Ed Moloney

Edmund Gerrard Morton Moloney (5 May 1948 – 17 October 2025) was an Irish journalist and author, best known for his coverage of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the activities of the Provisional IRA, in particular.

Moloney worked for the ''Hibernia'' magazine and ''Magill'' before going on to serve as Northern Ireland editor for ''The Irish Times'' and subsequently for the ''Sunday Tribune''. He was living and working in New York City at the time of his death. His first book, ''Paisley'', co-authored by Andy Pollak and published in 1986, was a biography of Unionist leader Ian Paisley.

In 2002, he published a best-selling history of the Provisional IRA, ''A Secret History of the IRA''. A second edition was published in July 2007. This was followed, in 2008, by a new edition of ''Paisley: From Demagogue to Democrat?'', of which Moloney is the single author.

In 1999, he was voted Irish Journalist of the Year.

Moloney directed Boston College's Belfast Project, which collected interviews with republican and loyalist militants, to be released only after the interviewees had died. In March 2010, the book ''Voices from the Grave'' was published, which featured interviews with Brendan Hughes (who had died in 2008) and David Ervine (who had died in 2007), compiled by researchers from the project. He based the book on the interviews given by Hughes and Ervine. Excerpts from the book published by ''The Sunday Times'' relate to Hughes discussing his role in the IRA.

Events recorded in the book include Hughes' actions in regard to the disappearance of Jean McConville and others, Bloody Friday, and the sourcing of IRA weapons, among other details of Hughes' IRA career. In October 2010, Irish broadcaster RTÉ aired an 83-minute television documentary co-produced by Moloney based on ''Voices from the Grave''. In February 2011, ''Voices From the Grave'' won the best television documentary prize at the annual Irish Film and Television Awards. Provided by Wikipedia