Chairs & Editors

Listed below is a record of every Chair or Editor of Trinity News from 1953 to 2020. Since its first issue, some 155 individuals have taken up the stewardship of the newspaper. Over the years the titles used have changed, as have the tenures of these individuals, yet the enthusiasm for undergraduate journalism has remained the same. See more detailed notes on titles, volume numbering and accuracy.

    Chairs, 1953–1980

  1. Anthony Bolchover

    Volume 11953–1954 Michaelmas term

  2. Tim Robinson

    Volume 11953–1954 Hilary term

  3. William Fuge

    Volume 11953–1954 Trinity term

  4. Anthony Jennings

    Volume 21954–1955 Michaelmas term

  5. Dermod Owen–Flood

    Volume 21954–1955 Hilary term

  6. Robert Southcombe

    Volume 21954–1955 Trinity term

  7. Colin Tite

    Volume 31955–1956 Michaelmas term

  8. Charalambos David

    Volume 31955–1956 Hilary term

  9. Jill Robbins

    Volume 31955–1956 Trinity term

  10. John Hautz

    Volume 41956–1957 Michaelmas term

  11. Kevan Johnson

    Volume 41956–1957 Hilary term

  12. Derek Horwood

    Volume 41956–1957 Trinity term

  13. Robert Young

    Volume 51957–1958 Michaelmas term

  14. John Killen

    Volume 51957–1958 Hilary term

  15. Jan Kaminski

    Volume 51957–1958 Trinity term

  16. Thomas Rose

    Volume 61958–1959 Michaelmas term

  17. Frances–Jane French

    Volume 61958–1959 Hilary term

  18. Carol Challen

    Volume 61958–1959 Trinity term

  19. Anthony Gynn

    Volume 71959–1960 Michaelmas term

  20. Raymond Kennedy

    Volume 71959–1960 Hilary term

  21. John Lutton

    Volume 71959–1960 Trinity term

  22. David Butler

    Volume 81960–1961 Michaelmas term

  23. Bernard Adams

    Volume 81960–1961 Hilary term

  24. Edna Broderick

    Volume 81960–1961 Trinity term

  25. William Oddie

    Volume 91961–1962 Michaelmas term

  26. John Watt

    Volume 91961–1962 Hilary term

  27. Norman Sowerby

    Volume 91961–1962 Trinity term

  28. Henry Fitzsimons

    Volume 101962–1963 Michaelmas term

  29. Robert Harman

    Volume 101962–1963 Hilary term

  30. Hugh Mooney

    Volume 101962–1963 Trinity term

  31. Hugh White

    Volume 111963–1964 Michaelmas term

  32. David Ridley

    Volume 111963–1964 Hilary term

  33. Michael Gilmour

    Volume 111963–1964 Trinity term

  34. Douglas Halliday

    Volume 121964–1965 Michaelmas term

  35. Jefferson Horsley

    Volume 121964–1965 Hilary term

  36. Robert Knight

    Volume 121964–1965 Trinity term

  37. Hamish McRae

    Volume 131965–1966 Michaelmas term

  38. Thomas Chance

    Volume 131965–1966 Hilary term

  39. John Nickson

    Volume 131965–1966 Trinity term

  40. Seán Walmsley

    Volume 141966–1967 Michaelmas term

  41. Timothy Cullen

    Volume 141966–1967 Hilary term

  42. Charles Dutton

    Volume 141966–1967 Trinity term

  43. Andrew Veitch

    Volume 151967–1968 Michaelmas term

  44. John Armstrong

    Volume 151967–1968 Hilary term

  45. Eamonn Fingleton

    Volume 151967–1968 Trinity term

  46. Nicholas Sharman

    Volume 161968–1969 Michaelmas term

  47. Francis Ahern

    Volume 161968–1969 Hilary term

  48. Richard Waterbury

    Volume 161968–1969 Trinity term

  49. David Ford

    Volume 171969–1970 Michaelmas term

  50. Samuel Oliver

    Volume 171969–1970 Hilary term

  51. Paul Tansey

    Volume 171969–1970 Trinity term

  52. Mary Punch

    Volume 181970–1971 Michaelmas term

  53. Frank Bannister

    Volume 181970–1971 Hilary term

  54. Robert Ashe

    Volume 181970–1971 Trinity term

  55. Jeanne Woulfe

    Volume 191971–1972 Michaelmas term

  56. Marie Redmond

    Volume 191971–1972 Hilary term

  57. Anthony Roche

    Volume 191971–1972 Trinity term

  58. James Stewart

    Volume 201972–1973 Michaelmas term

  59. Paul Nolan

    Volume 201972–1973 Hilary term

  60. Peter Murtagh

    Volume 201972–1973 Trinity term

  61. Peter Murtagh

    Volume 211973–1974 Michaelmas term

  62. Patrick Gageby

    Volume 211973–1974 Hilary term

  63. John Thorp

    Volume 211973–1974 Trinity term

  64. James Joyce

    Volume 221974–1975 Michaelmas term

  65. David Barry

    Volume 221974–1975 Hilary term

  66. Bernard McGinley

    Volume 221974–1975 Trinity term

  67. Ernest Sterne

    Volume 231975–1976 Michaelmas term

  68. Sarah O’Hara

    Volume 231975–1976 Hilary term

  69. Mark Story

    Volume 231975–1976 Trinity term

  70. Desmond King

    Volume 241976–1977 Michaelmas term

  71. Jonathan Haughton

    Volume 241976–1977 Hilary term

  72. Judith Dempsey

    Volume 241976–1977 Trinity term

  73. Robin Hanan

    Volume 251977–1978 Michaelmas term

  74. Louis Kennedy & Isolde Victory

    Volume 251977–1978 Hilary term

  75. Kevin Dawson

    Volume 261978–1979 Michaelmas term

