Damien Kiberd

Damien Kiberd

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[1] he is also a former business editor of the Irish Press and of the Sunday Tribune.[2] Kiberd has also worked more recently as a presenter of news discussion programmes on Newstalk and 4fm. Kiberd is a patron of The Ireland Institute[3], 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.

He is married to Terri Griffin, who he met at the Irish Press, they have two children.[4] He is the brother of professor Declan Kiberd.

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He is a sensationalist tabloid journalist who constantly promotes his republican views notably in a recent spat between Fintan O Toole and Eamon Dunphy which he hosted.