Irish Examiner view: A professional to the end

Donal Musgrave on his last day working at the Irish Examiner. Picture: Paddy Barker

Donal Musgrave, who has died after an illness borne with fortitude, was a journalist and a true professional who wrote insightful, considered and rigorously fair editorials in this newspaper for over a decade.

His 54-year career in journalism began in Fleet Street in London where he worked for the Irish Press. He went on to work for the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune and later this newspaper where he had a distinguished career as a reporter, news editor and, from 1994 until his retirement 13 years ago, chief leader writer.