Wexford Echo group manager Murry McDonald has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Waterford News & Star and Wexford Echo.

THE deal that brings the Echo Group into Thomas Crosbie Holdings’ (TCH) ownership was completed and signed yesterday, following approval by the Competition Authority.

IRISH EXAMINER owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has bought The Echo Group of newspapers in Wexford.