Veteran journalist Dave Halloran, who had a long-standing career with Independent Newspapers, has died. A native of Ballina,Co Mayo, Mr Halloran (79) worked at the company for 37 years and served as Deputy Group News Editor before his retirement in 2007. His daughter Catherine Halloran was a journalist in the Irish Daily Star up until 2016 and his late brother Danno O’Halloran worked as journalist in RTÉ. Extremely popular with colleagues, Mr Halloran was unfailingly kind and supportive, with a quiet knack for making new recruits feel immediately at home. There are currently no funeral arrangements for Mr Halloran but details will follow.

Source: Irish Independent August 02, 2021 11:03 UTC