RODDY O'Sullivan has been appointed News Editor. He joined The Irish Timesas a reporter in 1997 and was appointed assistant news editor in 2000. He has been deputy news editor since 2005.
From Co Tipperary, he was educated at Nenagh CBS, Dublin City University and University College Dublin where he edited the University Observerand the College Tribune.
CHRIS Dooley has been appointed Deputy News Editor. He joined The Irish Timesin 1997 and has been southeast correspondent, industry and employment correspondent and assistant news editor. From Co Offaly, he previously worked for the Irish Press group as agriculture correspondent and the sports paper The Title,where he was news editor. He was educated at the Vocational School in Roscrea. He is a journalism graduate of Rathmines College of Commerce and has a BA (Humanities) from the Open University, London.