Conor Brady
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Conor Brady was the editor of The Irish Times for 16 years, between 1986 and 2002, having previously edited the Sunday Tribune. During his tenure at the Times, Ireland's "paper of record", circulation grew from 80,000 to about 120,000.
[edit] Life
Brady was educated at Cistercian College Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and at University College Dublin, where he edited the college paper.
Judged to be an excellent editor, his legacy was somewhat marred when the paper suffered financial problems in his final year as editor. In 2002, he was succeeded by Geraldine Kennedy, the first female national daily newspaper editor in Ireland.
His book on his career, "Up with the Times", was published in October 2005.
The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, announced in December 2005 that the Government has nominated Brady to be a member of the new Garda Ombudsman Commission, to be fully operational by the end of 2006, with a radically expanded role, being empowered to:
Directly and independently investigate complaints against members of the Garda Siochana; Investigate any matter, even where no complaint has been made, where it appears that a Garda may have committed an offence or behaved in a way that would justify disciplinary proceedings; Investigate any practise, policy or procedure of the Garda Siochana with a view to reducing the incidence of related complaints.
The Minister said that he expects the new Ombudsman Commission will be opening its doors to receive complaints in about twelve months time.
Brady is also Visiting Professor, John Jay College, City University of New York; Senior Teaching Fellow, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin; Chairman, The British-Irish Association and Committee Member, UNESCO International Press Freedom
[edit] See also
- Conor Denvir
