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Stephen Rae (editor)
Stephen Rae (born 1966) is the former group editor-in-chief of INM newspaper publishers, including the ''Irish Independent'', Ireland's largest national newspaper, from 2012–2018. Biography Born on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, on the south west Atlantic coast of Ireland Rae attended the Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT School of Journalism, qualified as a barrister-at-law at King's Inns, King's Inns, Dublin, has a qualification in Criminology from DIT, and received the Directors’ Programme Award in Business and Leadership from the Management School, Cranfield University, UK. Career He was Young Journalist of the Year in 1985 and subsequently became a freelance journalist for a range of national newspapers. He spent a period as editor of the ''Garda Review'' (the monthly magazine of Garda Síochána, the national police force), before becoming crime correspondent for the ''Evening Herald''. Rae became acting editor of the ''Evening Herald'' in September 2005, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet newspaper, it introduced an additional compact size in 2004. Further, in December 2012 (following billionaire Denis O'Brien's takeover) it was announced that the newspaper would become compact only. History Murphy and family (1905–1973) The ''Irish Independent'' was formed in 1905 as the direct successor to ''The Irish Daily Independent and Daily Nation'', an 1890s' pro-Parnellite newspaper. It was launched by William Martin Murphy, a controversial Irish nationalist businessman, staunch anti-Parnellite and fellow townsman of Parnell's most venomous opponent, Timothy Michael Healy from Bantry. The first issue of the ''Irish Independent'', published 2 January 1905, was marked as "Vol. 14. No. 1". During the 1913 Lockout of workers, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
