.