The Irish Times’s man with a plan
Taking the helm of a national newspaper in 2017 is a prize with huge challenges. The Irish Times’s new editor, Paul O’Neill, plans to shelve further cost-cutting in favour of protecting ‘the things that define and distinguish us’ – and monetising them, too
There was a time when being appointed editor of a national newspaper, particularly one as significant as the Irish Times, was a jubilant occasion.
Alas, things have changed. When Paul O’Neill’s new role as editor of the 158-year-old newspaper was announced in April, he says he received many messages of congratulations, but every well-wisher also referred to the “challenge” he faced.
His appointment coincides with a time of unprecedented disruption in the media ...
