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Eoin Ó Murchú is a writer and retired journalist in both Irish and English, a political activist and a former member of Official Sinn Féin/the Workers' Party, and the Communist Party of Ireland.[1] He is currently the interim national chairperson of the Irish Communist Party.[2]
Eoin Ó Murchú | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eoin Murray London, England |
| Occupation | Writer and retired journalist |
| Language | Irish and English |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin |
| Literary movement | Gaelic revival |
| Notable works | Culture and Revolution in Ireland |
Biography
editBackground
editÓ Murchú was born and reared in England, where he joined the Connolly Association and got involved in the republican movement. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and was a founding member of the Republican Club in the college and served as its chairman.
Official Sinn Féin and Communist Party
editÓ Murchú edited the newspaper of the official republican movement United Irishman[3] and served on the Ard Comhairle of Official Sinn Féin.[4] His 1971 work Culture and Revolution in Ireland, formed a synthesis of Gaelic revival and Maoist themes. Ó Murchú was aligned with the faction who moved the Official Republican movement away from the armed struggle towards a socialist and electoral path.[3] After joining the Communist party he served as its southern secretary, and also edited the party's newspaper The Irish Socialist.[5] In 1984, he stood unsuccessfully in the Laois–Offaly by-election as the Communist Party candidate.[6]
RTÉ and journalism
editHe worked as political correspondent for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Although retired from RTE, Ó Murchú remained active as a columnist and commentator appearing on Vincent Browne Tonight programme on TV3 from time to time. He also writes Political and Irish language columns for An Phoblacht.
He is a writer for Tuairisc.ie[7] and has written for Trinity News.[8]
Publications
edit- Culture and Revolution in Ireland, Eoin Ó Murchú, Official Sinn Féin/Repsol, 1971
- The Workers' Party, Its Evolution and Its future, A Critique, Eoin Ó Murchú, Communist Party of Ireland, 1982
References
edit- ^ The Workers’ Party: Its Evolution and Its future: A Critique” Eoin Ó Murchú of the Communist Party of Ireland Archived 19 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Irish Left Archive
- ^ "About – Irish Communist Party". Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b Hanley, Brian; Millar, Scott (2009). The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party. Dublin: Penguin Ireland. ISBN 978-1844881208.
- ^ Century of Endeavour - Sinn Féin minutes January 1971 Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dr. Roy Johnston, 1999.
- ^ O Murchu Archived 15 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine www.markhumphrys.com
- ^ "Eoin O Murchu". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Eoin Ó Murchú –". Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Eoin Ó Murchú, Author at Trinity News". Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links
edit- Eoin Ó Murchú at Twitter