Geraldine Kennedy

Geraldine Kennedy (born 1 September 1951) is an Irish journalist and politician who served as the first female editor of The Irish Times newspaper. She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1987 to 1989.

Geraldine Kennedy
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987  June 1989
ConstituencyDún Laoghaire
Personal details
Born (1951-09-01) 1 September 1951
Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Political partyProgressive Democrats
(1985–1989)
Spouse
David Hegarty
(m. 1983)
Children2
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

In 1982, Kennedy's telephone, along with those of two other journalists, was tapped by former Minister for Justice Seán Doherty. The revelation in 1992 that Charles Haughey had ordered the phone taps led to Haughey's resignation as Taoiseach.

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