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]
Ó 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 Partyedit
Ó 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 journalismedit
He 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.
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
Referencesedit
^The Workers’ Party: Its Evolution and Its future: A Critique” Eoin Ó Murchú of the Communist Party of Ireland 19 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Irish Left Archive
^"About – Irish Communist Party". Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ abHanley, Brian; Millar, Scott (2009). The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party. Dublin: Penguin Ireland. ISBN978-1844881208.
^Century of Endeavour - Sinn Féin minutes January 1971 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dr. Roy Johnston, 1999.
^O Murchu 15 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine www.markhumphrys.com
^"Eoin O Murchu". ElectionsIreland.org. from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^"Eoin Ó Murchú –". from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"Eoin Ó Murchú, Author at Trinity News". from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External linksedit
Eoin Ó Murchú at Twitter
January 01, 1970
eoin, murchú, writer, retired, journalist, both, irish, english, political, activist, former, member, official, sinn, féin, workers, party, communist, party, ireland, currently, interim, national, chairperson, irish, communist, party, borneoin, murraylondon, e. Eoin o Murchu is a writer and retired journalist in both Irish and English a political activist and a former member of Official Sinn Fein the Workers Party and the Communist Party of Ireland 1 He is currently the interim national chairperson of the Irish Communist Party 2 Eoin o MurchuBornEoin MurrayLondon EnglandOccupationWriter and retired journalistLanguageIrish and EnglishEducationTrinity College DublinLiterary movementGaelic revivalNotable worksCulture and Revolution in Ireland Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Background 1 2 Official Sinn Fein and Communist Party 1 3 RTE and journalism 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBackground edit o Murchu 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 Fein and Communist Party edit o Murchu edited the newspaper of the official republican movement United Irishman 3 and served on the Ard Comhairle of Official Sinn Fein 4 His 1971 work Culture and Revolution in Ireland formed a synthesis of Gaelic revival and Maoist themes o Murchu 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 RTE and journalism edit He worked as political correspondent for RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta Although retired from RTE o Murchu 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 editCulture and Revolution in Ireland Eoin o Murchu Official Sinn Fein Repsol 1971 The Workers Party Its Evolution and Its future A Critique Eoin o Murchu Communist Party of Ireland 1982References edit The Workers Party Its Evolution and Its future A Critique Eoin o Murchu 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 Fein 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 o Murchu Archived from the original on 21 April 2018 Retrieved 21 April 2018 Eoin o Murchu Author at Trinity News Archived from the original on 27 May 2018 Retrieved 26 May 2018 External links editEoin o Murchu at Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eoin o Murchu amp oldid 1171018672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
