Irish Times appointments

Deaglán de Bréadún has been appointed Political Correspondent.

Deaglán de Bréadún has been appointed Political Correspondent.

An award-winning journalist, he was previously Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Northern Editor, Political Reporter and Irish Language Editor. He is the author of The Far Side of Revenge: Making Peace in Northern Ireland, published in 2001. A native of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, he was educated at CBS Synge Street and UCD.

Liam Reidhas been appointed Environment Correspondent. He joined The Irish Timesin 2003 as a general reporter and has been Political Reporter with the paper since March 2005.

A native of Aughnacliffe, Co Longford, he holds a Master's degree in journalism from Dublin City University and is an economics graduate from TCD. Before joining The Irish Timeshe worked for the Sunday Tribuneand the Sunday World.

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In his new role he will be working with Irish TimesEnvironment Editor Frank McDonald.

Conor Goodmanhas been appointed Editor of The Ticketentertainment supplement. A graduate of Dublin City University, he has worked as a journalist since 1993 and joined The Irish Timesas a subeditor in 1998. Since 2000, he has been Production Editor of The Irish TimesMagazine.