Anne Harris

Who is Anne Harris?

Anne Harris is editor of the Sunday Independent. Her daughter Constance Harris writes for the newspaper as a fashion writer. She is the former wife of Eoghan Harris who is an opinion columnist for the newspaper.

In 1972, Harris wrote a controversial article defending the 1972 Aldershot Bombing, an article she later expressed regret for. Harris also worked for the Irish Press, as well as the political magazine Hibernia and the fashion magazine Image. Harris was originally a socialist and a feminist. In the 1980s she abandoned socialism in favour of the free market, but remained a feminist. Harris also become known for her opposition to Irish nationalism and Irish republicanism, similar to her then-husband Eoghan Harris and Conor Cruise O'Brien, and this position was reflected in the Sunday Independent's coverage of Northern Ireland. This caused some commentators to claim Harris was a "Southern Unionist" aka, a ' West Brit '.

Harris lived with Sunday Independent editor Aengus Fanning until his death in 2012. His son Dion Fanning also writes for the newspaper as a sports writer. His other son, Evan Fanning, also writes for the newspaper.

On 5 February, the Sunday Independent announced Anne Harris would succeed Fanning as the publication's editor.