Kevin O'Sullivan (born 1960) is an Irish journalist. He was the editor of ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

'' newspaper from 2011 to 2017. He was the thirteenth editor of the paper, succeeding

Geraldine Kennedy Geraldine Kennedy (born 1 September 1951) is an Irish journalist and politician who served as the first female editor of ''The Irish Times'' newspaper. She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1987 ...

on 23 June 2011,"O'Sullivan appointed 'Irish Times' Editor"
, ''The Irish Times'', 23 June 2011. and succeeded in turn by Paul O'Neill on 5 April 2017.The other P O’Neill: More cost-cutting as the Irish Times’ dominant business side continues to eschew editorial vision
The Village, 2017-05-30.

Early life and education

O'Sullivan comes from

Tramore Tramore (; ) is a seaside town in County Waterford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. With humble origins as a small fishing village, the area saw rapid development upon the arrival of the railway from Waterford City in 1853. Initially, the ...

, County Waterford. He holds a BSc from

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...

, having graduated in 1981, and earned a Diploma in Journalism from

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its ...

in 1983.

Career

O'Sullivan worked for the Connacht Tribune and the Tuam Herald, before moving to the

Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

in 1997. At the Times, he worked as a journalist, night editor, an editor for special projects and a health supplement, and the environmental matters and food science correspondent. He became news editor in 2006.

Personal life

O'Sullivan is married, to Ger O'Sullivan, with three children.

References

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