Bruce Arnold (author)
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Bruce Arnold is an English
-born journalist and author who has lived in Ireland
since 1957. His main expertise is in the fields of literary criticism
and art criticism
.
In 1983 it emerged that that his telephone had been bugged
by Charles Haughey
in the Irish phone tapping scandal
. He and the other bugged journalists were considered to have "anti-national" views.
and at Trinity College, Dublin
, where he studied modern languages.
from 1965; The Irish Press
and the Sunday Independent
. He also acted as Dublin correspondent of The Guardian
. He has edited Hibernia and the Dublin Magazine (1962–68; formerly The Dubliner).
(Non-fiction)
Quasi-autobiographical based on a selection of his father's letters.
Free download from http://www.brucearnold.ie/pages/books/he-that-is-down.html
and an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin
(UCD) and an OBE
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-born journalist and author who has lived in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
since 1957. His main expertise is in the fields of literary criticism
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
and art criticism
Art criticism
Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual art.Art critics usually criticize art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty...
.
In 1983 it emerged that that his telephone had been bugged
Telephone tapping
Telephone tapping is the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert means. The wire tap received its name because, historically, the monitoring connection was an actual electrical tap on the telephone line...
by Charles Haughey
Charles Haughey
Charles James "Charlie" Haughey was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office . He was also the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil...
in the Irish phone tapping scandal
Irish phone tapping scandal (1983)
Michael Noonan revealed on 20 January 1983 that the previous Fianna Fáil government had authorised illegal phone tapping of the journalists Geraldine Kennedy, Bruce Arnold and Vincent Browne...
. He and the other bugged journalists were considered to have "anti-national" views.
Early life
Arnold was educated at Kingham Hill SchoolKingham Hill School
Kingham Hill School is a Christian school based on the Church of England denomination. It was founded by local Christian landowner Charles Edward Baring Young in 1886 as a school and home for deprived boys and was designed by the architect William Howard Seth-Smith...
and at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, where he studied modern languages.
Journalism
Arnold has worked for the main Irish newspapers based in Dublin - The Irish TimesThe Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
from 1965; The Irish Press
The Irish Press
The Irish Press was an Irish national daily newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 5 September 1931 and 25 May 1995.-Foundation:...
and the Sunday Independent
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,...
. He also acted as Dublin correspondent of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. He has edited Hibernia and the Dublin Magazine (1962–68; formerly The Dubliner).
Partial bibliography
(Fiction)- A Singer at the Wedding (London: Hamish Hamilton 1978; rep. Abacus 1991);
- The Song of the Nightingale (London: Hamish Hamilton 1980; rep. Abacus 1991);
- The Muted Swan (London: Hamish Hamilton 1981; rep. Abacus 1991);
- Running to Paradise (London: Hamish Hamilton 1983; rep. Abacus 1991).
(Non-fiction)
- A Concise History of Irish Art (London: Thames & Hudson 1969), another edn. (New York: Praeger 1968), 215pp;
- Orpen: Mirror to an Age ed. (London: Jonathan Cape 1981);
- What Kind of Country? (London: Jonathan Cape 1984);
- Margaret ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
: A Study in Power (London: Hamish Hamilton 1984); - An Art Atlas of Britain and Ireland (London: Penguin/Viking, 1991);
- William OrpenWilliam OrpenMajor Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, KBE, RA, RHA was an Irish portrait painter, who worked mainly in London...
(Dublin: Town House 1991); - The Scandal of Ulysses (London: Sinclair Stevenson 1991; New York: St. Martin’s Press 1992; Dublin: Liffey 2005);
- Mainie JellettMainie JellettMary Harriet Jellett, known as Mainie Jellett was an Irish painter whose Decoration was among the first abstract painting shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painters Group Show in 1923.Mainie Jellett studied at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and under Walter...
and the Modern Movement in Ireland (London: Yale UP 1991; New York: Yale UP 1992), 216pp; - Haughey: His Life and Unlucky Deeds (London: HarperCollins 1993; pub. 1994);
- Swift: An Illustrated Life (Dublin: Lilliput, 1999)
- The Spire and Other Essays on Modern Irish Culture (foreword by Charles LysaghtCharles LysaghtCharles Lysaght is an Irish lawyer, author and journalist. He is the foremost writer of obituaries in Ireland.-Legal career:Lysaght was educated at Cambridge University and qualified as a barrister at the King's Inns, Dublin, and then at Lincoln's Inn in London...
) (Dublin: Liffey Press 2003), 280pp.
- He That Is Down Need Fear No Fall (Publisher: Ashfield Press, 2008, 256 pages)
Quasi-autobiographical based on a selection of his father's letters.
Free download from http://www.brucearnold.ie/pages/books/he-that-is-down.html
- The Fight for Democracy: The Libertas Voice in Europe (2009) (about the Libertas Institute)
- The Irish Gulag: How the State Betrayed its Innocent Children (2009) (published just before the Commission to Inquire into Child AbuseCommission to Inquire into Child AbuseThe Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse is one of a range of measures introduced by the Irish Government to investigate the extent and effects of abuse on children from 1936 onwards. It is commonly known in Ireland as the Ryan Commission , after its chair, Justice Seán Ryan...
report) - Biography of Derek Hill (2010)
Film
- The Scandal of Ulysses; Images of Joyce
- To Make it Live: Mainie Jellett 1897-1944
Awards
He is a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, a Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureRoyal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain". It was founded in 1820 by George IV, in order to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". The Society's first president was Thomas Burgess, who later became the Bishop of Salisbury...
and an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
(UCD) and an OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.