Conor Brady served as the editor of The Irish Times for 16 years between 1986 and 2002. He had previously edited the Sunday Tribune. During his tenure at the Times, Ireland's paper of record, circulation grew from 80,000 to about 120,000. Judged to be an excellent editor, his legacy was somewhat marred when the paper suffered financial problems in his final year as editor. In 2002, he was succeeded by Geraldine Kennedy, the first female national daily newspaper editor in Ireland. The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Sunday Tribune is an Irish Sunday newspaper humourously referred to as The Turbine, especially in the magazine The Phoenix. ... Geraldine Kennedy became the first female editor of The Irish Times upon the departure of Conor Brady in 2002. ...

Brady was educated at Cistercian College Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and at University College Dublin, where he edited the college paper. University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ...

His book on his career "Up with the Times" was published in October 2005.

The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, announced in December 2005 that the Government has nominated Conor Brady to be a member of the new Garda Ombudsman Commission: Michael McDowell (Irish: ; born May, 1951) is the leader of the Progressive Democrats. ...

The Ombudsman Commission will be fully operational by the end of 2006 and will have a radically expanded role and will be required and empowered to:

Directly and independently investigate complaints against members of the Garda Siochana; Investigate any matter, even where no complaint has been made, where it appears that a Garda may have committed an offence or behaved in a way that would justify disciplinary proceedings; Investigate any practise, policy or procedure of the Garda Siochana with a view to reducing the incidence of related complaints. A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána. ...

The Minister said that he expects the new Ombudsman Commission will be opening its doors to receive complaints in about twelve months time.

Conor Brady is also Visiting Professor, John Jay College, City University of New York; Senior Teaching Fellow, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin; Chairman, The British-Irish Association and Committee Member, UNESCO International Press Freedom The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: ), is the public university system of New York City. ... The Michael Smurfit G.S.B. The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin is located in Belifed in Dublin. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ...

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