Sunday Independent editor Alan English and Southern Star editor Siobhán Cronin to step down

Mr English is leaving his role after five years while Ms Cronin, the first female editor of 'The Southern Star', is stepping down after over a decade with the weekly newspaper

Alan English is stepping down from his role as 'Sunday Independent' editor. Picture: Collins Courts

The editors of two of the country's best-known newspapers — the biggest-selling Sunday paper and one of Ireland's last privately owned regional papers — are stepping down.

Alan English is to leave his role at the Sunday Independent after five years at the helm.