Geraldine Kennedy

Geraldine Kennedy
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987 – June 1989
ConstituencyDún Laoghaire
Personal details
Born (1951-09-01) 1 September 1951 (age 73)
Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Political partyProgressive Democrats
(1985–1989)
Spouse
David Hegarty
(m. 1983)
Children2
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

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.[1][2]

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.

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Donald H. Johnston, ISBN 0-12-387670-2
  2. ^ "Geraldine Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2010.