Alan Ruddock (1960–2010) was an Irish journalist and newspaper editor.
He worked for a time in South Africa before returning to Ireland.
From 1998 to 2000 he edited The Scotsman newspaper, at the time of the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament.
[2] He contributed to the Sunday Independent, The Observer and wrote a column for City A.M.
In 2007 he published Life in full flight a biography of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.