Everything about Eamonn Mccann totally explained
Eamonn McCann (b.
1943 Derry,
Northern Ireland) is an
Irish journalist,
author, and
political activist.
Life
McCann was born and has lived most of his life in
Derry. He was educated at
St. Columb's College in the city.
As a young man he was one of the original organizers of the
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA). His political contemporaries included
Bernadette Devlin, for whom he served as an election agent. McCann was highly critical of various other noted Catholic politicians in Derry, such as
John Hume. He personally witnessed and participated in many of the key events of the early part of
the Troubles, including the
Battle of the Bogside in August 1969 and
Bloody Sunday in January 1972.
Later he worked as a journalist for the
Sunday World newspaper and contributed to the original
In Dublin magazine among others. He currently writes for the
Belfast Telegraph and has for many years written a column for the
Dublin-based
Hot Press magazine. He is a frequent commentator on the
BBC,
RTE and other media.
A
Trotskyist and outspoken
atheist, he's a prominent member of the
Socialist Workers Party in Ireland, and in recent
Northern Ireland elections has stood as a candidate for the
Socialist Environmental Alliance. He is also Chair of his local branch of the
NUJ, and vice-chairman of Derry Trades Council.
As a political activist, McCann has lent his support and considerable oratorial skills to many causes, including campaigns in support of abortion rights, immigrants and
gay marriage. His journalistic work reflects his profound hostility to
religion.
McCann was the partner of
Mary Holland, the late journalist for
The Observer, and
The Irish Times. He has a daughter from that relationship, Kitty, who is now a journalist for
The Irish Times, and a son, Luke, who is also a journalist. Fellow SWP member and academic
Goretti Horgan has been his partner since the mid 1980s and they've an adult daughter, Matty.
In the 2002 film
Bloody Sunday, McCann's character is played by the Irish actor Gerard Crossan.
McCann is currently awaiting trial for his actions as one of the
Raytheon 9.
McCann is also a supporter of
Derry City F.C.
Books
His books include:
- War And An Irish Town (1973), an account of his upbringing in Derry and the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the region
- War and Peace in Northern Ireland - a critique of the political situation in Northern Ireland, notable for its criticism of both nationalism and unionism
- Dear God - The Price Of Religion In Ireland, a radical debunking of Christianity
He has also edited two books on Bloody Sunday:
Bloody Sunday: What Really Happened (1992)
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry: The Families Speak Out (2005).Further Information
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