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The ''Daily Irish Independent'' was an Irish newspaper launched in the 1890s to promote the pro- Parnellite cause following the split in the
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
The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nati ...
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
Katharine Parnell (née Wood; 30 January 1846 – 5 February 1921), known before her second marriage as Katharine O'Shea and popularly as Kitty O'Shea, was an English woman of aristocratic background whose adulterous relationship with Irish ...
, the wife of a fellow MP, and was the father of most of her children.
The leading Irish nationalist newspaper, the ''Freeman's Journal
The ''Freeman's Journal'', which was published continuously in Dublin from 1763 to 1924, was in the nineteenth century Ireland's leading nationalist newspaper.
History Patriot journal
It was founded in 1763 by Charles Lucas and was identified ...
'', 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 toWilliam Martin Murphy
William Martin Murphy (6 January 1845 – 26 June 1919) was an Irish businessman, newspaper publisher and politician. A member of parliament (MP) representing Dublin from 1885 to 1892, he was dubbed "William ''Murder'' Murphy" among the Iris ...
, 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
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray backgrou ...
'', with Tim Harrington as editor. The new paper was launched on 2 January 1905.
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