Vincent Browne
Born in 1944, Vincent Browne is a legend in Irish journalism. In 1977, he helped launched the now defunct Magill magazine, still fondly remembered for its 70's heyday when its probing investigate journalism was without equal in the Irish press. From 1983 to 1994 he was editor of the Sunday Tribune. In recent years he has been a columnist with The Irish Times and the Sunday Business Post, in addition to presenting a nightly debate and press round-up on Irish television. He was also responsible for the launch of Village magazine in 2004.
The outcome of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty, 2 October, remains uncertain. In the Sunday Business Post, veteran journalist Vincent Browne calls for a No vote, not on points traditionally associated with those hostile to the controversial treaty, but on the centralisation of powers, particularly those of foreign policy, that would follow with ratification.