Political Communication in the Republic of Ireland - 9781781381489

Political Communication in the Republic of IrelandAuthor(s): Mark OBrien, Donnacha Beachin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Liverpool University Press\nISBN-13: 9781781381489, 978-1781381489\nSynopsis\nThis book presents an overview of political communication in the Republic of Ireland from a multiplicity of perspectives and sources. It brings together academics and practitioners to examine the development and current shape of political communication in modern Ireland. It also examines what the future holds for political communication in an increasingly gatekeeper-free media landscape.\n\nThe field of political communication, where journalists, public relations professionals and politicians intersect and interact, has always been a highly contested one fuelled by suspicion, mutual dependence and fraught relationships.\n\nWhile politicians need the media they remain highly suspicious of journalists. While journalists remain wary of p?