Anthony McIntyre
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Anthony McIntyre is a former Provisional IRA volunteer, writer and historian. He was imprisoned for 18 years in Long Kesh spending four of those years on a dirty protest. After his release from prison in 1996 he completed a PhD in history at Queens University Belfast and subsequently worked as a journalist and researcher. A collection of his journalism was published as a book in 2008, Good Friday: The Death of Irish Republicanism.[1]
McIntyre was involved with the Boston College oral history project on the Irish troubles, conducting interviews with former IRA members such as Brendan Hughes and Dolours Price and loyalists such as David Ervine. The interviews were the basis for the book "Voices From The Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland" by Ed Moloney.[2] In 2011 McIntyre became embroiled in controversy when transcripts of the interviews, held by Boston College, were subpoenaed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in relation to an investigation of the 1972 abduction and killing of Jean McConville.[3]
McIntyre is a prominent critic of modern-day Sinn Féin and its leadership.
He maintains a blog called The Pensive Quill.
References
- ^ "Anthony McIntyre: Who is McGuinness to talk of treachery? – Commentators – Opinion". London: The Independent. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Boston College condemns threats made against IRA interviewer Anthony McIntyre". IrishCentral. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ Williams, Matt (7 July 2012). "Boston College ordered to turn IRA interviews over to UK authorities". The Guardian. London.
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