Emmett Corcoran
Emmett Corcoran is an Irish journalist, and the former editor of The Democrat[1], a regional newspaper which served the Shannon-side counties of Roscommon, Longford, and Leitrim. [2] In March of 2019, Corcoran was diagnosed with cancer. [3] In March of 2020, Corcoran announced he was restarting his career in the media with the launch of a new podcast. Details of the podcast are scarce, at present. [4]
In April of 2019, Corcoran came to national prominence when An Garda Síochana seized the newspaper editor’s mobile phone, in order to identify his journalistic sources.[5] He has brought a legal challenge which is currently before the High Court, and An Garda Síochana has been restrained by the High Court from accessing the mobile device, in the interim. [6]
Prior to his career as a journalist, Emmett Corcoran worked as Parliamentary Assistant to Michael Fitzmaurice TD, a member of the Irish Parliament (Dáil). [7] He held this role from 2015 until 2017. In mid-2018, Corcoran withdrew from politics completely, despite having previously contested the 2014 Roscommon-South Leitrim Bye Election. [8] He cited corruption and the spreading malicious rumors about him and his family as the reason for his withdrawal. In the 2020 General Election, Corcoran continued his support for his former employer, Michael Fitzmaurice.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Democrat | News | Analysis | Opinion | Objective journalism, guaranteed". Democrat Online. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ News, Shannonside (2018-08-01). "LISTEN: Ancient Strokestown newspaper revived". Shannonside. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ "Emmett Corcoran | Irish journalist". Emmett Corcoran | Irish journalist. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ Corcoran, Emmett (2020-02-29). "Later this year, journalist and cancer activist, Emmett Corcoran, is launching a new #podcast series. Follow now to get updates pic.twitter.com/Z6Sk4pcfEI". @emmettcorcoran. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ News, Shannonside (2019-04-05). "Roscommon journalist claims he felt he had no choice but to hand phone over to Gardai". Shannonside. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ "Editor who had phone seized by gardaí did not 'come down in the last shower'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ News, Shannonside (2018-01-16). "Strokestown man declares interest in running in 2019 local elections". Shannonside. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ News, Shannonside (2018-05-22). "Corcoran threatens to quit politics because it's 'corrupt'". Shannonside. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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