Irish journalism before independence: More a disease than a profession

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Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Notes on contributors

Preface: James Curran

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Kevin Rafter

1. Journalism in Ireland: the evolution of a discipline: Mark O’Brien

2. How journalism became a profession: Michael Foley

3. Loyalty and Repeal: the Nation, 1842–46: M. L. Brillman

4. Keeping an eye on the Tsar: Frederick Potter and the Skibbereen Eagle: Matthew Potter

5. The leader writer: James Woulfe Flanagan: Maurice Walsh

6. Mr Russell of The Times: Peter Murtagh

7. E. J. Dillon:from our special correspondent: Kevin Rafter

8. The Irishness of Francis McCullagh: John Horgan

9. Patriotism, professionalism and the press: the Chicago press and Irish journalists, 1875–1900: Gillian O’Brien

10. O’Brennan abroad: an Irish editor in London and America: Anthony McNicholas

11. Newspapers, journalists and the early years of the Gaelic Athletic Association: Paul Rouse

12. Newspapers, journals and the Irish revival: Regina Uí Chollatáin

13. Arthur Griffith and the Freeman’s Journal: Felix M. Larkin

14. ‘The prose of logic and of scorn’: Arthur Griffith and Sinn Féin,1906–1914: Ciara Meehan

15. From the ‘Freeman’s General’ to the ‘dully expressed’: James Joyce and journalism: Terence Killeen

16. Truce to Treaty: Irish journalists and the 1920–21 peace process: Ian Kenneally

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