The Phoenix (magazine)

:This article describes the Irish magazine: for other uses of the word Phoenix, see Phoenix.

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The Phoenix is an Irish news and satire magazine, inspired by the British magazine Private Eye. The magazine was launched in January 1983 and is published fortnightly. It is edited by Paddy Prenderville under the pseudonym "Goldhawk", a character who appears in radio adverts for the magazine. It has a ABC-audited circulation of 19,014 for 2004

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Irish - News - Satire - Magazine - British - Private Eye - Pseudonym - ABC - Circulation - 2004

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Features in the magazine include the news column, profiles ("Pillars of Society" and "The Young Bloods"), a satirical section ("The Funnies", which includes a regular parody of Bertie Ahern entitled "Da Diary of a Nortsoide Taoiseach"), and a financial column, "Moneybags".

Related Topics:
Bertie Ahern - Nortsoide - Taoiseach

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Like Private Eye, the cover features a speech bubble, putting ironic or humorous comments into the mouths of the famous in response to topical events.

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It is a major source of investigative journalism in Ireland. Notable court cases against the magazine which ended in settlement have been taken by politician Avril Doyle and former US diplomat George Dempsey.

Related Topics:
Avril Doyle - Diplomat - George Dempsey

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