Arthur Quinlan
| Arthur Quinlan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ardúr Ó Cúinnlóin |
| Born | 15 January 1921 |
| Died | 22 December 2012 (aged 91) |
| Other names | Mr. Limerick Uncle Arthur |
| Education | B. A. English literature and history |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1945–2000 |
| Employer | The Irish Times |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Quinlan |
| Children | 3 |
Arthur Quinlan (15 January 1921 – 22 December 2012) was an Irish raconteur and print journalist with The Irish Times. Known for his interviews with politicians, royalty and film stars in a career spanning more than 50 years, he was widely regarded as a very important figure in his field, and was both the first Irishman to get a jet across the Atlantic Ocean to New York in 1958 and the only western journalist to have interviewed Che Guevara. Considered a "master of executing international scoops", his work was sent across the world.
Quinlan came from Dublin but was raised in Quin, County Clare. He attended University College Dublin (UCD), where he studied English literature and history and edited two student publications.
Quinlan began working with The Irish Times in 1945. He was formerly based at Shannon Airport. Shannon is the most westerly airport in Europe and an important fuel stop for both eastward and westward traffic. Quinlan would simply start up his 1939 Morris 8 and head for the airport. He interviewed every United States President from Harry Truman to George H. W. Bush and many Soviet leaders, including Andrey Vyshinsky and Andrei Gromyko.
He once said,
"I interviewed many royals including the Duke Of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, King Michael of Romania and his mother, Queen Maria, King Peter of Yugoslavia, King Zog of Albania, King Ibn Saud, founder of Saudi Arabia, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana of Holland and that lovely couple Prince Rainier and his wife, the former Grace Kelly."
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