Éamonn Mac Thomáis was an author, broadcaster, historian, Irish Republican, advocate of the Irish language and lecturer. He presented his own series on Dublin on RTÉ during the 1970s and was well know
Éamonn Mac Thomáis
An Phoblacht is a Sinn Féin-affiliated online Irish republican news platform which also publishes a quarterly print magazine format. Editorially the paper takes a left-wing position and was supportive
Éamonn Mac Thomáis
…Press, claimed the charges against Mac Thomáis were politically motivated to a large degree as his activities were confined strictly to the newspaper An Phoblacht. Under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act, due to his membership of Sinn Féin in the 1970s he was removed from his position in making some of the RTÉ…
An Phoblacht front page from June 2014
A plaque outside An Phoblacht Headquarters at 58 Parnell Square. The building itself is named in memory of former editor, Mick Timothy.
Pearse Doherty TD delivers the main oration at the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration in Bodenstown, 2013. The podium carries a banner advertising An Phoblacht to the audience
Martin McGuinness reading a copy of An Phoblacht. The newspaper endorsed him during the 2011 Irish presidential election