Damien Kiberd is a well-known Irish journalist and commentator. He was one of the four founders of and formerly the editor of The Sunday Business Post

The Sunday Business Post

The Sunday Business Post is an Irish national Sunday newspaper published by Post Publications Limited. Post Publications is owned by Thomas Crosbie Holdings. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Ireland, the average weekly circulation was 57,783 for the period January to June 2009. The...

. He is also a former business editor of 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 of the Sunday Tribune

Sunday Tribune

The Sunday Tribune was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Former editors include Conor Brady, Vincent Browne,...

. Kiberd has also worked more recently as a presenter of news discussion programmes on Newstalk and 4fm

4fm

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. Kiberd is a patron of The Ireland Institute, and was involved in the purchase of the birthplace of Padraig Pearse The Pearse Centre, where it is based. He was a member of the Republican lobby group the Irish National Congress

Irish National Congress

The Irish National Congress was formed in January 1990 commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1916 Rising its members work on a non-party political, non-sectarian basis for a united Ireland, peace and human rights by peaceful means...

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Kilberd is married to Terri Griffin, who he met at The Irish Press, they have two children. He is the brother of professor Declan Kiberd

Declan Kiberd

Declan Kiberd is an Irish writer and scholar. He is known for his literary criticism of Irish literature in Irish and English, and his contributions to public cultural life....

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