Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland : writing against the grain / Mark O'Brien & Felix M. Larkin, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Brien, Mark, 1973-

Larkin, Felix M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish periodicals--History--20th century.

Irish periodicals.

History.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Four Courts, [2014]

Summary:

This book explores the links between Irish periodical journals of the twentieth century and journalism. From the early 1900s onwards, journals advocating an Irish-Ireland, a republican Ireland, a workers' republic, a Catholic Ireland, as well as journals promoting the Irish language, the co-operative movement and the rights of women, began to appear. After independence, a now breed of journal critiquing the kind of society that was emerging in the new state flourished- In the latter forty years of the century, the most prominent journals were those that concentrated on current affairs, promoted investigative journalism and exposed the often opaque intercourse between the worlds of business and politics. These journals helped shape the final phase of the struggle for independence in Ireland and then, post-independence, the thinking that led to the emergence of a more open Irish society from the late-1960s onwards. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 'An extraordinarily clever journalist': Arthur Griffith's editorships, 1899-1919 / Colum Kenny Kenny, Colum 16

2 An Claidheamh Soluis agus Fáinne an Lae: 'the turning of the tide' / Regina Uí Chollatáin Chollatáin, Regina Uí 31

3 Irish-Ireland and Catholic Whiggery: D.P. Moran and The Leader / Patrick Maume Maume, Patrick 47

4 'Challenging the headship of man': militant suffragism and the Irish Citizen / Sonja Tiernan Tiernan, Sonja 61

5 The Worker. James Connolly's 'organ of the Irish working class' / James Curry Curry, James 75

6 'A tainted source'? The Irish Bulletin, 1919-21 / Ian Kenneally Kenneally, Ian 89

7 In a 'comity of cultures': the rise and fall of the Irish Statesman, 1919-30 / Ian d'Alton d'Alton, Ian 102

8 'Humour is the safety valve of a nation': Dublin Opinion, 1922-68 / Felix M. Larkin Larkin, Felix M. 123

9 'Where and what is Ireland?': Fr Senan and the Capuchin Annual, 1930-54 / Sonya Perkins Perkins, Sonya 143

10 Other voices: The Bell and documentary journalism / Mark O'Brien O'Brien, Mark 158

11 The Furrow: navigating the rapids, 1950-77 / John Morgan Morgan, John 173

12 Hibernia: voices of dissent, 1968-80 / Brian Trench Trench, Brian 187

13 Hot Press: 'a tilt at all of these windmills' / Joe Breen Breen, Joe 203

14 'The passion of particularity': Magill, 1977-90 / Kevin Rafter Rafter, Kevin 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781846825248

1846825245

OCLC:

869775551