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Alan Ruddock (journalist)
Alan Ruddock (1960–2010) was an Irish journalist and newspaper editor. He edited Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'' from its inception in 1993 until 1996. Biography Educated at Brook House, Monkstown, Co. Dublin and St Columba's College, Dublin, proceeding to Trinity College Dublin where he graduated in 1983 with a degree in History. He worked for a time in South Africa before returning to Ireland. Emigrating to England, he worked for ''Today'', before returning to Ireland becoming business editor of the '' Sunday Tribune'' in 1992 he became deputy editor of ''The Sunday Times'' and then editor of its Irish edition in 1993. His tenure as editor seen the development of the paper, and also his involvement in high-profile legal cases involving Albert Reynolds and another involving IRA Leader Thomas 'Slab' Murphy. From 1998 to 2000 he edited ''The Scotsman'' newspaper, at the time of the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament. He contributed to the '' Sunday Independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Times (Ireland Edition)
''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, which is owned by News Corp. Times Newspapers also publishes ''The Times''. The two papers were founded independently and have been under common ownership since 1966. They were bought by News International in 1981. ''The Sunday Times'' has a circulation of just over 650,000, which exceeds that of its main rivals, including ''The'' ''Sunday Telegraph'' and ''The'' ''Observer'', combined. While some other national newspapers moved to a tabloid format in the early 2000s, ''The Sunday Times'' has retained the larger broadsheet format and has said that it would continue to do so. As of December 2019, it sells 75% more copies than its sister paper, ''The Times'', which is published from Monday to Saturday. The paper publishes ''The Sunday Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
