Senan Molony is an author as well as the ''

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'''s Political Editor. He was formerly Deputy Political Editor for the ''

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''. He broke the news of politician

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's ''Celebrities go Wild'' voting scandal, receiving the award for Scoop of the Year at the National Newspapers of Ireland's Journalism Awards. He also covered the

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printer cartridge scandal.

Books

His first book, ''Celtic Mists'' (Phoenix, 1987) is a parody of Irish history. ''The Phoenix Park Murders: Conspiracy, Betrayal and Retribution'' (Mercier, 2006) investigates the assassinations of Cavendish and Burke in the park in 1882. He authored ''The Irish Aboard

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' (Mercier, 2000, 2012), ''A Ship Accused'' (Cedric, 2002); ''The Titanic and the Mystery Ship'' (Mercier, 2004); ''Titanic: Victims and Villains'' (Tempus, 2008), ''

RMS Lusitania RMS ''Lusitania'' was a United Kingdom, British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. The Royal Mail Ship, the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister three months later, in 1907 regained for Britain the ...

: An Irish Tragedy'' (Mercier, 2004), and ''Titanic Scandal: The Trial of the Mount Temple'' (Amberly, 2010).

Theories

* RMS Titanic alternative theories#Fire in coal bunker

References

External links

Description of the Phoenix Park Murders by author Senan Molony.
1963 births Living people Irish journalists Irish Daily Mail people Irish Independent people Irish non-fiction writers People educated at Belvedere College Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology {{Ireland-writer-stub