On Friday 5th May 2023 Maurice (Moss) Gubbins retired from his role as Editor of The Echo and EchoLive.ie after a contribution of 44 years to the Examiner Group. ( l to r) Karen O'Donoghue, Managing Director of The Irish Examiner and The Echo, Maurice Gubbins, retired editor The Echo and EchoLive.ie, Grainne McGuinness, newly appointed editor of The Echo and EchoLive.ie, and Tom Fitzpatrick, Editor, The Irish Examiner in the editorial offices at Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Pic Larry Cummins