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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 ...
'', past and present.


Editors

# Dr.
George Ferdinand Shaw George Ferdinand Shaw (1821 – 19 June 1899) was an Irish academic and journalist who is best remembered as the first editor of ''The Irish Times''. Life Shaw was born in Dublin in 1821, to William and Elizabeth Shaw, and baptized in St. Mary's ...
(1859) # Rev.
George Bomford Wheeler George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Preside ...
(1859–77) # James Scott (1877–99) # William Algernon Locker (1901–7) #
John Edward Healy John Edward Healy (1872–1934) was an Irish journalist and barrister and was editor of The Irish Times from 1907 until 1934. The 27 years as editor is the longest for that position at the paper.
(1907–34) # R. M. "Bertie" Smyllie (1934–54) #
Alec Newman Alec Newman (born 27 November 1974) is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Paul Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. Early life Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father is San ...
(1954–61) #
Alan Montgomery Alan Everard Montgomery CMG (born 11 March 1938) is a retired British diplomat. He was Ambassador to the Philippines from 1992 to 1995, and High Commissioner to Tanzania from 1995 to 1998. He was an Associate Member of the General Medical ...
(1961–63) # Douglas Gageby (1963–74 and 1977–86) # Fergus Pyle (1974–77) #
Conor Brady Conor Brady is an Irish journalist, novelist and academic. He was the editor of ''The Irish Times'' between 1986 and 2002. Early life Brady was born in Dublin and spent his early childhood in Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland. He received hi ...
(1986–2002) #
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 ...
(2002–11)Geraldine Kennedy - Editor and Managing Director, Irish Times
''Carrick on Suir - the Official Website''. Retrieved: 2011-06-23. # Kevin O'Sullivan (2011–2017) # Paul O'Neill (2017–present)


Current staff


News and Current Affairs, Columnists

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Vincent Browne Vincent Browne (born 17 July 1944) is an Irish print and broadcast journalist. He is a columnist with ''The Irish Times'' and ''The Sunday Business Post'' and a non-practising barrister. From 1996 until 2007, he presented a nightly talk-show ...
, columnist *
Stephen Collins Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former actor and writer. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the television series '' 7th Heaven'' from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the ABC t ...
, Chief Political Correspondent *
Garret FitzGerald Garret Desmond FitzGerald (9 February 192619 May 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, economist and barrister who served twice as Taoiseach, serving from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987. He served as Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987, and ...
, columnist *
Róisín Ingle Róisín Ingle (born 7 October 1971) is an Irish writer – a journalist, columnist and editor – as well as a podcast presenter and producer. She grew up in Sandymount, Dublin and, except for a brief stint in the UK, has lived and worked ...
, features editor, columnist *
Karlin Lillington Karlin J. Lillington is an Irish technology and business journalist, notable for her work with ''The Irish Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Wired'', Salon.com and other newspapers, magazines and online publishers. Born in Canada and growing up in ...
, technology and related business, privacy and culture *
Miriam Lord Miriam Lord (born 1962) is an Irish journalist and political sketch writer employed by ''The Irish Times'' newspaper. Her work for the paper includes daily coverage of major political matters through her '' Dáil Sketch'', and ''Miriam Lord's We ...
, political sketch writer * Lara Marlowe, U.S. Correspondent *
Fintan O'Toole Fintan O'Toole (born 16 February 1958) is a polemicist, literary editor, journalist and drama critic for ''The Irish Times'', for which he has written since 1988. O'Toole was drama critic for the '' New York Daily News'' from 1997 to 2001 and ...
, columnist (also serves as Assistant Editor)


Sport

* Gavin Cummiskey, Football Correspondent * Ian O'Riordain, Athletics Correspondent *
Philip Reid Philip Reed also Philip Reid (''c.'' 1820 – February 6, 1892) was an African American master craftsman who worked at the foundries of self-taught sculptor Clark Mills (sculptor), Clark Mills, where historical monuments such as the 1853 ''Eque ...
, Golf Correspondent * Gerry Thornley, Rugby Correspondent *Sean Moran GAA correspondent.


Critics

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Eileen Battersby Eileen Battersby ( Whiston; 4 June 1956 – 23 December 2018) was the chief literary critic of ''The Irish Times''. She sometimes divided opinion, having been described by John Banville as "the finest fiction critic we have", while attractin ...
, literary critic *
Jim Carroll James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work '' The Basketball Diaries'', which inspired a 1995 film of ...
, music critic * Donald Clarke, film critic * Quentin Fottrell, radio critic * Hugh Linehan


Cartoonist

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Martyn Turner Martyn Turner (born 1948) is an English-born Irish political cartoonist, caricaturist and writer, working for the Irish Times since 1971. His cartoons appear four times a week in the newspaper, parodying current events. Life Early life and educ ...


