 He is a board member of Dublin Bus and Oxfam Ireland.Prior to 2008, Rafter held editorial positions with the "Irish Times" (political reporter), "Sunday Times" (political correspondent), "Sunday Tribune" (political editor/assistant editor), "Magill" magazine (editor) and RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster ("Prime Time" reporter and "This Week" presenter).Rafter has authored/edited over a dozen books including, most recently, "Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections" (2017).