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The former chief executive of Derry City Council has been appointed to oversee Northern Ireland's new single education board. Sharon O'Connor will be the first chair of the Education Authority, which takes over from the existing five education and library boards on 1 April, a day after she finishes work at the council. The new authority begins work on the same day that the 11 new 'super councils' replace the 26 old ones. Dame Sue Bruce, the chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council has announced she is to retire from local government. She intends to leave her post when she turns 60 in October. The search for her replacement will begin immediately. She said: 'Serving as chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council, particularly during such a challenging and exciting time for the capital, has undoubtedly been the pinnacle of my career and I am proud of what we have achieved together during my time here. There is still much to do and I will continue to focus on that until I handover to my successor,' she said.