A journalist has settled her defamation action against her former employers, Independent Newspapers.

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

Thirteen jobs are to be lost as part of continued restructuring at Independent News and Media (INM) which will see the editorial staff of the Sunday World and Herald newspapers merge.

An unfair dismissal case taken by journalist Gemma O’Doherty against Independent Newspapers Ltd has been delayed for four weeks over claims it could prejudice a linked High Court defamation hearing.

At home his kids called him head-the-ball, their fondness for Seamus Heaney the father more than a match for their awe of him as artist.

Claire Grady has been named the first female editor of the Irish Independent.

The Irish Independent has appointed Claire Grady as its first female editor.

A senior RTÉ executive has criticised the lack of spending by Sky on television content in Ireland given the large revenues the Rupert Murdoch-owned media group takes from Irish customers.

Dolours Price, who was jailed for the IRA bombing of London’s Old Bailey in 1973, has died.

A Kerryman has been appointed as editor of the Irish Independent newspaper in the first of a round of changes at Independent News & Media.

Independent News & Media (Ireland) has appointed Stephen Rae (46) as its new editor. He replaces Gerry O’Regan (62) who has decided to retire after seven years in the editor's chair.

THE celebration for US President Barack Obama’s visit this evening in Dublin city centre is likely to attract over 30,000 people, with a host of acts set to entertain crowds.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has admitted there is little chance of a deal for the illegal Irish in the US this year, but stressed the issue will remain a priority for his government.

A Sydney businessman who faked his own death wanted to collect a £1.5m (€2.2m) life insurance policy in a scam that also involved his wife and daughter, police told a court today.

LEADING a host of celebrities to last night’s gala premier of Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets at Dublin’s Savoy Cinema, RTÉ star Gerry Ryan described the event as a poignant one for personal reasons.