'Shock' as 11 best-known names leave The London 'Times' Irish papers amid cost-cutting drive

Justine McCarthy, along with colleagues including Stephen O’Brien and sportswriter Denis Walsh, are among the 11 journalists leaving the London Times' Irish operation. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Workers at The Sunday Times and  Times Ireland newspapers have spoken of their “shock” at a new cost-cutting drive which is set to see more than 50% of employees at a minimum leave the business.

A redundancy drive at the news outlet will see at least 11 staff departing from its current 20-strong workforce.