Dennis Campbell Kennedy
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Dennis Kennedy is a writer
on Irish
and European
affairs. His most recent publications include Square Peg; The Life and Times of a Northern Newspaperman South of the Border, Nonsuch, due November 2009, and Climbing Slemish: An Ulster Memoir, Trafford, 2006.
, Northern Ireland
in 1936, Dennis Kennedy was educated at Wallace High School
Lisburn, Queen’s University, Belfast, and Trinity College Dublin. He graduated in Modern History from Queen’s in 1958, and received a PhD from Dublin University (Trinity College) in 1985.
in Northern Ireland
, the United States
, Ethiopia
and the Republic of Ireland
, and subsequently as Head of the European Commission
office in Belfast
, and as lecturer in European Studies in Queen’s University Belfast.
His career in journalism
began as a reporter with the Belfast Telegraph in 1959. In 1963 he won a Fellowship with the World Press Institute in Minnesota
, USA, spending more than a year in the United States, including three months working with the Newark News, in New Jersey
. In 1964 he returned to the Belfast Telegraph as Chief Leader writer, leaving in 1966 to take up a position with the Lutheran World Federation
as assistant news editor at their radio station, RVOG, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In 1968 he returned to Ireland, joining The Irish Times
in Dublin as a reporter. He was appointed Diplomatic Correspondent in 1969, European Editor in 1972, Assistant Editor in 1974 and Deputy Editor in 1982. In 1985 he ended 17 years with The Irish Times
and returned to Belfast
to take up the post of Head of the European Commission
Office in Northern Ireland
. (1985–1991). In 1993 he joined the academic staff of Queen’s University, Belfast as a research fellow, and later lecturer, in European Studies. He retired in 2001.
He was President of the Irish Association for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs 2000-01, President of the Belfast Literary Society
, 2006–07, and a founder member of The Cadogan Group (est 1991).
, Irish Press Ombudsman.
Climbing Slemish: An Ulster Memoir, Trafford, 2006.
Forging an Identity: Ireland at the Millennium, the Evolution of a Concept — Irish Association Publication - 2000.
Widening Gulf: Northern Attitudes to the Independent Irish State, 1919–49, Blackstaff Press Ltd; Reprint edition (Aug 1988) ISBN 0856403962 ISBN 978-0856403965.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
on Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
affairs. His most recent publications include Square Peg; The Life and Times of a Northern Newspaperman South of the Border, Nonsuch, due November 2009, and Climbing Slemish: An Ulster Memoir, Trafford, 2006.
Early life and education
Born in LisburnLisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
, 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...
in 1936, Dennis Kennedy was educated at Wallace High School
Wallace High School (Northern Ireland)
The Wallace High School is a co-educational voluntary grammar school situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.It was founded in 1880 by a bequest from the estate of Sir Richard Wallace, local landowner and Unionist MP, as the Lisburn Intermediate and University School on a site fronting the Antrim Road...
Lisburn, Queen’s University, Belfast, and Trinity College Dublin. He graduated in Modern History from Queen’s in 1958, and received a PhD from Dublin University (Trinity College) in 1985.
Career
He has worked as a journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
in 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...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
and the Republic of 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,...
, and subsequently as Head of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
office in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, and as lecturer in European Studies in Queen’s University Belfast.
His career in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
began as a reporter with the Belfast Telegraph in 1959. In 1963 he won a Fellowship with the World Press Institute in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA, spending more than a year in the United States, including three months working with the Newark News, in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. In 1964 he returned to the Belfast Telegraph as Chief Leader writer, leaving in 1966 to take up a position with the Lutheran World Federation
Lutheran World Federation
The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the...
as assistant news editor at their radio station, RVOG, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In 1968 he returned to Ireland, joining The Irish Times
The 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...
in Dublin as a reporter. He was appointed Diplomatic Correspondent in 1969, European Editor in 1972, Assistant Editor in 1974 and Deputy Editor in 1982. In 1985 he ended 17 years with The Irish Times
The 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...
and returned to Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
to take up the post of Head of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
Office in 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...
. (1985–1991). In 1993 he joined the academic staff of Queen’s University, Belfast as a research fellow, and later lecturer, in European Studies. He retired in 2001.
He was President of the Irish Association for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs 2000-01, President of the Belfast Literary Society
Belfast Literary Society
The Belfast Literary Society was founded in 1801 and survives as the second oldest learned society in Belfast . Its first meeting was held in the long demolished Exchange Rooms in Belfast on 23 October. Among the 12 founding members were , , , John Templeton, S.M. Stephenson, S.S...
, 2006–07, and a founder member of The Cadogan Group (est 1991).
Publications
Square Peg; The Life and Times of a Northern Newspaperman South of the Border, Nonsuch, November 2009. This book was recently launched at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin by John HorganJohn Horgan (academic)
John S. Horgan is the Press Ombudsman in the Republic of Ireland. An author and former Labour Party politician who served from 1969 to 1981 as a senator and then as a Teachta Dála , he was Professor of Journalism at Dublin City University before taking up the ombudsman post in 2007.- Political...
, Irish Press Ombudsman.
Climbing Slemish: An Ulster Memoir, Trafford, 2006.
Forging an Identity: Ireland at the Millennium, the Evolution of a Concept — Irish Association Publication - 2000.
Widening Gulf: Northern Attitudes to the Independent Irish State, 1919–49, Blackstaff Press Ltd; Reprint edition (Aug 1988) ISBN 0856403962 ISBN 978-0856403965.
External links
- http://www.denniskennedy.eu/
- http://thecadogangroup.webs.com/
- http://www.irish-association.org/
- http://www.irishtimes.com/