Geraldine Kennedy has been appointed editor of The Irish Times in succession to Conor Brady.
As Editor, she joins the board of The Irish Times Ltd. Ms Kennedy has been Political Editor and Duty Editor, Political Correspondent and Public Affairs Correspondent of the newspaper. She was Political Correspondent at the Sunday Tribune from 1980 to 1982 and Political Correspondent of the Sunday Press from 1982 to 1987.
In 1987 she was elected to the Dáil as a Progressive Democrat TD for Dún Laoghaire and was the party spokesperson on foreign affairs and Northern Ireland.
In 1987, along with Irish Independent journalist Bruce Arnold, she successfully sued the State for invasion of privacy for the unlawful tapping of their telephones.
Aged 51, she is a native of Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary. She is married to David Hegarty SC and they have two daughters.
Conor Brady was appointed editor of The Irish Times in 1986 in succession to Douglas Gageby. The trust and board of The Irish Times have asked him to take the honorary title of Editor Emeritus. He will remain on the board for a period as a non-executive director.