The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe, first published in May 1948 under Michael Traynor, was the official monthly organ of Sinn Féin sold by its members. At the time of its founding, the paper was strongly supported by prominent Irish Republicans who were no longer active in the Irish Republican Army. After the split in the Irish Republican Movement, the title continued as the organ of Official Sinn Féin, being published from its offices at 30 Gardner Place in Dublin. The Provisional wing published An Phoblacht.United Irishman June 1969 (PDF) Cedar Lounge Revolution - The Irish Left Archive.The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe September 1979. The first editor was Seán G. O'Kelly, based in an office at 38 South King Street in Dublin.Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party, Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, The historian Éamonn MacThomáis edited the paper for a short while prior to the 1970 split in Sinn Féin.
Other editors of the paper included Seán Cronin,The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe December 1957. Seán Ó Brádaigh (1958–1960), Ruairí Ó Brádaigh,Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: the life and politics of an Irish revolutionary By Robert William White, Indiana University Press (2006), page 99. Eoin Ó Murchú, Jackie Ward, Seamus Ó Tuathail, Denis Foley, and Tony Meade (1967). Contributors to the paper included Eamon McCann, Roy Johnston, Eamon Smullen, Eoghan Harris, and Sean Garland.Century of Endeavour: Mick Ryan's account of the United Irishman in the 1960s and 70s Dr Roy Johnston 1999.The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe May 1966. The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe Aug 1969. The United Irishman was replaced with The Irish People and Workers' Weekly in 1980.Looking Left, The Irish People - Episode OnePanel featuring Padraig Yeates, Dr. Brian Hanley and Conor McCabe hosted by Daniel Finn, DCTV
It opposed the Republic of Ireland's entry into the European Economic Community.
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External links Archived issues at the Irish Republican Digital Archive About us, An Phoblacht – a history of republican newspapers including United Irishman.