Evening Herald executive editor Claire Grady will replace Stephen Rae as editor of the newspaper, Independent News & Media announced this evening.
Ms Grady is to immediately take over the helm at the Evening Herald.
The vacancy arose after former Evening Herald editor Mr Rae took over as editor of sister paper, The Irish Independent, earlier this month.
Ms Grady held the position of executive editor at the Evening Herald for the past six years. Early in her career she worked for the Mayo News, The Connacht Telegraph, and the Tallaght Echo.
She was a staff reporter at the Irish Independent and the Evening Herald for more than a decade. She is also a former deputy news editor at the Sunday Tribune.