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'''Seamus Martin''' is the retired international editor of [[Irish Times|The Irish Times]] and is the brother and only sibling of [[Diarmuid Martin]] the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop of Dublin]].
Martin has been one of Ireland's most versatile journalists, having been a leading sports commentator in his younger days in the Irish Press and the [[Irish Independent]], sports editor of the [[Sunday Tribune]] and a columnist in the [[Evening Herald]]. Later he became Features Editor of The Irish Times, a columnist in that newspaper and afterwards a foreign correspondent who covered the two most important stories of the late 20th century.
As [[Moscow]] Correspondent of The Irish Times, he covered the collapse of [[communism]] and the dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]]. As [[South Africa]] correspondent, he covered the rise of [[Nelson Mandela]] from [[prison]]er to [[president]], the collapse of the [[apartheid]] [[regime]] and the arrival of [[democracy]] in South Africa. Later he became Editor of the electronic editions of The Irish Times, winning several international awards, including one from [[Switzerland]] for the world's best news site.▼
▲As [[Moscow]] Correspondent of The Irish Times, he covered the collapse of [[communism]] and the dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]]. As [[South Africa]] correspondent, he covered the rise of [[Nelson Mandela]] from [[prison]]er to [[president]], the collapse of the [[apartheid]] [[regime]] and the arrival of [[democracy]] in South Africa. Later he became Editor of the electronic editions of The Irish Times, winning several
In the course of his career, his political views have moved from [[left wing]] to left of centre though he never supported ultra-left views. As an active Trades Unionist he has been a member of the London-based National Executive Council of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of the Irish Council of the NUJ and "Father" of the Irish Times Chapel of the NUJ.
He remains vehemently opposed to those who try to tell the world that support for [[Nazism]] or membership of the SS is excused by opposition to communism. On this issue he has clashed in print in The Irish Times with journalistic colleague and controversialist Kevin Myers. Interested in modern languages he speaks Irish (Gaelic), French, Italian and Russian as well as English.
His novel ''Duggan's Destiny'' received favourable reviews in Ireland and the [[United States]]notably from Kirkus Reviews. His memoir "Good Times and Bad" published by Mercier Press in 2008 has been a best seller in Ireland and his TV documentaries "Martin's Moscow" and "Time on your hands in Latvia" have been widely shown on RTE television.
▲His novel ''Duggan's Destiny'' received favourable reviews in Ireland and the [[United States]]. In retirement, he divides his time between Ireland and [[France]] where he maintains a small [[house]] and a smaller [[vineyard]].
== References ==
Duggan's Destiny Poolbeg Press 1997
Good Times and Bad (From the Coombe to the Kremlin- a memoir) Mercier Press 2008
ireland.com (The Irish Times Website)
WWW.IPtop.com
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