Editing Irish Independent (section)

===O'Reilly (1973–2012)===
In the 1970s, former [[Heinz]] chairman [[Tony O'Reilly]] took over the ''Irish Independent''. Under his leadership, it became a more [[market liberal]] newspaper and economic right-wing. By the mid-nineties its allegiance to Fine Gael had ended. In the [[1997 Irish general election|1997 general election]], it endorsed [[Fianna Fáil]] under a front-page editorial, entitled "It's Payback Time". While it suggested its headline referred to the fact that the election offered a chance to "pay back" politicians for their failings, its opponents suggested that the "payback" actually referred to its chance to get revenge for the refusal of the [[Rainbow Coalition (Ireland 1992)|Rainbow Coalition]] to award the company a mobile phone licence.<ref name=partiality_claim>[http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2002/12/06/story187197121.asp ''Irish Examiner'' archives] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508122143/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2002/12/06/story187197121.asp |date=8 May 2009 }}—O'Reilly 'took revenge in editorial'. 2 December 2002</ref>

In late 2004, Independent Newspapers moved from their traditional home in Middle Abbey Street to a new office, Independent House in [[Talbot Street]], with the printing facilities already relocated to the [[Citywest]] business park near [[Tallaght]].

On 27 September 2005, a fortnight after the paper published its centenary edition, it was announced that editor Vinnie Doyle would step down after 24 years in the position. He was replaced by Gerry O'Regan, who had until then been editor of the ''Irish Independent''{{'}}s sister paper, the ''Evening Herald''. The newspaper's previous editor [[Stephen Rae (editor)|Stephen Rae]] was also formerly editor of the ''Evening Herald'' and was appointed editor in September 2012. Fionnan Sheahan was appointed editor in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/media/inm-appoints-two-new-editors-to-irish-independent-and-sunday-independent-30894485.html|title=INM appoints two new editors to Irish Independent and Sunday Independent|work=The Irish Independent|date=9 January 2015}}</ref>