At present, there are no women running any of the major newspapers in the Republic of Ireland. We have to look at the past to find women who have served as editors-in-chief of the largest newspapers in the country.
A particularly noteworthy case was that of Ms. Fiona Mchugh, appointed editor-in-chief of the Irish edition of The Sunday Times at the beginning of the 21st century, holding the role for 5 years.
In 2002, Ms. Geraldine Kennedy became the editor of the Irish Times, the second largest daily newspaper in the country. She headed the newspaper until 2011.
Following them, a number of women have become editors-in-chief of some of Ireland’s leading newspapers. It is the case of Ms. Nóirín Hegarty (appointed editor in 2005 of the now defunct Sunday Tribune), Ms. Anne Harris (editor-in-chief of the most circulated Sunday newspaper in Ireland, the Sunday Independent, from 2012 to 2014) or Ms. Claire Grady (editor-in-chief of Ireland’s leading daily newspaper, the Irish Independent, although she only held the post for 1 year).
