Obituary: Martin McLoone, academic and writer who did much to popularise the study of media and Irish film

Martin McLoone, who has died at 73, was a pioneering influence in media and film studies. Born in Derry on July 12, 1950, he attended St Columb’s, the Catholic boys’ grammar school there, before studying English and history at University College Dublin, where he graduated in 1973.

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