Tributes to veteran journalist Robert Fisk

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Tributes have been paid to veteran journalist and commentator Robert Fisk, who died at the age of 74.

Robert Fisk worked as a Northern Ireland correspondent for the London Times in the early 1970s and later became a Middle East correspondent for that newspaper, moving to the Independent in 1989.

He has lived in Beirut since 1976 and his book on the Lebanese conflict, ‘Pity the Nation’, was published in 1990.

He also reported on conflicts including the Afghan-Soviet war, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf war, the war in Bosnia, and the ongoing Syrian war.

Robert Fisk’s relationship with Ireland began in the 1970s; later he completed a doctorate at Trinity College and had a home at Dalkey in Co Dublin. In recent years, he obtained Irish citizenship.

The Irish Times reported that he suffered a stroke at his Dublin home on Friday and later died in hospital.

President Michael D Higgins said the world of journalism and reported commentary on the Middle East had lost one of its best commentators.

President Higgins said generations had relied on Robert Fisk for an informed and critical view of what was happening in conflict zones around the world, and said his Irish citizenship had meant a lot to him.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Fisk was “fearless in his reporting, with a deeply researched understanding of the complexities of Middle East history and politics.”

Robert Fisk’s books include ‘Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War’, ‘In Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the Price of Neutrality’ and ‘The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East’.



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