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person1947–

Kevin Myers

Disciplines:
history
journalism
ireland
politics/controversy

Summary

Irish journalist and columnist — former Irish Times and Sunday Times Ireland columnist — whose writing on the Irish Free State, WWI, and the Troubles was influential and whose career ended after a 2017 column widely interpreted as antisemitic.

Core Contribution

Brought serious historical journalism about Ireland's complicated WWI experience (Irish soldiers who served in the British army, deliberately forgotten after independence) to mainstream Irish audiences.

Notable Works & Achievements

Watching the Door

Banks of Green Willow

Historical Influences

Irish history tradition British military history

Intellectual Lineage

England Irish journalism

Contemporaries & Peers

John WatersFintan O'Toole

Minds Influenced

Irish historical journalism

Intellectual Posterity

An Irishman's Diary

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