Posted on 12/12/2017 8:02:26 PM PST by Olog-hai
An Phoblacht, the monthly newspaper of the IRA and Sinn Féin and a dedicated supporter of Gerry Adams, has ceased publication after 47 years.
From next March, Sinn Féin will rely on online platforms, and there will be occasional magazines with the An Phoblacht name.
The decision was announced this week in the final printed edition, with the words:
“Just as Sinn Féin is in a process of renewal and regeneration, so is An Phoblacht. The print and newspaper environment is changing in a fast-developing world of social media. Our newsprint edition is now only a fraction of our online readership and with a demand for longer, reflective pieces and discussions on articles. With this in mind, we are ending the monthly print edition with this issue and we will be moving to a new magazine format with the first edition in March 2018.”An Phoblacht, as the official paper of the IRA, first appeared on June 20, 1925, under the editorship of Patrick Little. […]
It ceased publication in 1937, but was revived by the Provisional IRA in Dublin in 1970 after a bitter split with the “officials.” …
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