  76. Karl Martin

    Volume 261978–1979 Hilary term

  77. Russell Best

    Volume 261978–1979 Trinity term

  78. Joe Tiernan

    Volume 271979–1980 Michaelmas term

  79. Francis Doolin

    Volume 271979–1980 Hilary term

  80. Catherine Troy

    Volume 271979–1980 Trinity term

    Editors, 1980–2020

  1. Stephen Plunkett

    Volume 281980–1981 Hilary term

  2. David Mooney

    Volume 291981–1982 Michaelmas term

  3. Michael Flanagan

    Volume 291981–1982 Hilary term

  4. David Mooney & Michael Flanagan

    Volume 291981–1982 Trinity term

  5. Jane Gray

    Volume 301982–1983 Michaelmas term

  6. Lorraine Johnston

    Volume 301982–1983 Hilary term

  7. Dan Carey & Henry Hutchinson

    Volume 301982–1983 Trinity term

  8. Maria Marrion

    Volume 311983–1984 Michaelmas term

  9. Fran Lyons

    Volume 311983–1984 Hilary term

  10. Dermot McComiskey

    Volume 321984–1985 Michaelmas term

  11. Rachel Wolstenholme

    Volume 321984–1985 Hilary term

  12. Cathy Mullan

    Volume 331985–1986 Hilary term

  13. Edward O’Loughlin

    Volume 331985–1986 Trinity term

  14. Edward O’Loughlin

    Volume 341986–1987 Michaelmas term

  15. Eibhir Mulqueen

    Volume 341986–1987 Hilary term

  16. Sara Morris

    Volume 351987–1988 Michaelmas term

  17. Ultan O'Broin

    Volume 361988–1989 Michaelmas term

  18. Trevor Butterworth

    Volume 361988–1989 Hilary term

  19. Trevor Butterworth

    Volume 361988–1989 Trinity term

  20. Mark Little & Aidan Kane

    Volume 371989–1990 Michaelmas term

  21. Mark Little & Aidan Kane

    Volume 371989–1990 Hilary term

  22. Conor Sweeney, Mark Little, Aidan Kane & Tig Mays

    Volume 371989–1990 Trinity term

  23. Conor Sweeney

    Volume 381990–1991 Michaelmas term

  24. Conor Sweeney

    Volume 381990–1991 Hilary term

  25. Conor Sweeney & Aidan Fitzmaurice

    Volume 391991–1992 Michaelmas term

  26. Aidan Fitzmaurice

    Volume 391991–1992 Hilary term

  27. Aidan Fitzmaurice

    Volume 401992–1993

  28. Liam Reid

    Volume 411993–1994

  29. Barbara Collins

    Volume 421994–1995

  30. Matthew Magee & Amy Mahon

    Volume 431995–1996

  31. Smyth Harper

    Volume 441996–1997

  32. Oisin Tansey

    Volume 451997–1998

  33. Damian Connon

    Volume 461998–1999

  34. Eoghan Williams

    Volume 471999–2000

  35. Ruadhan MacCormaic

    Volume 482000–2001

  36. Carl Whyte

    Volume 492001–2002

  37. Ian Boyle

    Volume 502002–2003

  38. Renata McDonnell

    Volume 512003–2004

  39. Ian Carey

    Volume 522004–2005

  40. Andrew Payne

    Volume 532005–2006

  41. Peter Henry

    Volume 542006–2007

  42. Gearóid O’Rourke

    Volume 552007–2008

  43. Martin McKenna

    Volume 562008–2009

  44. David Molloy

    Volume 572009–2010

  45. Aoife Crowley

    Volume 582010–2011

  46. Kate Palmer

    Volume 592011–2012

  47. Ronan Burtenshaw

    Volume 602012–2013

  48. Elaine McCahill

    Volume 612013–2014

  49. Catherine Healy

    Volume 622014–2015

  50. Matthew Mulligan

    Volume 632015–2016

  51. Michael Foley

    Volume 642016–2017

  52. Oisin Coulter

    Volume 652017–2018

  53. Niamh Lynch

    Volume 662018–2019

  54. Aisling Grace

    Volume 672019–2020

  55. Lauren Boland

    Volume 682020–2021

  56. Jack Kennedy

    Volume 692021–2022

  57. Shannon Connolly

    Volume 702022–2023

  58. Kate Henshaw

    Volume 712023–2024

Notes on titles, volume numbering, and accuracy
Titles: “Chairmen” and “Editors”

At the foundation of Trinity News in 1953 the individual responsible for directing the production of the newspaper was, in the style of the times, referred to as a “Chairman”. In the following years the position was held by both male and female students. Here we refer to the role simply as “Chair”.

At some point in the late 1970s or the early 1980s the title of “Chairman” was dropped in favor of “Editor”. The exact year of this transition is not currently known to us, nor is the rationale. Here we have, somewhat arbitrarily, decided to make 1980 the year of demarcation.

Volume numbering

The volume numbers referenced here proceed in sequence from Volume 1 in 1953 and assume one volume was produced per academic year.

However, at various intervals over the last 67 years, volume numbers have been unintentionally reset, or misprinted, on certain volumes, or even on certain sequences of volumes. As a result, in some cases the volume number listed here does not match the volume number listed at the time of publication.

Accuracy

Every effort has been made to ensure the information presented here is complete and accurate. However, there are periods of time for which detailed records do not exists. Please bring any errors to our attention by emailing info@trinitynewsarchive.ie.