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'''Seamus Martin''' (born 1942, in [[Dublin]]) is the retired international editor of ''[[The Irish Times]]'' and is the brother and only sibling of [[Diarmuid Martin]] the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)|Archbishop of Dublin]]. He is a member of board of the [[Broadcasting Authority of Ireland]] the State regulatory body for broadcasting in the Republic of Ireland.
Born in Dublin in 1942, he was educated at Gormanston College in [[County Meath]] and the College of Commerce Rathmines (now part of the [[Dublin Institute of Technology]]). He also studied economics at L'Ecole de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris.
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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.
His documentary series Death of an Empire on the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of the New Russia won Gold at the 2012 "New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs" Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/worldsbestradio/2012/ |title=2012 World's Best Radio Programs Winners |publisher=New York Festivals |date= |accessdate=2012-06-27}}</ref>▼
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 bestseller in Ireland and his TV documentaries ''Martin's Moscow'' and ''Time on your hands in Latvia'' have been widely shown on RTÉ television.
In retirement, he lives in Ireland and spends some months of the year in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of [[France]] where he maintains a small [[house]] and a smaller [[vineyard]]. He continues to work occasionally as a freelance from Russia and elsewhere for ''[[The Sunday Business Post]]'' and the ''[[Irish Examiner]]'' as well as for ''The Irish Times'', he
▲His documentary series Death of an Empire on the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of the New Russia won Gold at the 2012 "New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs" Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/worldsbestradio/2012/ |title=2012 World's Best Radio Programs Winners |publisher=New York Festivals |date= |accessdate=2012-06-27}}</ref>
==References==
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