Liam Kennedy is an Irish historian, emeritus professor of history at Queen's University, Belfast.[1]

Biography

Liam Kennedy was born in rural Tipperary, Ireland.[2]

In 2005 Kennedy stood against Gerry Adams as an independent candidate for Belfast West, to protest against IRA violence especially paramilitary punishment attacks.[3] He finished last, with 147 votes.[4] He has called for a commission of inquiry into punishment attacks, which he considers a form of child abuse, considering that many victims are minors and some younger than 14. According to Kennedy, Sinn Féin is involved in the attacks, which the party denies.[5][6]

Kennedy's look at Irish history, Unhappy the Land: The Most Oppressed People Ever, the Irish?, was published in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ^ "1916 Rising is something to be angry about, not celebrated". The Irish News. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Professor. Liam Kennedy - Queen's University Belfast Research Portal - Research Directory & Institutional Repository for QUB". Pure.qub.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ McCartney, Jenny (1 May 2005). "I am baffled: how can Sinn Fein get so much support?". Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Westminster General Election (NI) Thursday 5 May 2005". Conflict Archive on the Internet. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ Kilpatrick, Chris (11 November 2014). "A catalogue of brutality... by the thugs who shoot and beat children and then try to call it justice". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Liam (25 September 2018). "Legacy Scandal: 'There is an urgent need for an inquiry into paramilitary beatings of children,' says Liam Kennedy". The News Letter. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ Murphy, Peter (20 February 2016). "Unhappy the Land by Liam Kennedy review: sceptic debunks Irish history as hysteria". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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