Dr. Eamon Phoenix is a social and political historian specialising in Irish history and is a prominent figure in Northern Ireland. A former research fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University, Belfast and sometimes Archivist at St Malachy’s College, Belfast, he has published a number of scholarly articles on modern Irish history and a school textbook. He has written extensively on historical issues for the Irish Times and Irish News and is a well-known broadcaster. He is continuing research into Northern Irish Nationalism and its leadership.