Forth magazine
Encyclopedia
forth is an English language Irish Internet magazine
focusing on Irish politics, culture and society. It was founded in October 2009 and claimed almost 40,000 readers as of 31 October 2009.
, the Sunday Business Post, the Guardian
, the Sunday Times, The Independent
, the Christian Science Monitor, Magill
, Village
, Business and Finance
, Wired
, Mute, Rising East
and the Dubliner
.
Contributors come from across the political spectrum and include journalists Lenny Antonelli and Brendan O'Neill, artist Daniel Jewesbury, curator Finbar Rosato free software
activist Richard Stallman
, economist Stephen Kinsella, former Sinn Féin
councillor Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
, psychiatrist Stephen Ginn http://www.frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/. and professors Gerard Casey
and Andrew Calcutt. The magazine has also republished several articles by Mark Ames
.
and criticised by The Independent
newspapers. The magazine has also criticised Ireland's trade unions as timid and in decline and argued, controversially, that Trinity College Dublin should be demolished, prompting a response from Senator
David Norris.
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
focusing on Irish politics, culture and society. It was founded in October 2009 and claimed almost 40,000 readers as of 31 October 2009.
Editors and contributors
forth is edited by Irish journalist Jason Walsh. Walsh has contributed to the Irish Times, the Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
The Irish Examiner, formerly The Cork Examiner and then The Examiner, is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country...
, the Sunday Business Post, the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, the Sunday Times, The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, the Christian Science Monitor, Magill
Magill
Magill was an Irish politics and current affairs magazine founded by Vincent Browne and others in 1977. Magill was widely perceived as groundbreaking, specialising in in-depth investigative articles and colourful reportage by journalists such as Eamonn McCann and Gene Kerrigan...
, Village
Village (magazine)
Village is an Irish current affairs magazine founded by Vincent Browne. It was launched in October 2004 and was published weekly. In January 2007, it was announced that Village Magazine would be published monthly...
, Business and Finance
Business and Finance
Business and Finance is a fortnightly business magazine published in Ireland. It is a sister title to Magill.-History:The magazine has been published continually since its foundation in 1964...
, Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
, Mute, Rising East
Rising East
Rising East is an online journal focusing on social and cultural issues associated with the regeneration of east London. Produced by the University of East London's Research Institute, it was originally a print journal produced by Lawrence & Wishart .-External links:* *...
and the Dubliner
The Dubliner (magazine)
-Publication format:The magazine had ten issues per year, and contents include opinion, reporting, political and social commentary and essays on Irish culture...
.
Contributors come from across the political spectrum and include journalists Lenny Antonelli and Brendan O'Neill, artist Daniel Jewesbury, curator Finbar Rosato free software
Free software
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activist Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman
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, economist Stephen Kinsella, former Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
councillor Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1446.A brother of Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh and a son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh , Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family. However, he was also famous as a soldier...
, psychiatrist Stephen Ginn http://www.frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/. and professors Gerard Casey
Gerard Casey (philosopher)
Professor Gerard Casey is a member of the School of Philosophy in University College Dublin . He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Maryvale Institute and an Adjunct Scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute...
and Andrew Calcutt. The magazine has also republished several articles by Mark Ames
Mark Ames
Mark Ames is a writer known for his work as a Moscow-based expatriate American journalist and editor. He is the founding editor of the satirical biweekly the eXile in Moscow, to which he regularly contributed before he returned to America...
.
Politics
forth takes a partisan left-libertarian stance on current affairs that has been described as "sometimes offbeat, often original" by Irish journalist Gerard Cunnigham and quotes philosopher Gerard Casy saying it is "a welcome addition is Forth to the normally turgid world of Irish journalism" in its publicity material. The magazine supports absolute free speech and has criticised the 'lynching' of Jan Moir, a stance that was noted by The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and criticised by The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspapers. The magazine has also criticised Ireland's trade unions as timid and in decline and argued, controversially, that Trinity College Dublin should be demolished, prompting a response from Senator
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
David Norris.