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''The Irish People'' was the title of a number of mostly political newspapers in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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. * *'' The Irish People'' (1863–1865) was an
Irish nationalist Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cu ...
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of the Fenian movement founded in 1863 by James Stephens. Nationalists
Charles Kickham Charles Joseph Kickham (9 May 1828 – 22 August 1882) was an Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet, journalist and one of the most prominent members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Early life Charles Kickham was born at Mullinahone, County ...
,
Thomas Clarke Luby Thomas Clarke Luby (16 January 1822 – 29 November 1901) was an Irish revolutionary, author, journalist and one of the founding members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Early life Luby was born in Dublin, the son of a Church of Ireland cler ...
and John O’Leary were editors of this paper. The paper was suppressed by the authorities in 1865 the offices were raided and Luby and
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( ga, Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa; baptised 4 September 1831, died 29 June 1915)Con O'Callaghan Reenascreena Community Online (dead link archived at archive.org, 29 September 2014) was an Irish Fenian leader and member ...
(who was manager of the paper) were arrested. * *''The Irish People'' (Sept. 1899 - Nov. 1903 and 30 September 1905 – 27 March 1909) was a newspaper published in Cork by
William O'Brien William O'Brien (2 October 1852 – 25 February 1928) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of ...
, MP (not to be confused with
William Smith O'Brien William Smith O'Brien ( ga, Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and a leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language. He ...
). The paper supported the
United Irish League The United Irish League (UIL) was a nationalist political party in Ireland, launched 23 January 1898 with the motto ''"The Land for the People"''. Its objective to be achieved through agrarian agitation and land reform, compelling larger grazi ...
and land reform. The paper was edited by Tim McCarthy, and later by John Herlihy. Other contributors were Nationalist MP
D.D. Sheehan Daniel Desmond Sheehan, usually known as D. D. Sheehan (28 May 1873 – 28 November 1948) was an Irish nationalist, politician, labour leader, journalist, barrister and author. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of t ...
. O'Brien went on to publish the ''
Cork Free Press The ''Cork Free Press'' (11 June 1910 – 9 December 1916) was a nationalist newspaper in Ireland, which circulated primarily in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, and was the newspaper of the dissident All-for-Ireland League par ...
'', with Herlihy as editor. * *''The Irish People'', was the name of a paper published by the Irish Labour Party in Dublin from 1944 (its predecessor was ''The Torch'') until 1948 when it was replaced by ''The Citizen''. * *''The Irish People'', was a weekly paper published by Sinn Fein the Workers Party initially in mid 1973 named after the earlier Fenian paper and edited by Seamus Ó Tuathail'The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers'Party' By Brian Hanley, Scott Millar, Penguin, 2009. but later in 1980 replacing ''
The United Irishman ''The United Irishman'' was an Irish nationalist newspaper co-founded by Arthur Griffith and William Rooney.Arthur Griffith ...
''. The paper was edited by Padraig Yeates from 1977–82, other editors included Peigin Doyle and
Des O'Hagan Des O'Hagan (29 March 1934 – 5 May 2015) was a prominent member of the Workers' Party of Ireland and was a founding member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.''The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Part ...
. * *''The Irish People'' was the name of a New York newspaper published and edited by Irish Republican sympathisers, including
Martin Galvin Martin J. Galvin (born January 8, 1950) is an Irish American lawyer, publisher and activist, and former director of NORAID. Background Galvin was born on January 8, 1950, the son of a fireman. He attended Catholic schools, Fordham University an ...
and John McDonagh, under the aegis of
Noraid NORAID, officially the Irish Northern Aid Committee, is an Irish American membership organization founded after the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in 1969. The organization states its mission is to aid in the creation of a United Irel ...
, between 1972 and 2004.Indiana University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship
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Defunct newspapers published in Ireland {{Ireland-newspaper-stub