Tim Pat Coogan
Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timothy Patrick "Tim Pat" Coogan (born 22 April 1935) is an Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster. He served as editor of The Irish Press newspaper from 1968-87. He has been best-known for such books as The IRA, Ireland Since the Rising and On the Blanket, and biographies of Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera.[1][2]
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Born | Timothy Patrick Coogan (1935-04-22) 22 April 1935 (age 89) Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, broadcaster |
Notable credit | Editor of The Irish Press (1968–1987) |
Spouse | Cherry Coogan (marriage dissolved) |
Children | 6 (five daughters, one son) |
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Coogan's particular focus has been Ireland's nationalist/independence movement in the 20th century, a period of unprecedented political upheaval.[3][4] He blames the Troubles in Northern Ireland on "Paisleyism".[3][5]