Michael Dwyer (journalist)

Michael Dwyer
Born(1951-05-02)2 May 1951
Died1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 58)
OccupationFilm critic
Notable credit(s)Co-founder of Dublin International Film Festival,
Sunday Tribune Film Correspondent,
Sunday Press Film Correspondent
In Dublin Film Correspondent
The Irish Times Film Correspondent
PartnerBrian Jennings

Michael Dwyer (2 May 1951 – 1 January 2010)[1] was an Irish journalist and film critic who wrote for The Irish Times for more than 20 years. He was previously in this role for the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Press and the magazine In Dublin.

Dwyer was central to the foundation of two film festivals in Dublin and served on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art until shortly before his death. He appeared often on the country's top radio shows, Morning Ireland and The Marian Finucane Show.

He died after an illness on 1 January 2010.

  1. ^ "Michael Dwyer: The Irish Times film critic". The Times. News International. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.

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