Henry McDonald (writer)

Henry McDonald
BornHenry Patrick McDonald
(1965-07-06)6 July 1965
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died19 February 2023(2023-02-19) (aged 57)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • author
  • editor
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
SubjectThe Troubles
Years active1989–2023
Spouse
Claire Breen
(m. 1996, divorced)
Partner
Children3
RelativesJack Holland (cousin)

Henry Patrick McDonald (6 July 1965 – 19 February 2023) was a Northern Irish journalist and author. He was a correspondent for The Guardian and Observer,[1] and from 2021 was the political editor of The News Letter, one of Northern Ireland's national daily newspapers, based in Belfast.

  1. ^ "Henry McDonald". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015. Henry McDonald was the Ireland correspondent for the Guardian and Observer