Deirdre Veldon

Group Managing Director

Deirdre Veldon is Group Managing Director of The Irish Times. She is a former deputy editor as well as editor of irishtimes.com and the Irish Times health supplement

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Head of property Peter Dargan remembered as knowledgeable, kind and generous

Dargan worked at The Irish Times for more than 35 years and had a remarkable capacity to bring people along with him

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 05:55

Cowgate: the 7½-hour Cork-Dublin train journey

Wednesday’s 5.25pm train made its destination at 1.10am – our captive reporter gamely grinned and bore it

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 11:29

My daughter is the only phone free child in her class

Give Up Yer Aul Screens: She’s the only phone-free child in class – on holidays, that’s fine

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 06:00

Potatoes, chorizo and peppers: a quick and easy crowd pleaser

Six-ingredient supper: You can throw everything in this just don’t call it sludge

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 11:00

The Health Centre: our expert-led source for your health matters

When you are diagnosed with a medical condition such as breast cancer, you need clear, reliable information and advice from people with experience of it

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00

Solid tips for inclusion from the Cafe of Smiles

The situation for people with disabilities in Nicaragua is unbelievably difficult. But one businessman is making a difference to their lives

Tue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00

Problems brewing for Nicaraguan coffee industry

Disease is shaking up industry that accounts for almost half of Nicaragua’s exports

Mon Jun 30 2014 - 01:00

Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution became a liberal cause celebre in the 1980s. When a plea came for international volunteers to pick coffee and other crops, there was a practical way for people to help, as some ‘brigadistas’ from Ireland recall

Sat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00