On his return to Ireland he became a sub-editor at The Irish Press, rising eventually to the position of chief sub-editor.

Later he was chief sub-editor with The Sun and assistant editor of The Sunday People.

The newspaper was founded in 1975 by a company managed by businessman and journalist Tony Boullemier who worked for the Daily Express where he was chief sub-editor.

The couple moved to Wagga Wagga where Haylen became chief sub-editor and leader-writer of the Daily Advertiser.

He became chief sub-editor in 1978.

He got the job, starting in the Fiction department, and went on to become chief sub-editor of the romance comic Romeo, and also wrote horoscopes.

He returned to London in 1923 as chief foreign sub-editor, regarded as one of the most arduous and anxious positions on the paper.

There he was chief foreign sub-editor of The Independent, London.

During his time at The Independent he took several sub-editorial roles until he became the chief sub-editor.

A first-class woman columnist would come from the Liverpool Post, along with the man to fill the key job of chief sub-editor.