Padraic Fallon (journalist)

Padraic Fallon (21 September 1946 - 14 October 2012) was an Irish journalist.

Biography

Fallon was born on 21 September 1946 in Wexford, Ireland.^[1] He completed his early education from St Peter's College, Wexford, and Blackrock College in Dublin.^[1] Later, he attended Trinity College Dublin, where he studied business.^[2]

Fallon started his career at The Irish Times.^[2]^[1] Later, in 1969, he moved to London to work at Thomson Regional Newspapers, then at the Daily Mirror, and subsequently joined the Daily Mail.^[2]^[1]

In 1974, Fallon became the editor of Euromoney.^[2] Later in his career, he held various leadership roles at Euromoney, including managing director, chief executive, and chairman.^[2] Additionally, he served on the board of the Daily Mail & General Trust and was a director of Allied Irish Banks from 1998 to 2007, resigning due to concerns about the banks' lending policies.^[2]^[1]

Fallon was also an author, having written novels such as Hymn of the Dawn, which drew from his childhood experiences in Wexford.^[2]

Bibliography

A Hymn of the Dawn (2003)^[1]
The Circles of Archimedes (2010)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pioneering financial journalist and businessman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Greenslade, Roy (2012-10-16). "Padraic Fallon, a pioneering journalist who ran a business empire". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Pioneering financial journalist and businessman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Greenslade, Roy (2012-10-16). "Padraic Fallon, a pioneering journalist who ran a business empire". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

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