David Quinn (Irish journalist)
| David Quinn | |
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Organization | Iona Institute |
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David Quinn is an Irish social and religious commentator who freelances and contributes weekly columns to The Irish Catholic and Irish Independent. He often appears on Irish current affairs broadcasts. Known for supporting pro-life, anti-euthanasia, and anti-same-sex marriage views in his writings and media contributions.
For over six years, he was editor of The Irish Catholic and has written weekly opinion pieces for newspapers like The Sunday Times, The Sunday Business Post and the Irish Daily Mail. He has contributed to First Things, The Human Life Review and The Wall Street Journal's Europe edition.
Quinn is a director of the Dublin chapter of Legatus, which promotes Roman Catholicism in corporate business, for those who meet stringent qualification criteria.
Educated at St. Paul's College, Raheny, Quinn studied at Dublin City University (then NIHE Dublin) graduating with a degree in Business Studies.
In January 2007, Quinn founded the self-styled Iona Institute, a Roman Catholic pressure group promoting families based on heterosexual marriage and the practice of religion. He is the current director of the Iona Institute.
David Quinn supports the Ireland's near total ban on abortion, and has appeared many times in popular debates on the topic of abortion in Ireland, to defend the Eighth Amendment.
David Quinn campaigns against the legalisation of euthanasia.
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