February 17, 2011
By Staff Reporter
“Se_n Mac C_rthaigh brings the combination of fresh ideas as well as substantial professional experience to the paper,” said Irish Echo Publisher Se_n Finlay. “He will be an incredible asset.”
Mac C_rthaigh, who will assume the post in August, said he was looking forward to the challenge and was delighted to be a part of the Irish Echo.
He has also served as U.S. business correspondent with The Times (of London), a Paris correspondent for CBS News and as a finance and economics reporter at The Irish Times.
A native of Dublin, Mac C_rthaigh was educated at Gonzaga College and is a graduate of University College Dublin.
“The Irish Echo has long been the trusted source of news for nearly 80 years,” said Finlay. “This is another chapter in our long and storied history. It will be good for the paper, and for our readers.”