IRIS Magazine
Editor | Mícheál MacDonncha |
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Categories | News and current affairs, History, Irish republicanism |
First issue | April 1981 |
Country | Ireland |
Language | English, Irish |
Iris is an English and Irish language magazine which focuses on Irish republicanism, Irish politics, history and foreign affairs. The first issue of the magazine was published in 1981.[1]
History
Iris first appeared in April 1981 and it's content focused heavily on the The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The magazine was originally intended to be a quarterly news and current affairs publication aimed at foreign readership. The magazine faced considerable difficulties in first two years but appaeared regularly between 1982 and 1993. [[Gerry Adams described the magazine as being "of being of central importance of discussion, debate and education to the ongoing development of the republican struggle".[2] The magazine ceased publication in 1993 but was relaunched in 2006. [3]
Editors
2006 - Seán Mac Brádaigh
- ^ http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/abstentionism/source.htm
- ^ Adams, Gerry (2006). Iris: The Republican Magazine. Ireland: Republican Publications. ISBN 07907869.
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