INM announces Sheahan and Bourke as editors

Former Irish Examiner political correspondent Fionnan Sheahan has been appointed as editor of the Irish Independent.

Mr Sheahan, who worked with the Irish Examiner as a news and political reporter for six years, takes up the role of editor having spent the last year as Independent News and Media (INM) group political editor.

Cormac Bourke, who moves from his role as executive editor of the Irish Independent, has been appointed to the role of editor of the Sunday Independent.