Simon Carswell
@SiCarswell
Journalist & author, News Editor at @irishtimes Past: Finance & US Correspondent, Public Affairs Editor Email: firstname.lastname{at}http://irishtimes.com
In other news… thrilled and honoured to be taking over as News Editor of @IrishTimes and to be working with such a great team in the IT on Tara Street and beyond, in Ireland and overseas. #OnwardsUpwards

“It still sends a shiver down my spine as to what happened that night. How many other boys, vulnerable boys, ended up there?” Thanks to Chris, Michael and Andrew for sharing their story
Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
‘Here comes everybody’: Connemara fishermen lead seafaring pilgrimage to patron saint MacDara A look at the annual journey to the saint’s uninhabited island off Co Galway’s western shores - video by @C_Maddaloni irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0… via @IrishTimes
‘I didn’t know when I was getting home’: Irish man jailed by Ice agents in US for 100 days irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/… via @IrishTimesWorld
UK’s Labour government facing backbench revolt over plan to repeal Troubles Legacy Act - @MarkPaulTimes reports from London Veterans minister said to have threatened to resign over plan to revoke immunity for British soldiers and others irishtimes.com/politics/2025/… via @IrishTimes
George Gibney arrested in US on foot of extradition request irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0…
British ambassador to Ireland to leave diplomatic service but remain in Dublin after ‘falling in love with the city’ - @MarkHennessy reports irishtimes.com/politics/2025/… via @IrishTimes
Icelandic police investigating double killing ask gardaí to search Dublin house - @ConorGallaghe_r reports irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025… via @IrishTimes
Irish detective believes answers to Jón Jónsson’s Dublin disappearance lie in Iceland - @mchughkar reports Gardaí arrive in Reykjavík for case of Icelandic man who went missing in 2019 while attending Dublin Poker Festival irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025… via @IrishTimes
Citizen Edge: U2’s English-born guitarist conferred with Irish citizenship in Kerry ceremony irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0… via @IrishTimes
Leaving Cert holidays 2025: Pupils and parents on ‘hellish’ Albufeira, ‘crazy’ Zante and ‘cultural’ Berlin - Kate Byrne reports irishtimes.com/ireland/educat… via @IrishTimes
Michael Gaine murder: Gardaí visit Michael Kelley’s ex-partner in Maine Former partner of Michael Kelley, the American man questioned over the murder, says she met gardaí investigating the killing irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025… via @IrishTimes
Confessions of a dodgy box owner: ‘It did give me pause for thought but the savings are incredible’ irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
Annie McCarrick’s family in Long Island: ‘The gardaí did not investigate who we thought was guilty in the very beginning’ irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
The testimonies suggest John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans made failed attempts to murder far more victims in Ireland than previously known. irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
How the death of an ‘old boy from Ireland’ in London-Irish suburb sparked a misguided viral appeal irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…
Have you had a negative experience on the DART or on a train in Ireland? I want to tell your story for a piece in the @IrishTimes. Whether it's fighting or anti-social behaviour you have a story to tell. Either DM me here or email me at [email protected] #journorequest
‘I called him Dad’: the Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuse irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
‘Go like f**k mate’: How the MV Matthew ship and a €157 million drugs haul was seized Great blow-by-blow account by reporter Eoin Reynolds of this dramatic seizure irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour… via @IrishTimes