United Irishman (1948 newspaper)

For other newspapers named United Irishman, see United Irishman (disambiguation).

United Irishman
Front page of the July 1977 edition of the paper
TypeMonthly newspaper
FoundedMay 1948
Political alignmentIrish republicanism
Language
  • English
  • Irish
Ceased publicationc. 1980
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The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe, first published in May 1948 under Michael Traynor, was the official monthly organ of Sinn Féin sold by its members. At the time of its founding, the paper was strongly supported by prominent Irish Republicans who were no longer active in the Irish Republican Army.[1] After the split in the Irish Republican Movement, the title continued as the organ of Official Sinn Féin, being published from its offices at 30 Gardner Place in Dublin. The Provisional wing published An Phoblacht.[2][3] The first editor was Seán G. O'Kelly, based in an office at 38 South King Street in Dublin.[4] The historian Éamonn MacThomáis edited the paper for a short while prior to the 1970 split in Sinn Féin.

Other editors of the paper included Seán Cronin,[5] Seán Ó Brádaigh (1958–1960), Ruairí Ó Brádaigh,[6] Eoin Ó Murchú, Jackie Ward, Seamus Ó Tuathail, Denis Foley, and Tony Meade (1967). Contributors to the paper included Eamon McCann, Roy Johnston, Eamon Smullen, Eoghan Harris, and Sean Garland.[7][8][9] The United Irishman was replaced with The Irish People and Workers' Weekly in 1980.[10]

It opposed the Republic of Ireland's entry into the European Economic Community.[11]

  1. ^ Coogan, Tim (2002). The IRA. New York: St. Martins Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-312-29416-6.
  2. ^ United Irishman June 1969 (PDF) Cedar Lounge Revolution - The Irish Left Archive.
  3. ^ The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe September 1979. Archived 6 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party, Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, ISBN 1-84488-120-2
  5. ^ The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe December 1957. Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: the life and politics of an Irish revolutionary By Robert William White, Indiana University Press (2006), page 99. ISBN 0-253-34708-4
  7. ^ Century of Endeavour: Mick Ryan's account of the United Irishman in the 1960s and 70s Dr Roy Johnston 1999.
  8. ^ The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe May 1966. Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ The United Irishman/An tÉireannach AontaitheAug 1969. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Looking Left, The Irish People - Episode One Panel featuring Padraig Yeates, Dr. Brian Hanley and Conor McCabe hosted by Daniel Finn, DCTV[dead link‍]
  11. ^ Swan, Sean (June 2007). Official Irish Republicanism, 1962 to 1972. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781430319344.