''Inniu'' (Irish: ''Today'') was an

Irish-language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was th ...

newspaper, published in

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, Ireland, from 17 March 1943 until 24 August 1984 when it was merged with the Galway-based publication '' Amárach'' to form a new weekly newspaper ''

Anois ''Anois'' (Irish: ''Now'') was an Irish-language weekly newspaper, published in Dublin, Ireland, by Gael Linn from September 1984 until June 1996.Koch, John Thomas. ''Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia''. ABC-CLIO, 2006. , . p76 It was th ...

'', which started in September 1984.

History

Initially the paper was a monthly publication but in April 1945 it changed to a weekly paper. The paper had offices on

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in Dublin and later in

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. The paper was founded by Ciarán Ó Nualláin (who had worked for the

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and was the brother of

Flann O'Brien Brian O'Nolan ( ga, Brian Ó Nualláin; 5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966), better known by his pen name Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth cen ...

) and

Proinsias Mac an Bheatha Proinsias Mac an Bheatha (born Francis McVeigh; 16 November 1910 – 27 November 1990) was an Irish language activist and writer. Early life Francis McVeigh was born on the 16th November 1910 in Belfast to Patrick McVeigh, a publican from Gilf ...

who were disaffected with

Conradh na Gaeilge (; historically known in English as the Gaelic League) is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded in 1893 with Douglas Hyde as its first president, when it emer ...

and had formed a grouping called Glúin na Bua (Ulster spelling: Glún na Buaidhe). Ciaran Ó Nualláin (1910-1983) remained as editor from its foundation until 1979, when he was succeeded by the assistant editor, Tarlach Ó hUid (1917-1990).Lesa Ní Mhunghaile, 'Ó hUid, Tarlach', in James McGuire and James Quinn (ed),''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. (Cambridge, 2013)
/ref> The loss of Irish Government financial support due to rationalisation led to the demise of the paper.

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