Kevin Myers was born on 30 March 1947 and is an English-born Irish journalist and writer.
18 Facts About Kevin Myers
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Kevin Myers has contributed to the Irish Independent, the Irish edition of The Sunday Times, and The Irish Timess column "An Irishman's Diary".
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Kevin Myers was born in Leicester, and grew up in England.
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Kevin Myers moved to Ireland to go to university, and graduated from University College Dublin in 1969.
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Kevin Myers subsequently worked as a journalist for Irish broadcaster RTE, and reported from Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles.
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Kevin Myers later worked for three of Ireland's major newspapers, The Irish Times, the Irish Independent, and the Irish edition of The Sunday Times.
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Kevin Myers was presenter of the Challenging Times television quiz show on RTE during the 1990s.
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Kevin Myers was a regular contributor to radio programmes on Newstalk 106, particularly Lunchtime with Eamon Keane and The Right Hook.
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Kevin Myers regularly appeared on The Last Word on Today FM.
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Kevin Myers was a member of the Film Classification Appeals Board.
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Kevin Myers has been a fervent critic of physical force Irish republicanism.
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Kevin Myers issued an unconditional apology two days later, "entirely at [his] own initiative".
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In July 2008, Kevin Myers wrote an article arguing that providing aid to Africa only results in increasing its population, and its problems.
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Kevin Myers further alleged that Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz are higher paid than other female presenters because they are Jewish.
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Kevin Myers wrote: "Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price, which is the most useful measure there is of inveterate, lost-with-all-hands stupidity".
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Kevin Myers is not, in the usual sense of that term.
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Kevin Myers is married to Rachel Nolan and lives in County Kildare.
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Kevin Myers is the brother-in-law of TV presenter, producer and UK Big Brother housemate Anna Nolan.