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A memoir / Tim Pat Coogan.

By: Coogan, Tim Pat, 1935-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Phoenix, 2009Description: 356 p., [16] p. of plates : ports. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780753826034.Subject(s): Coogan, Tim Pat, 1935- | Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography | Ireland -- History -- 20th century -- Biography | Ireland -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 941.7082
Contents:
Introduction -- My Parents and Family Background -- A Policeman's lot -- Home and boyhood -- A death in the family -- Stoned on the Job -- Marriage of a Teddy Boy -- Authorship Beckons, TV Flickers -- Editing the Shambolic -- Rebel Airs and Places -- Northerners -- Liberals bare their fangs -- Press freedoms and Jail Sentences -- Aran Interludes -- Birth and Debt of the Irish Press -- Hard Times -- The Peace Process.
Holdings
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 941.7082 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00169159
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Ireland's best-known journalist, broadcaster, historian and bestselling biographer Tim Pat Coogan has not only reported the news - he's been the news. Through the Irish Press, where he served as editor for twenty years, he is renowned for bringing social and political change to Ireland. He went on to play a vital role in bringing the IRA/Sinn Fein to the peace talks table, and has always been uniquely placed to comment authoritatively - if not controversially - on all aspects of Irish current affairs.

From personal to political, his revelatory memoir gives genuine insight into the life and high-profile career of a man at the centre of Irish politics and society.

Includes index.

Introduction -- My Parents and Family Background -- A Policeman's lot -- Home and boyhood -- A death in the family -- Stoned on the Job -- Marriage of a Teddy Boy -- Authorship Beckons, TV Flickers -- Editing the Shambolic -- Rebel Airs and Places -- Northerners -- Liberals bare their fangs -- Press freedoms and Jail Sentences -- Aran Interludes -- Birth and Debt of the Irish Press -- Hard Times -- The Peace Process.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 My Parents and Family Background (p. 8)
  • 2 Policeman's Lot (p. 26)
  • 3 Home and Boyhood (p. 39)
  • 4 A Death in the Family (p. 54)
  • 5 Stoned on the Job (p. 82)
  • 6 Marriage of a Teddy Boy (p. 100)
  • 7 Authorship Beckons, TV Flickers (p. 114)
  • 8 Editing the Shambolic (p. 137)
  • 9 Rebel Airs and Places (p. 170)
  • 10 Northerners (p. 184)
  • 11 Liberals Bare Their Fangs (p. 199)
  • 12 Press Freedoms and Jail Sentences (p. 213)
  • 13 Aran Interludes (p. 244)
  • 14 Birth and Debt of the Irish Press (p. 252)
  • 15 Hard Times (p. 273)
  • 16 The Peace Process (p. 295)
  • Epilogue (p. 328)
  • Index (p. 335)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tim Pat Coogan has not only reported the news, he has been the news: as well as being a forthright commentator, he is a bestselling author, broadcaster and historian.