Anne Harris
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Anne Harris, is deputy editor of the Sunday Independent
. Her daughter Constance Harris writes for the newspaper as a fashion writer. She is the former wife of Eoghan Harris
who is an opinion columnist for the newspaper.
In 1972, Harris wrote a controversial article defending the 1972 Aldershot Bombing
, an article she later expressed regret
for. Harris also worked for the Irish Press,as well as the political magazine Hibernia
and the fashion magazine Image
. Harris was originally a socialist and a feminist. In the 1980s she abandoned socialism in favour of the free market
, but remained a feminist. Harris also become known for her opposition to Irish nationalism
and Irish republicanism
, similar to her then-husband Eoghan Harris and Conor Cruise O'Brien
, and this position was reflected in the Sunday Independents coverage of Northern Ireland
.
This caused some commentators to claim Harris was a "Southern Unionist
".
Harris currently lives with Sunday Independent editor Aengus Fanning
. His son Dion Fanning also writes for the newspaper as a sports writer. His other son, Evan Fanning, also writes for the newspaper.
Sunday Independent
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...
. Her daughter Constance Harris writes for the newspaper as a fashion writer. She is the former wife of Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris is an Irish journalist, fiction writer, director, columnist and politician. He currently writes for the Sunday Independent. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007–11, having been nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern....
who is an opinion columnist for the newspaper.
In 1972, Harris wrote a controversial article defending the 1972 Aldershot Bombing
1972 Aldershot Bombing
The Aldershot bombing was a car bomb attack by the Official Irish Republican Army on 22 February 1972 in Aldershot, England. The bomb targeted the headquarters of the British Army's 16th Parachute Brigade and was claimed as a revenge attack for Bloody Sunday. Seven civilian staff were killed and...
, an article she later expressed regret
for. Harris also worked for the Irish Press,as well as the political magazine Hibernia
Hibernia
Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe , Pytheas of Massilia called the island Ierne . In his book Geographia Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of...
and the fashion magazine Image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
. Harris was originally a socialist and a feminist. In the 1980s she abandoned socialism in favour of the free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
, but remained a feminist. Harris also become known for her opposition to Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
and Irish republicanism
Irish Republicanism
Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, similar to her then-husband Eoghan Harris and Conor Cruise O'Brien
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Conor Cruise O'Brien often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish politician, writer, historian and academic. Although his opinion on the role of Britain in Northern Ireland changed over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, he always acknowledge values of, as he saw, the two irreconcilable traditions...
, and this position was reflected in the Sunday Independents coverage of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
This caused some commentators to claim Harris was a "Southern Unionist
Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain...
".
Harris currently lives with Sunday Independent editor Aengus Fanning
Aengus Fanning
Aengus Fanning is an Irish journalist and former editor of farming of the Irish Independent. Originally from Tralee in County Kerry, he has been the editor of the Sunday Independent since...
. His son Dion Fanning also writes for the newspaper as a sports writer. His other son, Evan Fanning, also writes for the newspaper.