Former staff

* Charles Acton, music critic (1956–1987) *
John Banville William John Banville (born 8 December 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Though he has been described as "the heir to Proust, via Nabokov", Banville himself maintains that W. B. Yeats and Henry J ...
, sub editor and literary editor *
Maeve Binchy Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939Born 1939 as per biography, ''Maeve Binchy'' by Piers Dudgeon, Thomas Dunne Books 2013; (hardcover), pp. 4, 280, 302; (ebook) – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, colum ...
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Mark Brennock Mark Brennock is an Irish 'Director of Public Affairs' and a former journalist. He used to work for ''The Irish Times''. He was educated in University College Dublin (B.A. Economics and Politics) and Dublin City University (Journalism). Until 2 ...
, chief political correspondent *
Sarah Carey Sarah Carey is an Irish columnist, broadcaster and communications consultant. She writes for the Irish Independent. From March 2011 until August 2017 she presented ''Talking Point'' on Newstalk. She is a former columnist for ''The Sunday Times' ...
, former columnist, sacked in 2011 * Joe Carroll *
Myles na gCopaleen Brian O'Nolan ( ga, Brian Ó Nualláin; 5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966), better known by his pen name Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth cen ...
, satirical columnist *
Michael Dwyer (journalist) Michael Dwyer (2 May 1951 – 1 January 2010) was an Irish journalist and film critic who wrote for ''The Irish Times'' for more than 20 years. He was previously in this role for the '' Sunday Tribune'', the ''Sunday Press'' and the magazine '' ...
, film critic *
Donal Foley Donal Foley (1922–1981) was a journalist and newspaper editor. He worked as London editor for ''The Irish Press'' before employment with ''The Irish Times''. He was born in the Ring Gaeltacht ( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, ind ...
, satirical columnist *
Paul Gillespie Paul Allen Gillespie (September 18, 1920 – August 11, 1970) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1942, 1944, and 1945. A native of the Sugar Valley Community in Bartow County, Georgia, he stood and weighed 195 lbs. ...
, foreign editor * John Healy, political commentator *
Mary Holland Mary Holland (born June 24, 1985) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Early life and education Holland was born and raised in Galax, Virginia. She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from North ...
, Northern Ireland correspondent *
Tom Humphries Tom Humphries is a former sports journalist and columnist who wrote for ''The Irish Times'' while volunteering at a North Dublin Gaelic games club. His career as a leading sportswriter was ended after his history of child sexual abuse emerged ...
, columnist *
Seamus Martin Seamus Martin (born 1942) is the retired international editor of ''The Irish Times'' and is the brother and only sibling of Diarmuid Martin the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. He is a former member of board of the Broadcasting Authority o ...
, international editor, editor of Electronic Publications, features editor, Moscow correspondent, South Africa correspondent *
Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an English-born Irish journalist and writer. He has contributed to the ''Irish Independent'', the Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'', and ''The Irish Times''s column "An Irishman's Diary". Myers is kno ...
, columnist * Gerry Noone, former sports editor{{cite news , title=Gerry Noone, former sports editor, was larger than life, mourners told , url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/gerry-noone-former-sports-editor-was-larger-than-life-mourners-told-1.175969 , access-date=5 April 2021 , work=Irish Times , date=21 April 1999 *
Conor O'Clery Conor O'Clery is an Irish journalist and writer. Background Born in Belfast, Conor O'Clery graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1972. He was deputy editor of The Gown, the QUB student newspaper. Career O'Clery worked for ''The Irish ...
, foreign correspondent in Beijing, London, Moscow, New York City and Washington, D.C. * Fergus Pyle, Northern Ireland editor * Arthur Quinlan, western correspondent * Paul Tansey, economics editor *
Terence de Vere White Terence de Vere White (29 April 1912 – 17 June 1994) was an Irish lawyer, writer and editor. Life Career Born in Dublin, de Vere White studied at Trinity College, Dublin where he qualified as a solicitor. He later became a partner in a ...
, literary editor *
John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his Cinema of Transgression, transgressive cult films, including ''Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), ''Pink Flamin ...
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Maev-Ann Wren Maev-Ann Wren is an Irish economist, journalist, author, and former special advisor to the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Roisin Shortall.
, business features editor, economics editor, senior newspaper editor


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