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Irish Times taps Carswell to serve as news editor

Simon Carswell

The Irish Times has appointed Simon Carswell to the post of news editor. Recently, he served as a public affairs editor.

Carswell has been with the Times for more than 15 years. He joined in September 2007 as a finance correspondent. He then held the posts of Washington correspondent and news correspondent.

Prior to joining the Times, he worked at The Sunday Business Post as a reporter and news editor.

Carswell has a B.A. from Trinity College Dublin and a master’s degree from Dublin Institute of Technology.

You can congratulate Carswell on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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