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First issue of the Irish Independent 2 January 1905

The Daily Irish Independent was an Irish newspaper launched in the 1890s to promote the pro-Parnellite cause following the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party [1] over Parnell's continuing leadership. The party had split following the revelation that Parnell had been involved in a long-running relationship with Katharine O'Shea, the wife of a fellow MP, and was the father of most of her children. [2]

The leading Irish nationalist newspaper, the Freeman's Journal , sided with the majority anti-Parnellite side. The Daily Irish Independent was launched to promote the cause of the deposed IPP leader.

Post factions

In 1900, the IPP's factions made peace. Following a change of ownership to William Martin Murphy, [3] and in the belief that the healing of wounds removed the need for pro- and anti-Parnellite papers, the paper was reinvented as the Irish Independent , [4] with Tim Harrington as editor. The new paper was launched on 2 January 1905.

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References

  1. ↑ "Charles Parnell (1846 - 1891)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Charles Stewart Parnell and Katherine O'Shea". www.steyningmuseum.org. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Irish Independent and Sunday Independent". www.irishnewsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "independent". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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